Technical Relationship Manager (m/f/d) - Reading, UK

IGEL Technology GmbH; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Technical Relationship Manager in Reading to develop strategic relationships with enterprise customers. You will act as a technical advisor for IGEL solutions, ensuring successful deployments and addressing complex support issues. Ideal candidates have over 5 years of experience in technical relationship roles and a solid background in virtualization technologies. This hybrid position offers a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience supporting enterprise customers.
• Solid background in virtualization technologies.
• Experience managing IGEL solutions in a production environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with enterprise customers.
• Act as a technical advisor for IGEL solutions.
• Manage support issues and serve as a liaison with product management.

Skills

Enterprise customer support

Technical consulting

Networking protocols

Scripting languages

Agile methodologies

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

Job description

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LOCATION: Reading, Hybrid

THE ROLE:
The overall role of the IGEL TRM is to cement a close working relationship between IGEL
and the customer, helping them to strategically develop their adoption of IGEL technology solutions. The TRM provides a central focal point between the customer and the various functional divisions within IGEL.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and maintain strong, long-term strategic relationships with enterprise customers.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor, ensuring successful deployment and expansion of IGEL solutions.
• Provide technical knowledge transfer and continuous enablement on IGEL technologies.
• Manage and escalate complex support issues through to resolution.
• Serve as a liaison between customer and IGEL Product Management for feature requests.
• Guide and validate customer projects, upgrades, and implementation strategies.
• Create and maintain detailed customer account plans, including infrastructure documentation, project timelines, and strategic roadmaps.
• Understand customer environments and provide recommendations to enhance performance, stability, and efficiency.
• Identify cross-selling and upselling opportunities based on customer needs and IGEL's portfolio.
• Apply IT service management and project delivery best practices (e.g., Scrum, ITIL) to structure customer engagements and ensure operational excellence.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
Technical skills

• At least 5 years of experience directly supporting enterprise customers in a technical relationship, consulting, or systems integration role.
• Solid background in virtualization technologies (e.g., Citrix, Omnissa, Microsoft AVD).
• Hands-on experience with desktop and application virtualization platforms (Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, Microsoft RDS).
• Strong understanding of networking protocols and concepts (TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, VLANs, 802.1x, RADIUS).
• Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience managing IGEL solutions in a production environment.
• Familiarity with directory services such as LDAP and Active Directory.
• Competence in troubleshooting across Windows and Linux environments.
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Bash, Python) is a plus.
• Understanding of database systems such as MSSQL, MySQL, Oracle is advantageous.
• Industry-recognized certifications (e.g., VCP, CCA/CCP, MCSE, RHCA) are highly valued.

Project & Service Management:

• Working knowledge of ITIL frameworks and agile methodologies like Scrum or Kanban.
• Experience using project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, or equivalent.
• Demonstrated success in planning, managing, or contributing to technical project delivery.

Soft Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time management abilities; comfortable working independently.
• High degree of initiative and adaptability in a fast-paced environment.
• Team-oriented mindset with a proactive attitude and customer-centric approach.

Interested? Apply now via our online applicant portal!

If you have any questions about the position or application process, our Talent Acquisition team is happy to assist.

Matt Krajnik
IGEL Technology GmbH
Green Park, 100 Longwater Avenue
Reading, Berkshire
RG2 6GP, United Kingdom
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[e-mail]

Please note that we are unable to hire applicants residing in countries outside our legal entity countries. Please note that IGEL does not currently have a sponsorship license and is regrettably unable to offer sponsorship.

We celebrate tolerance and diversity, and we are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, skills and perspectives. IGEL is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want the best available person in every job. Our policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on color, creed, sex, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.