Global Director, Solutions Engineering (Hybrid)

NetApp, Inc.; Paris; Hybride; EUR 120 000 - 170 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

NetApp, Inc. in France is seeking a Director of Solutions Engineering to set objectives and develop strategies for the SE organization across France.

You will lead SE skills development, coordinate with business units, and build internal and external partnerships. You will oversee global SE managers, drive strategic planning, training curricula, product launches, and budget adherence while aligning with corporate goals.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Strong relationship building and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work with Marketing, Sales, Professional Services and Product Development.
• Deep understanding of storage technologies and competitive offerings.
• Ability to convey complex information to help customer buy decisions.
• Experience with budgeting and cost control.
• Proven track record managing professional staff.
• Fluent in French and English.

Responsabilités

• Achieve organizational goals through collaboration and negotiation across a diverse set of peer leaders.
• Create an SE development strategy by assembling input from SE leaders, BU leadership and senior sales leadership.
• Provide management oversight to Solutions Engineers across the world to drive strategy and goal attainment.
• Participate in strategic planning sessions with SE VPs and sales management quarterly and annually.
• Communicate Corporate strategy to employees within your function.
• Plan and direct activities including training curricula, product launch activities, and employee development and retention initiatives.
• Establish short-term and long-term goals and performance metrics in line with corporate objectives.
• Liaise with senior product leadership in Business Units to ensure alignment and foster communication.
• Build and manage a regular cadence of communication to product business units to transfer customer requirements and provide field feedback.
• Foster inter-area communication to ensure SE process consistency and promote best practices.
• Develop budgets for approval and ensure adherence once approved.
• Coach, mentor and educate SE Managers and District Managers across the business.
• Select, develop, and evaluate personnel to meet departmental goals.
• Take responsibility for results, including costs, methods and staffing.

Connaissances

Verbal written comms

Relationship building

Cross-functional collaboration

Storage technologies

Business problem solving

Sales/technical liaison

Budgeting

People management

French/English bilingual

Description du poste

NetApp, Inc. in France is seeking a Director of Solutions Engineering to set objectives and develop strategies for the SE organization across France.

You will lead SE skills development, coordinate with business units, and build internal and external partnerships. You will oversee global SE managers, drive strategic planning, training curricula, product launches, and budget adherence while aligning with corporate goals.