Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard Enterprise develops enterprise technology for organizations running hybrid cloud and AI-driven operations. Its portfolio spans HPE ProLiant servers and HPE Cray high-performance computing, HPE Alletra storage, HPE Aruba networking, AI platforms and turnkey AI factories, and GreenLake as-a-service solutions. HPE also provides security capabilities such as Zero Trust and SASE, alongside professional, advisory, and support services that help large organizations modernize infrastructure, manage data-center environments, and deploy AI at scale.

Senior Enterprise Architect, Cloud and AI - California Remote

Lead cloud, AI, networking, compute, and storage solution architecture for Hewlett Packard Enterprise strategic accounts. Shape customer transformations, technical sales, proposals, and pipeline growth.

Description

  • Lead architecture and solution design for strategic accounts
  • Create customer value propositions and advance opportunities spanning network virtualization, hybrid cloud, networking, compute, storage, AI, and managed services
  • Partner with account teams to develop technical and commercial approaches aligned with customer needs
  • Establish and strengthen relationships across customer organizations
  • Create and rigorously evaluate customer proposals
  • Align internal and customer expectations with business and technical requirements
  • Assess the impact of business challenges and communicate their value implications
  • Convert outcome-focused solutions into functional, technical, and scalable architectures
  • Monitor emerging technologies and apply relevant industry trends
  • Support industry advancement through conferences, demonstrations, presentations, and events
  • Collect and use competitive intelligence
  • Lead account planning and contribute to in-depth account discussions
  • Compare alternative approaches through structured analysis
  • Configure and size workload solutions according to cost, scope, scale, constraints, and value
  • Use partner products and services while sharing knowledge with external partners
  • Generate pipeline through upselling, cross-selling, enhancements, and newly identified needs
  • Track account pipelines and advance opportunities through closing
  • Support sales forecasting and help shorten the sales cycle
  • Record sales-cycle activities and distribute effective practices
  • Develop relationships with executive-level customers
  • Exchange expertise with peers and mentor junior team members

Requirements

  • Technical university degree or equivalent technical qualifications
  • Advanced technology degree preferred
  • At least seven years of IT experience focused on technical consulting and solution sales
  • Relevant knowledge-based and experience-based industry certifications strongly preferred
  • Prior solution-selling experience in cloud or AI strongly preferred
  • Enterprise architecture frameworks and project management certifications or methodologies are useful but not required
  • Willingness to travel up to 35% of the time
  • Advanced experience leading solution configurations and developing demos and proofs of concept
  • Advanced knowledge of company products, software, services, solution domains, and their use in addressing customer needs
  • Advanced ability to connect as-a-service models, ecosystems, value propositions, solutions, and workloads to customer outcomes
  • Advanced understanding of variations in as-a-service business models
  • Advanced ability to collaborate across functions
  • Advanced written and verbal communication, including active listening and storytelling
  • Ability to communicate in English and relevant local languages when required
  • Advanced ability to lead discussions and influence decisions
  • Advanced business and financial acumen covering sales cycles, pipeline growth, reporting, strategy, TCO/ROI concepts, and financial models
  • Advanced consultative and value-selling skills, including whiteboarding, objection handling, and closing
  • Advanced knowledge of company business processes, technical tools, and CRM systems
  • Advanced resource planning and management skills
  • Practical experience with products, solutions, tools, or services relevant to the role
  • Ability to create demonstration and walkthrough playbooks
  • Ability to conduct live demonstrations and walkthroughs
  • Advanced project and time management knowledge or experience
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • Advanced knowledge of partner offerings and go-to-market strategy
  • Advanced strategic and account planning capabilities
  • Expertise with business, technical, and CRM tools

Benefits

  • Benefits programs supporting physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing
  • Programs for personal and professional growth
  • Flexible work options that support work and personal responsibilities
  • Remote or teleworker work arrangement
  • Inclusive work environment
  • Reasonable accommodation throughout the application and interview process

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