HPE Data Centre Solutions (SEA) Business Development Lead

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a Data Centre Solutions (SEA) Business Development Lead in Malaysia to drive DCS portfolio growth across Southeast Asia. The role focuses on pipeline generation, deal pursuit, and delivery advisory, with a hybrid work model requiring an average of two days per week in a HPE office.

You will partner with account teams, map solutions to customer needs, and coordinate with global experts to deliver technically sound proposals and successful outcomes.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates deep technical understanding of data center solutions.
• Strong knowledge of data center facilities and market trends.
• Experience in solution configurations and architecture for data center power & cooling.
• Certified in data center domain is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer needs into technical solutions and architectures.
• Build customer relationships across organizational levels and guide deal pursuit.
• Draft high-level solution designs mapping data center solutions to challenges.
• Coordinate with GCC and subject-matter experts to develop proposals.
• Support delivery teams and ensure compliance with contractual deliverables.
• Mentor presales peers and account managers on knowledge sharing.

Skills

Data center solutions knowledge

Presales & solution design

Project management

Stakeholder communication

English & local languages

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering / architecture

Job description

This 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

HPE Data Centre Solutions (SEA) Business Development Lead is recognized as a world-class trusted advisor providing comprehensive solutions for IT sustainability and datacenter transformation. We guide our customers in their end-to-end data center modernization journey, from IT to facilities infrastructure, providing best-in-class services and solutions to assess current state, define strategy, design and build future data center, and reach operational intelligence supporting sustainability objectives.
This role will be responsible for driving the growth of DCS portfolio in Southeast Asia, focusing on pipeline generation, deal pursuit and delivery advisory.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of Data Center Solutions, HPE and partner products and solutions as well as customers' technical and business environment. Applies knowledge to translate the functional view into a technical view and architect complex solutions and deliver joint business success.
• Partners with the account team to build the customer relationship at all levels by advocating and presenting technical strategies for customer's Data Center transformation. Supports with review of account pipeline to prioritize pursuit activities, and moves opportunities to closure, ensuring proper utilization of time and resources.
• Participates in deep‑dive discussions and articulate the value proposition, define key differentiators, and draft high level solution designs by mapping HPE data center solutions to customers' technical and business challenges. Demonstrates this knowledge by effectively countering competitive point-product claims with the benefits of HPE's DCS broad suite of solutions and technical innovations.
• Leverages a deep knowledge of partner products by mapping the right partner to the right solution opportunity‑based partner on competencies and go‑to‑market strengths in relevant areas.
• Conducts detailed site surveys and assessments to verify current state conditions in order to architect solutions and proposals.
• Develop technical and commercial proposals utilising HPE standard processes and tools, statement of works, customer presentations and third‑party / partner scope of works as required, together with detailed roles, responsibilities and demarcation of the solutions.
• Coordinate with the Global Competency Center (GCC) and DCS subject matter experts and technical consultants to develop technical proposals and resource requirements for DCS solutions.
• Support the HPE delivery team during the delivery of the solutions, with particular attention to project initiation, customer meetings and oversight of the solution to ensure compliance to HPE's agreed contractual deliverables.
• Mentor's presales peers, account managers, and other partners on account, solution, and technological knowledge through best practice sharing.

Education And Experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering / architecture or from technical university.
• 8-10 years of experience in technology industry with focus on technical consulting
• Demonstrated experience in data center facilities from business development, presales solution to project management.
• Experience with the actual delivery of data center facilities projects is required.
• Experience working in a large corporation and understanding of governance protocols. ( preferred)
• Data Center Facilities certification desirable – The Uptime Institute certification is an advantage.

Knowledge And Skills

• Demonstrates deep technical understanding of data center solutions, and knowledge of leading edge and emerging technologies in data center facility.
• Good knowledge of current trends, partner and competitor products and strategies within the data center domain.
• Experience participating in solution configurations/ overall architecture design for data centre power & cooling.
• Expert knowledge of different types of partners and products, relevant to assigned solution set, understanding of company's regional 'Go to Market' strategy.
• Strong business and financial acumen, with an understanding of functional responsibilities of various customer business roles.
• Solid project management skills or experience with excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills, including appropriate due diligence.
• Industry certifications in data center domain strongly preferred.
• Demonstrates excellent consultative selling techniques, including active listening, framing, white boarding, storytelling etc.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and mastery over English and local languages.

Accessibility

HPE is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities. If you believe you require accommodation during any stage of the application or interview process, please submit your request by completing our secure form linked here.
Note: This option is reserved for applicants needing assistance/reasonable accommodation related to a disability.

What We Can Offer You

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. 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.

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