About the role

Channel Virtualization Sales Specialist at HPE driving growth and building relationships within UK partner ecosystem. Acting as a strategic advisor for Virtualisation solutions, focusing on VME and Morpheus.

Responsibilities

Act as a trusted advisor to partners (VARs, distributors, SIs, ISVs, MSPs), aligning HPE’s Virtualisation strategy with their business priorities.
Build and execute joint business plans to accelerate revenue, profitability, and pipeline growth, with a strong emphasis on VME and Morpheus
Communicate HPE’s global and local Virtualisation strategy to enable effective sell-to, sell-with, and sell-through motions.
Develop deep knowledge of partner priorities, compliance drivers, market trends, and IT investment areas to differentiate HPE
Lead with business value and sales leadership, strengthening long-term relationships to increase market share.
Coordinate sales cadence, enablement, marketing, forecasting, and executive engagement with partners.
Recruit, develop, and grow new partner relationships while ensuring alignment with HPE standards.
Act as a pipeline enabler, ensuring partners are equipped with the tools, knowledge, and motivation to prioritise HPE solutions.

University or Bachelors degree in Marketing or Finance; advanced degree or MBA preferred.
Ideally 5+ years of professional experience within the IT Sales sector with experience in selling Virtualisation solutions such as VMWARE.
Strong knowledge of HPE’s Virtualisation portfolio, with a clear focus on VME & Morpheus
Proven ability to uncover opportunities, position solutions, and create urgency in competitive situations.
Skilled in building strategic, financially grounded business plans with partners.
Understanding of HPE and competitor offerings in virtualisation
Track record of working with resellers, distributors, and MSPs; comfortable integrating into partner ecosystems.
Ability to assess partner/customer health and position value-driven solutions.
Proactive in anticipating needs, tracking performance, and closing pipeline gaps.
Strong presenter, negotiator, and influencer at C-level.

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