Presales Solutions Architect - M365 at AHEAD

Gurugram, Haryana, India

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, Cloud ComputingIndustries

Requirements

  • Enterprise Cloud Framework knowledge (Cloud Management and Operations, Security, Datacenter Infrastructure, Public Cloud)
  • Understanding of Modern Workspace technologies (Productivity, Collaboration, Endpoint Management, Identity Management, Experience Monitoring, Virtual Desktop)
  • Ability to understand customer business challenges and needs
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to collaborate with internal teams, partners, and services

Responsibilities

  • Engage in conversations with customers aligned to their industry to understand their business challenges and introduce AHEAD products, solutions and services
  • Initiate conversations with customers specifically focused around Modern Workspace – Productivity, Collaboration, Endpoint Management, Identity Management, Experience Monitoring, Virtual Desktop – in collaboration with vendors and the Ahead services organization
  • Identify gaps in the client environment, process, and skills with the intent to address, educate, and bring their teams together to drive client enablement
  • Explain and educate complex solutions, architectures and integrations in a clear and articulate manner
  • Create guiding examples of customer transformation through seminars, workshops, webinars, and direct engagement
  • Collaborate with team members to discover new opportunities. Drive incremental revenue growth through personal campaigns (e.g., portfolio analysis) or internal sources (e.g., Marketing)
  • Collaborates with account teams, partners, or services to track and qualify new opportunities
  • Identify customer business needs and technology readiness. Contribute to the development of solutions in collaboration with internal teams, partners, and services. Propose prioritized solutions that align with customers' needs. Articulate the business value of proposed solutions
  • Collaborate with other teams (e.g., account teams) and services to build pipeline. Interface with customers and build relationships via social selling
  • Apply AHEAD’s sales process to adequately qualify an opportunity
  • Identify opportunities to drive consumption and grow business with existing customers by initiating conversations, providing demos or quotes, and collaborating with partners or internal teams
  • Proactively engage with vendors to leverage opportunities

Skills

M365
Cloud Management
Security
Datacenter Infrastructure
Public Cloud
Endpoint Management
Identity Management
Experience Monitoring
Virtual Desktop
Presales
Solutions Architecture

AHEAD

Digital transformation and cloud consulting services

About AHEAD

AHEAD specializes in digital transformation services, focusing on helping medium to large enterprises modernize their IT infrastructure. The company offers a range of services including cloud migration, automation, and infrastructure optimization, primarily using Microsoft Azure. AHEAD's products work by providing tailored consulting and managed services that guide clients through the complexities of digital transformation. What sets AHEAD apart from its competitors is its deep expertise in cloud solutions and a strong client-centric approach, which has been validated by achieving Gold Cloud Platform Competency with Azure. The company's goal is to empower organizations to take control of their digital transformation journeys and achieve sustainable success.

Chicago, IllinoisHeadquarters
2007Year Founded
BUYOUTCompany Stage
Consulting, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave

Risks

Emerging cloud service providers offer similar services at lower costs.
Rapid technological advancements may outpace AHEAD's solution updates.
Economic downturns could reduce spending on digital transformation projects.

Differentiation

AHEAD specializes in digital transformation with a focus on cloud solutions.
The company achieved Gold Cloud Platform Competency with Microsoft Azure.
AHEAD offers tailored solutions for cloud migration and infrastructure optimization.

Upsides

Increased demand for hybrid cloud solutions aligns with AHEAD's expertise.
Growing interest in AI-driven IT operations presents new opportunities for AHEAD.
The rise of edge computing offers AHEAD opportunities in edge-to-cloud solutions.

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