Chicago Systems Engineering Manager — Lead Strategic IT Solutions

World Wide Technology; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing benefits

401k with company matching

Paid time off

Profit sharing

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

World Wide Technology (WWT) is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager to lead and develop a team of consultative engineers serving the Illinois enterprise market. You will define the technical strategy, collaborate with Sales and OEM partners, and drive opportunities from design to delivery.

You will recruit and mentor engineers, manage the presales process, and align technology plans with business goals while traveling 25-50% within Illinois.

Qualifications

• Must live in or near Chicago, IL.
• 10+ years of experience delivering large-scale IT solutions.
• 2 to 5 years of previous leadership/management experience required.
• 25%-50% travel may be required within the Illinois territory.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required; MBA preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, thought leadership, mentorship, and the ability to translate complex IT architectures into easily understood and consumable solutions are required.
• Comfortable owning direct relationships with OEM partners and operating as an equal business partner to Sales leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical strategy, goals, and plans for your team's success and contribute to the organization's overall strategy, plans, and technology direction.
• Collaborate with Sales, Services, and Consulting Systems Engineers to define strategic technical plans and align/partner with the right key OEMs to solve customer problems.
• Identify trade-offs between short- and long-term gains by having a deep understanding of customer needs and technical choices.
• Help the team solve conflicting priorities and make timely, effective decisions.
• Demonstrate strong management skills and drive results within the team, including weekly team meetings and at minimum monthly one-on-ones with each direct report, supplemented by spot coaching as needed.
• Oversee the presales process and help drive effective communication between Sales, Professional Services, and Global SME Teams.
• Recruit, hire, and effectively manage and grow a diverse and talented set of employees, making decisive talent calls when a role isn't the right fit.
• Provide technical direction, coaching, and mentoring to employees on the team, develop career pathing, and others when necessary, to achieve successful short- and long-term outcomes.
• Know the region's numbers: own account planning and strategy for the Illinois territory, and track team performance against pipeline and revenue goals.
• Develop strong relationships with strategic OEM partners across the Illinois market, maintaining a regular cadence (at minimum monthly or quarterly) and helping connect your team directly to those partner resources.
• Identify the region's key accounts and largest strategic pursuits, and provide hands-on leadership and resourcing support on those opportunities.
• Act as an equal, trusted business partner to Sales leadership, with a regular cadence in place to stay aligned on account strategy and priorities.
• Actively engage, build, and help execute business plans and strategy to grow WWT's business in the Illinois market.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

OEM partnerships

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

MBA preferred

Job description

World Wide Technology (WWT) is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager to lead and develop a team of consultative engineers serving the Illinois enterprise market. You will define the technical strategy, collaborate with Sales and OEM partners, and drive opportunities from design to delivery.

You will recruit and mentor engineers, manage the presales process, and align technology plans with business goals while traveling 25-50% within Illinois.