Pre-Sales Graduate

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise invites high-potential graduates to join our Presales team in Winnersh or Manchester. This hybrid role blends technical and sales activities as you support engagements, demos, and customer events while you develop toward a future technologist or sales specialist position.

The program includes mentoring, exposure to software, cloud, AI, and security, and a clear path to advancing within HPE’s technical sales organization. Start date is September 2027.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in technology, business, sales or related field.
• Graduate level entry with strong communication and presentation skills.
• Interest in technology, cloud, AI, cybersecurity, and networking.
• Willingness to work hybrid with 2 days per week in office.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and sales support to engagements with customers and partners.
• Help build Innovation Centres around the HPE portfolio for demos/evaluations.
• Develop as a technologist or sales specialist with mentoring and training.
• Support customer events, workshops, and community activities.
• Progress toward a future Account Manager or Sales Specialist role.

Skills

Verbal & written comms

Presentation

Interpersonal skills

Relationship building

Organizational skills

Independent yet collaborative

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (2025/2026)

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Dynamics

HubSpot

Job description

## Pre-Sales GraduateApplylocations: Winnersh, Berkshire, United Kingdom: Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdomtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: 1216735Pre-Sales GraduateThis role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.**Who We Are:**Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.**Job Description:**Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is leading the Great VM Reset with HPE Morpheus Software providing Virtual Machine and Kubernetes container runtimes, automation, orchestration and multi-cloud management to deliver the best economic operating platform for customers wherever they run IT services and on whatever hardware platforms they choose. We are looking for an ambitious and high-potential **Graduate Presales Representative** to join our growing technical sales organization in Winnersh or Manchester. This is an exciting entry-level opportunity designed for an individual at the beginning of their career who is eager to develop into a future**Technologist** or **Sales Specialist**. As a Presales Consultant, you will serve as a hands-on technical expert supporting our customer base and new prospects to align HPE solutions to business outcomes. You will learn about the power of the broad HPE portfolio for enterprise, mid-market and SMB customers and how we use them together to make real business operating differences and improvements through software and services. You will receive ongoing mentoring, coaching, and practical experience across customer engagement, business development, software/server/storage/networking technologies, AI-driven solutions, and partner ecosystems. The role combines technical and sales development, customer engagement, account support, and community-building activities, providing an excellent foundation for a successful career in technology sales. **Start date:** September 2027**Location:** Roles available in Winnersh and Manchester **In this role you will:*** Provide technical expertise supporting sales engagements with HPE colleagues and our channel partners.* Help strategic partners to build Innovation Centres, centred around the HPE portfolio that they can share to their customers for demos and evaluations.* uild Innovation Centres centred around the HPE portfolio that they can share to their customers for demos and evaluations.* Become a trusted and valued member of the technical sales organization.* Successfully support customer events, workshops, and community engagement activities.* Build a strong foundation in software, private cloud, networking, security and AI-driven operations.* Develop the skills, knowledge, and experience required to progress into a future Account Manager or Sales Specialist role. **If You Have:*** Bachelor’s Degree from 2025 or 2026, preferably in Technology, Computer Science, Business, Sales, or a related field.* Strong verbal and written communication skills* Strong presentation and interpersonal skills.* Genuine interest in technology, software, networking, cloud, AI, or cybersecurity.* Ability to build and maintain relationships with customers and partners.* Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.* Self-motivated with a proactive approach to learning and development.* Ability to work independently while thriving in a collaborative team environment.* Positive attitude, strong work ethic, and commercial mindset. **Nice to Have*** Internship, placement year, or part-time experience in technology, sales, customer success, retail sales, or business development.* Experience organizing events, student organizations, communities, or networking activities.* Familiarity with CRM platforms such as Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, or HubSpot.* Basic knowledge of datacentre, networking, cloud technologies, cybersecurity, or AI solutions. **Why Join Us?*** This is more than just a job — **it’s the start of your career in sales**. You’ll develop key skills in negotiation, client management, and business development while working in an environment that values initiative, learning, and success.**Want to learn more about Digital Sales careers at HPE?**Try our new **virtual experience program**, where you can explore what’s next for you in this role and earn shareable completion certificates that stand out to HPE recruiters and hiring managers. https://careers.hpe.com/us/en/students-virtual-experiences