Cloud Sales Specialist responsible for developing cloud sales opportunities alongside partners and field sales teams. Driving awareness, enablement, growth, and profitability of Ahead’s Cloud Solutions.
Responsibilities
Establish a position as a cloud first thought leader
Facilitate and lead strategy workshops focused on Cloud Migration and Modernization
Present on cloud strategy and Ahead Digital Solutions offerings in Executive Briefings
Align and interact with senior leadership across multiple business units
Own Ahead and partner KPIs and build/manage business to exceed targets
Align to partner sell-with resources (Account Executives, Solution Architects, Partner Sales Managers, Industry/Workload Specialists) to facilitate joint account planning sessions and ensure Ahead is the preferred GTM Partner
Work with strategic ISVs to drive Cosell motions
Develop deep understanding and manage all execution relating to partner funding and incentive programs
Work alongside a team to plan deployments to cloud platforms using a number of tools
Lead project kick-off, status reporting, and close out activities for Partner funded services engagements
Continuous collaboration with Professional Services, Sales, and Business Development teams
Coordinate and host cadence call for all parties critical to region success
Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques, identify and quantify variances and perform corrective actions with transparency to all stakeholders
Requirements
Minimum 5+ years of delivering consultative/advisory services to large enterprise clients in the areas of technology, organizational, and operational transformation
Minimum of 5 years in the IT System Integrator, Resell, or ISV industry
Bachelor's degree in business administration, Computer Science, or other related field
Preferred – master's degree in business administration or information technology
Experience migrating organizations to public/private/multicloud
Ability to engage customers and quickly understand business initiatives and potential challenges to success
Broad business perspective including knowledge of business accounting/financials, supply chain, marketing/sales, mergers/acquisitions, etc.
Fundamental understanding of infrastructure, applications, hybrid, edge, and cloud technologies.
Hands-on experience with traditional hosting technologies (e.g. server virtualization, dedicated hosting
Cloud computing platform experience in Google Cloud Platform, AWS, or Azure - certifications a plus
Knowledge of tools capable of gathering information to plan deployments
Balance of strategic and tactical skills
Understanding of migration concepts and mechanisms (e.g. The 6 Rs; synchronization mechanisms - block, image, file; sequencing and application grouping; landing zone/blueprints)
Expertise in OS, networking and cloud architecture fundamentals
Strong and Compassionate Leader with Executive Presence and Team skills
Benefits
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
401(k)
Paid company holidays
Paid time off
Paid parental and caregiver leave
Plus more! See benefits https://www.aheadbenefits.com/ for additional details.
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