Bochum Head of Pre-Sales (m/f/d)

Gbtec Ag; Bochum; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free drinks and coffee

Gym and personal training

Football pitch

Flexible working hours

Job summary

GBTEC is seeking a Presales Leader (m/f/d) to be the technical partner of our Sales organization and Channel. You will lead a small team delivering partner enablement, shadowing partners, and ensuring high-quality demos and architecture proposals across international projects.

You will translate business requirements into compelling solution scenarios, manage KPIs, and drive budget planning for the area, while collaborating with Sales, Product Management, and Leadership in a dynamic, global

Qualifications

• Several years of leadership experience in international and virtual teams.
• Solid background in Presales, Solution Consulting, or Solution Architecture within B2B enterprise software.
• Experience enabling partners and supporting them in customer implementations.

Responsibilities

• Be the trusted technical partner of our Sales organization and Channel across the sales cycle.
• Disciplinary, organizational, and technical leadership of the Presales / Solution Sales team.
• Lead and develop a small team delivering partner enablement and shadowing partners in implementations.
• Manage the team with KPI metrics like technical win rate and PoC conversion.
• Ensure high-quality customer presentations, product demos, and proofs of concept.
• Advise customers on business value, solutions, and architectures; translate requirements into scenarios.
• Develop and maintain a structured partner enablement framework (trainings, certifications).
• Optimize operations across Sales, Channel, Marketing, Product Management, and Professional Services.
• Plan events (webinars, workshops, trade fairs) and speak at technical sessions.
• Implement budget planning and controlling for the area.
• Collaborate with Sales, Channel, Product Management, and senior leadership.
• Support personal and professional development through training and mentoring.

Skills

Leadership experience

Presales / Solution Sales

Team development

English proficiency

German proficiency

Education

Degree in (business) informatics or comparable qualification

Job description

AsPresales Leader (m/f/d), you will be the key technical partner of our Sales organization, working hand in hand with our Channel to win and grow customers together. You will lead a small team of technically strong experts who support every stage of the sales cycle. You will ensure that customers and partners experience the full value of our solutions, from the first presentation and demo to a convincing solution architecture. Your team also plays a key role in the success of our partner ecosystem, delivering enablement and shadowing partners during project implementations so that they can deliver our solutions independently and with high quality. Join the GBTEC team and help shape how we win and deliver in the exciting world of Business Process Management, Enterprise Architecture Management, Goverment Risk and Compliance, Process Intelligence, and Process Automation.

Your Tasks

• Be the trusted technical partner of our Sales organization and our Channel:together with our partners, you and your team support every opportunity throughout the entire sales cycle, from discovery and solution design to demos, proofs of concept, and technical close, and turn joint pursuits into won deals
• Disciplinary, organizational, and technical leadership of our Presales / Solution Sales team
• Lead and develop a small team of technically strong experts who deliver partner enablement and shadow our partners during project implementations, ensuring high delivery quality and a growing level of partner autonomy
• Manage the team along clearly defined key performance indicators, such as technical win rate, demo and PoC conversion, partner certifications, and enablement coverage
• Ensure a consistently high level of quality for customer presentations, product demonstrations, and proofs of concept
• Advise customers and partners on business value, solutions, and architectures, translating business requirements into convincing solution scenarios
• Build and continuously develop a structured partner enablement framework, including trainings, certifications, and shadowing in implementation projects
• Continuously optimize all operational processes and interfaces in your area, working closely with Sales, Channel, Marketing, Product Management, Professional Services, and Customer Success
• Plan on- and offline events such as webinars, workshops, and trade fairs, and act as a speaker for technical lectures
• Implement budget planning and controlling for your area
• Successfully completed degree in (business) informatics or a comparable qualification
• Several years of leadership experience in international and virtual teams, including disciplinary responsibility; transforming teams towards new methods and ways of working is not foreign to you
• Solid background in Presales, Solution Consulting, or Solution Architecture within B2B enterprise software, ideally in Business Process Management, Process Intelligence, or Process Automation
• Experience in enabling partners and supporting them in customer implementation projects
• Knowledge of the common vendors in our market segment and hands-on experience with comparable products
• Sound understanding of solution architectures, integration scenarios, and cloud / SaaS delivery models
• Experience in KPI-based team management as well as budget planning and controlling
• Ability to represent the company confidently at all levels, from administrator to CxO, as a skilled speaker and moderator
• Enthusiasm, flexibility, and a high willingness to travel
• International customer contact is no challenge for you: fluent German and English
• A key leadership role with the opportunity to shape our Presales organization and partner enablement
• Challenging and varied responsibilities within a highly motivated and international team
• Close collaboration with Sales, Channel, Product Management, and senior leadership
• A high level of ownership and the freedom to turn your ideas into scalable processes and methods
• Support for your personal and professional development through training, mentoring, and individual development opportunities
• Excellent career prospects in a fast-growing international software company
• A secure position in a future-oriented industry
• An attractive compensation package including performance-related components and additional benefits
• Flexible working hours, flat hierarchies, and an open and collaborative company culture
• Modern and attractive office facilities, including free drinks, coffee, a gym, personal training opportunities, and a football pitch

GBTEC is committed to diversity in practice and therefore welcomes all applications, regardless of nationality, ethnic and/or social background, gender, religion or belief, disability, age, or sexual identity.