Engineering & R&D Senior Sales Director at Appirio


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Wipro is a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company. We harness the power of cognitive computing, hyper-automation, robotics, cloud, analytics and new ground-breaking technologies to help our clients adapt to the digital world and make them a successful and innovative company. We are an organization recognized globally for its comprehensive portfolio of services, strong dedication to sustainability and good corporate citizenship, we have around 250,000 hard-working, respected employees serving clients across six continents. Together, we discover ideas and connect the dots to build a better and exciting new future.
Role and Responsibilities :
  • Build Strong Customer Relationships and Credibility as a thought leader
  • Engage with the CXOs and business owners and influence Engineering R&D and I4.0 strategy
  • Engage with Engineering / R&D / production / PLM / I4.0 stakeholders within our client structure
  • Collaborate closely with Global teams to develop proposals, presentations, contracts and proactively recommend strategies to grow Engineering business in existing & new logo accounts.
  • Work with Account / Sales teams to manage the pre-sales process with clients and provide the leadership throughout the opportunity lifecycle from initial qualification to closure of the deal.
  • Provide thought leadership & transformation recommendations in various technology areas related to Engineering and R&D.
  • Have worked with Product Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering or PLM in a delivery capacity, ideally for the automotive industry
  • Good functional knowledge in at least one of the following areas: Sales, Service, Marketing and Commerce
  • Work with India/Global based practice teams on RFPs/Events/Go-to-Market (GTM) on solutions
  • Own business account plans and targets for named accounts in a specific industry segment
  • Work with the identified key alliance partners and ISV Partners to jointly develop GTM plans
  • Able to execute short term strategic consulting projects, assessments, POC/pilots, map solutions to client business processes, and develop value proposition and business case
  • Past experience in selling and delivery of large projects
  • Currently works for an engineering service provider or a systems integrator, consultancy, or major technology organization in the area of Engineering and R&D
  • Create Business Development Plans for accounts and leads the identification of farming & mining opportunities
  • Should have a strong track record of working closely with Engineering services and partner ecosystem in shaping and driving growth in existing customers
  • Understanding of technology and vertical platforms in order to strategize & craft solutions (along with pre-sales teams) to match customer needs is essential
  • Self-starter that can work both as an individual contributor and team player who can drive the account growth.

Qualifications :
  • Sales Experience: Managing a large account(s) of size $10-$15M revenue engagements, Account Planning, Customer Success, Solution Selling
  • Individual Utilization of 30% across multiple accounts
  • Compensation will be mix of base and incentive results pay (to be paid out quarterly).
  • Significant proven large deal experience, including winning and delivery oversight
  • Education: Master of Science in Engineering or MBA preferred
  • Ideally has 20+ years of relevant business experience gained within a large Engineering Service provider or Consulting organizations as a consultant, with at least 10 years of Program Leadership experience.
  • People management experience (managing a team)
  • Executive presence: ability to engage clients at various levels (including C-Level) to build strong and long-lasting relationships
  • Client orientated possessing a strong commercial and business acumen
  • Strong presentation and facilitation skills; with the ability to structure and facilitate workshops and develop business cases for large deals
  • Actual multi-regional or multi-organization experience is a key success factor, with demonstrated capacity to operate and thrive in a multi-cultural environment.
  • Outstanding communication (written and oral), collaboration, flexible, results oriented, interpersonal and leadership skills
  • Should be able to work with and manage multiple stakeholders – internal and external.

Disciplinary Manager - Yves Antoine Brun

Location (City) - Frankfurt, Germany (with additional locations)

Company unit (Wipro GmbH)

Business Unit - Wipro Engineering Edge

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