SHOULD YOU ACCEPT THIS CHALLENGE AS A SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING MANAGER YOU WILL…..
Lead the SE Center of Excellence (CoE): Drive the development and success of the CoE to support the core SE business, focusing on repeatable fleet life-cycle management and pre and post sales tasks
Demonstrate effective people development: Develop and nurture the skills of your team within the CoE, ensuring they are equipped to handle complex technical challenges and support the core SE organization
Act as an employee advocate: Focus on team and people development, demonstrating high emotional intelligence (EQ) and fostering a supportive work environment within the CoE
Drive operational excellence: Lead the creation and validation of technical demand, ensuring the CoE operates efficiently and effectively to support the core SE business.
Lead by example, living the Pure Values: Persistence, Creativity, Teamwork, Ownership, and Customer-first
Understand customer needs: Develop a deep understanding of what drives a customer's business and what motivates their decision-making processes to better align CoE initiatives with core SE goals
Refine strategy and tactics: Develop and refine strategies and tactics within the CoE to support the technical responsibilities of the core SE business
Enhance pre-sales and post-sales efforts: Ensure the CoE effectively supports both pre-sales and post-sales activities, optimizing customer engagement and satisfaction
Drive technical account management: Oversee technical account management to ensure seamless implementation and ongoing support of Pure Storage solutions, fostering strong customer relationships
Promote adoption of new capabilities and products: Support strategies to drive the adoption of new capabilities and products among customers, ensuring they realize the full value and benefits
Qualifications:
5+ years of Management experience leading high performing Sales Engineers
8+ years experience supporting the sales of storage, networking or systems solutions to a combination of large accounts and data centers
Deep understanding of the architecture, design and implementation of multi-tiered client/server and web-based computing solutions
Prior experience in setting team strategy to acquire new prospects and converting them into clients
Knowledge of business impact of current and emerging storage architectures (FC, iSCSI, NAS, OSD, SAN)
Strong knowledge of digital transformation to a Cloud Native architecture, On-Prem, Public Cloud, Provisioning Automation, and Containers
Knowledge of VMWare, Local Area Networking, Ethernet, TCP/IP and general networking
Excellent verbal and written interpersonal skills
BS in CS, EE or other technical degree and/or equivalent experience
As this is an office-centric role, you are expected to be present in the office for 4 days a week. As outlined in Pure's Hybrid Work Policy, there will be variations over periods of time, depending on business need.
Salary ranges are determined based on role, level and location. For positions open to candidates in multiple geographical locations, the base salary range is reflective of the labor market across the applicable locations.
This role may be eligible for incentive pay and/or equity.
And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work, we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance, including flexible time off, wellness resources, and company-sponsored team events - check out purebenefits.comfor more information.
There is no application deadline and we accept applications on an ongoing basis until the job is filled.