Solutions Engineer II

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Aurora, CO

Flexential

<strong>Flexential&rsquo;s DNA has deep roots in the southeast and the west. For nearly 20 years, both Peak 10 and ViaWest helped data-intensive organizations transform IT from a cost center to an asset that helps achieve innovation and improve speed to market while also lowering risk. We joined forces in August of 2017, and rebranded as Flexential in January of 2018.<br /><br />Flexential stands for something not often found in the world of IT transformation: the human touch. The best infrastructure solutions aren't about infrastructure, they're about people. With a mission to accelerate customer success through people and technology, we build trusted relationships and deliver tailored, value-added and reliable solutions to demonstrate the power of people in a technical world.<br /></strong> http://www.flexential.com/

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Full Time

Overview: The&nbsp;<strong>Solutions Engineer (SE)</strong>&nbsp;is responsible for supporting market sales teams in acquiring new business. The SE will work closely with sales representative&rsquo;s customers and prospects in providing technical guidance and developing solutions to customer&rsquo;s problems. Support will include: discovery and definition of customer requirements, design and pricing of customer application solutions, assisting in customer presentations, approving all contracted sales from a design and engineering standpoint, interfacing with local and central service delivery and operations personnel to ensure a smooth hand off of all sales orders. The Solutions Engineer will support Flexential's solution selling methodology as the subject matter expert.
Responsibilities: <p dir="LTR"><strong>Pre-Sales Engineering:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Technical leadership with customers and prospects for pre-sales engineering</li> <li>Discovery of customer&rsquo;s critical business issues and requirements</li> <li>Solution design to meet customer requirements</li> <li>Participation in and assistance with sales process and closure (solution selling)</li> <li>Assisting in customer presentations</li> <li>Ensuring accurate pricing of complex sales proposals and assist in RFP responses</li> <li>Coordination of additional support as necessary for sales opportunities; and participation in solution selling</li> </ul> <p dir="DEFAULT">&nbsp;</p> <p dir="LTR"><strong>Service Delivery and Customer Experience:</strong></p> <ul> <li>On-boarding and smooth transition from sales</li> <li>Quality assurance for solutions delivered</li> <li>Assistance with backlog management</li> <li>Responsibility for customer <span class="WDQ2">implementations/provisioning</span></li> <li>Building strong customer relationships and customer satisfaction</li> </ul> <p dir="DEFAULT">&nbsp;</p> <p dir="LTR"><strong>Technical Leadership:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Interface with local and central Managed Services, Operations, Marketing, Support and Service Delivery organizations</li> <li>Industry awareness - continually seeking industry and market information to provide Flexential with information necessary for successful business development</li> <li>Providing ongoing training to Flexential's sales organization</li> <li>Recommending services and pricing improvements with all Flexential's services; acting as liaison with local partners to enhance Flexential's solution and service delivery; training/mentoring - promoting the</li> <li>Professional growth of the team</li> <li>Ensuring Flexential's visibility to the local and regional market/community</li> </ul>
Requirements: <ul> <li>Bachelor&rsquo;s Degree preferred</li> <li>A minimum of 3 years relevant technical complex I/T Sales Engineering experience</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to call on C-Level Executives and Engineers</li> <li>Demonstrated track record of success earning new business</li> <li>Demonstrated experience providing excellence in customer support</li> </ul>