Jobtitle:

Solutions Architect

Objective and Responsibilities:

Directly reporting to the Vice President for Sales, employee shall be responsible for:

• Developing customer’s strategy and vision based on OpeniT solutions through working with the sales account teams and partners or clients.
• Ensuring the delivery of the right product or service in the right place and at the right time.

Skills and Requirements:

Required Knowledge:

• Experience in assessing new opportunities and performing necessary due-diligence around technical, operational impacts.
• Broad knowledge on the IT Solutions and Professional Services.
• Ability to formulate stakeholder assessment, engagement and obtain buy-in strategies and execution.
• Understanding of Marketing strategy, planning, and execution practices.
• Building strong interpersonal relationships, promoting a team-focused culture with strong shared goals & accountabilities.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication (verbal and written), and presentation skills.
• Demonstrate leadership abilities and superior presentation skills in a multi-cultural environment.

Required Experience:

• Extensive experience in identifying, evaluating and implementing new solutions opportunities.
• 2 to 5 years of experience, ideally with 3+ years of experience in a professional service IT environment.
• Experience in the development of business cases, cost / benefit analysis, pricing models, and forecasts.
• Formal experience in  IT Services, marketing, business planning and project management functions.

Qualifications:

• Must be highly customer service oriented.
• Proven record of successfully recommending suitable technical products for business customers.
• Must be highly organized and able to multi-task in a fast-paced sales environment.
• Strong passion for technology and interest in building on product knowledge continuously.
• Independent worker with a track record of taking initiative.
• Works well in a collaborative environment and possesses a positive attitude.

Other Information:

PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

• Works with sales and technical team to drive new OpeniT opportunities within the region.
• Provides presales and delivery of technical consultancy services to our customers on a global basis
• Participates in customer meetings to determine business and technical requirements that will be used in developing solutions or solution alternatives that map within customer’s capabilities
• Strategically collaborating with Vendor partners to drive the business
• Understanding of the OpeniT Solutions, Roadmaps and Solutions Framework.
• Assists Sales Team in defining, positioning, designing and presenting a range of OpeniT products and solutions.
• Interacts with senior management and stakeholders  in managing expectations and  mitigating risk
• Develops Solutions Proposal that define customer expectation and product and services requirements necessary to achieve customer objectives.
• Works with the Project Management to ensure the services are implemented and delivered as scoped

How to apply:

To apply for this position, send your letter of motivation and resume to jobs(at)openit.com with a copy to sms(at)openit.com. The subject field of your email should include Job Openings Houston. If you have any questions, Please contact Signe M. Stenseth at sms(at)openit.com or call 281 679 5009.