Pre-Sales Engineering Teamlead - Data Center & Hospitality

Belden Inc.; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology solutions provider in Manchester is looking for an experienced consultant who will lead and manage the vertical consultant group. This role involves driving technical sales and developing comprehensive solutions using Belden products. The ideal candidate should have over 15 years of experience, including a strong background in enterprise infrastructure and advanced technical leadership. This position requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work with diverse teams on innovative projects.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in solution creation in enterprise infrastructure environment.
• Extensive experience in design and delivering horizontal cabling infrastructure.
• Experience in smart buildings, structured cabling solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the vertical consultant group.
• Drive Belden bookings growth through developing outcome-based Solutions.
• Collaborate with Solution Support team for POC development.

Skills

Solution creation

Technical leadership

Communication skills

Managing tools like Autocad

Customer technical demonstrations

Language skills - Fluency in English

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering

RCDD- BICSI certification

Tools

Autocad

Visio

ACIM (Intelligent Cabling)

DCIM

Job description

• Lead and manage the vertical consultant group and ensure consistency of delivery towards the sales team, customers and external partners as well as leading the development of solutions that utilize capability of all Belden brands
• Lead and manage the development of solutions that utilize capability of all Belden brands
• Support and drive technical sales and solutions for customer applications by providing the technical leadership influence in assigned vertical market
• Drive Belden bookings growth and success rate through developing and delivering outcome-based Solutions to customers managed by Solutions Sales colleagues
• Working with Innovation counterparts to translate customer requirements and problem statements into compelling technical solutions with demonstrable financial value impact
• Collaborate with CIC Solution Support team in development / execution of POCs (Proof of Concepts) and FAT (Factory Acceptance Testing)
• Define scope of services for customer applications in collaboration with the GTS
• Support transition from pre-sales to post-sales
• Maintain competence with Belden industrial products
• Design and support technology campaigns such as webinars, shows, trade fairs, etc.
• Create technical content for marketing materials and collaterals : solutions guide, application notes, "how to" videos, quick start guides, document cases studies
• Provide market feedback to product management teams to drive product development
• Conduct basic and advanced customer technical demonstrations and presentations of Belden solutions
• Travel as required for customer visits and professional development (expected 40% of travel)
• Education - Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering with a focus on IT, RCDD- BICSI certification is preferred
• Work experience - 15+ years of experience in solution creation in an enterprise infrastructure environment in hospitality, Stadiums, and datacenter verticals
• Proven track record - In extensive experience in design and delivering horizontal cabling and backbone cabling infrastructure for ICT that supports, data, voice, Wifi, Telephony, Tera ,GSM etc in a market and industry relevant to the Belden organization
• Technical know-how - Experience in smart buildings, structured cabling solutions and applications insights (e.g. Hospitality, Stadium and datacenter etc.)
• Demonstrates excellent command of the codes and standards outlined in Division 27 in construction, specifically for communication systems
• Possesses expertise in data center room design, including High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) considerations.
• Hands on experience with testing and communication equipment like OTDR and OLTS
• Fluency in managing tools like Autocad, Viso, ACIM (Intelligent Cabling), DCIM
• Communication skills - Ability to translate complex technical information into comprehensible conversation with a non-technical audience
• Language skills - Fluency in English.