Senior Solutions Consultant

Chorus NZ Limited; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Chorus Care package

Hybrid working

Flexible work culture

Job summary

Chorus NZ Limited in Auckland is seeking a commercially minded Senior Solutions Consultant to turn complex technical possibilities into real business outcomes. You will partner with major organisations, channel partners, and technology leaders to design connectivity, data centre, and emerging technology solutions that create value.

You'll be at the intersection of technology and business, leading technical conversations, uncovering customer needs, and shaping tailored solutions that drive

Qualifications

• Experience in solutions consulting, pre-sales, or solutions architecture in telecoms or technology.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into business value.
• Experience designing customised customer proposals.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships at all levels.
• Strong commercial acumen with focus on revenue growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical conversations with customers and partners.
• Design innovative connectivity, infrastructure, data centre, and emerging tech solutions.
• Influence customer strategy and shape tailored solutions.
• Collaborate across sales, product, planning, and delivery teams.
• Engage engineers and executive decision-makers to bring solutions to life.

Skills

Solutions consulting

Pre-sales

Technical sales

Solutions architecture

Networking

Data centre

Cloud

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder influence

Presentation skills

Job description

Nau mai, haere mai.We’re Chorus. You may have already heard about us and know we’re the team empowering the digital future of Aotearoa with our ultra-fast fibre. We’re a talented bunch who are passionate about our purpose: Unleashing potential through connectivity.Enabling better futures for Aotearoa.

Te Momo Tūranga | Role:

Permanent, Full Time

Te Wāhi | Where:

Auckland, we will also open to suitable candidates in Christchurch and Wellington

Te Pūtake | Why we’re hiring:

We’re stepping into our next chapter, aspiring toward 80% fibre uptake across the motu by 2030. With our new strategy providing the roadmap forwhat we’re working to achieve and how we’ll get there, opportunities are emerging as we seek to expand our capability and talent in new and different spaces.

Te Whiwhinga Mahi | The Opportunity

Are you the person customers turn to when the challenge is complex, the answer isn't obvious, and the stakes are high? We're looking for a commercially minded Senior Solutions Consultant who thrives on solving customer problems and turning technical possibilities into real business outcomes.

In this role, you'll partner with some of New Zealand's largest organisations, channel partners, and technology leaders to design innovative connectivity, infrastructure, data centre, and emerging technology solutions. You'll work at the intersection of technology and business, leading technical conversations, uncovering customer needs, and shaping tailored solutions that create value for both customers and Chorus. This isn't a traditional pre-sales role focused solely on product recommendations. You'll have the opportunity to influence customer strategy, challenge thinking, and help organisations leverage New Zealand's critical digital infrastructure to achieve their goals.

You’ll be joining a team that is helping shape the future of connectivity across Aotearoa. From enabling large-scale digital transformation and supporting data centre growth to helping organisations prepare for AI, cloud, and IoT-driven innovation, you'll play a key role in bringing complex solutions to life. Working closely with sales, product, planning, and delivery teams, you'll be trusted as a technical expert, strategic adviser, and solution architect who can confidently engage everyone from engineers to executive decision-makers.

Ō Wheako, ō Pūkenga | Your Experience

We're looking for a commercially savvy solutions professional who can bring together technical expertise, customer insight, and strategic thinking to solve complex business challenges. You'll be naturally curious, customer-focused, and energised by building relationships, influencing outcomes, and creating solutions that don't always fit inside a standard box.

You Bring

• Expensive proven experience in solutions consulting, pre-sales, technical sales, or solutions architecture within telecommunications, technology, infrastructure, or a related industry.
• Strong knowledge of networking, connectivity, fibre, data centre, cloud, or adjacent technology solutions.
• The ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, compelling business outcomes.
• Experience designing customised solutions and developing customer proposals that win business.
• A proven track record of building trusted customer relationships and influencing stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong commercial acumen with a focus on delivering both customer value and revenue growth.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, with the confidence to lead technical and strategic discussions.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to work across sales, product, delivery, and engineering teams to bring solutions to life.
• Curiosity, adaptability, and a passion for staying ahead of emerging technologies and market trends.

Mō mātou | About us

We’re shaping a future where all New Zealanders are free to access opportunities that define their own lives, as we expand our network to help Aotearoa grow.

With a new strategy in place and a powerful, inspiring purpose, Chorus is an exciting space right now. We’re on the path to moving from being the great network builder to being thegreat network operator. To do that, we embrace our mindsets: Be bold, ignite growth, Honour our past, reimagine our future, and Connect communities, empower people. We needpeople who not only embody these mindsets and the underpinning behaviours but who also inspire others to do the same.

With our Chorus Care package benefits behind you, you’ll have the opportunity to learn and grow alongside a caring, open-minded team in an environment that embraces diversity,encourages innovation, redefines flexibility, and offers an enviable work life balance.

Nōu te mana | Work your way

We know how to do hybrid working well and have been doing it for years and encourage you to find ways to work flexibly. If it suits your circumstances and delivers great outcomesfor Chorus – that’s when you know you’ve found the Flex@Chorus Sweet Spot!

He Wāhi Whakaōrite Whiwhinga Mahi | Equal Opportunity Employer

We have a fair, inclusive and equitable culture where our differences are our strengths, we connect on shared values, and everyone has the opportunity to thrive. Please let us knowof any accessibility requirements you would like us to consider to support you with your application.

We know women are underrepresented in senior roles, and we want to change that. If you’re a woman looking for your next step, in a company that genuinely supports your growth,has a flexible work culture and visible female leaders we’d encourage you to apply.