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The Role
We are hiring for a Director, Solution Consulting who will provide technical, business, industry and management support to the AspenTech Sales, Services and Solution Consulting (SC) team in selling to and servicing our customers. This role is accountable for positioning DGM solutions which are focused on electricity utility real-time grid control systems (SCADA, EMS, GMS, DMS, OMS, DERMS).
The objective of the position is to manage the SC organization and work with sales, services and other organizations to maximize the SC productivity and bookings for the assigned territory and accounts.
The role involves knowledge of the relevant industries, AspenTech DGM solutions, value proposition, sales process and market characteristics to manage, assign and mentor the SC resources to maximize productivity and bookings and our relationships with customers.
Your Impact
- Actively support the VP Solution Consulting and Sales Operations to manage SC resources to meet bookings, pipeline and productivity targets.
- Reinforce the disciplined use of sales processes, internal processes such as Deal Models and operating policies and objectives of the company.
- Promote programs to build core competencies, values and culture in which performance and speed of execution matters.
- Accountable for the management of the SC organization to maximize productivity and bookings against agreed targets.
- Accountable for SC support for pipeline development (marketing, account planning, awareness sessions, etc) and sales execution (strategy for accounts and opportunities, including NCM conversion and BRP’s).
- Accountable for qualification, assignment, prioritization and communication of SC resources to account planning, pipeline execution, programs and marketing campaigns to maximize productivity, engagement and bookings.
- Accountable for review of RFI and Services proposals before approval.
- Accountable to lead specific account opportunities deliverables.
- Accountable for the establishment of performance goals and plans.
- Accountable for the continuous improvement of SC industry and solution knowledge, value proposition and consultative acumen.
- Accountable for the retention of key talent and hiring and on boarding of new employees.
What You'll Need
- Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Related technical field.
- Minimum 15 years of related solution consulting and/or technical sales support, software sales, and/or industry experience.
- Hands-on and in depth experience on DGM solutions which are focused on electricity utility real-time grid control systems (SCADA, EMS, GMS, DMS, OMS, DERMS)
- Proven management experience
- Ability to travel to domestic or international locations (up to 50%).
- Excellent presentation and communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences required.
