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Head of Talent at Cisilion | Delivering Beyond Expectations
Cisilion are seeking an exceptional Presales Director to collaborate closely with our Chief Technology Officer and Sales Leadership team. In this senior leadership role, you will lead and evolve our esteemed team of Solutions Architects, ensuring that every aspect of pre-sales engagements, solution propositions, presentations, demos, scope of works, and bid responses meet the highest quality standards while addressing both technical and commercial customer requirements.
This role will sit on the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), and as such, you will play a pivotal role in developing and expanding the team, staying abreast of rapid technological advancements, and maintaining technical certifications across our core vendors. You’ll be responsible for managing and developing the existing pre-sales team and reviewing the team structure. As a technologist, you will inspire innovation and drive continual improvement within the team.
You will have a proven track record of navigating the challenges associated with business growth, bringing your valuable experience and insights to help fuel our evolving journey. You will possess a robust background in both Microsoft and Cisco technologies but be vendor-agnostic at the core. We are seeking a candidate with experience working for a solutions reseller or managed service provider (excluding telcos).
With technology innovation at the fastest pace for decades, we are seeking a visionary leader with a passion for future technology and the ability to monetise new innovations and help drive new customer opportunities. Additionally, having a prominent industry reputation will be highly advantageous, ensuring our internal team and vendors are excited to collaborate with you.
Whilst the role supports a hybrid work environment, the ideal candidate would be based within easy commuting distance to the City of London.
Candidate Profile
Technical and Managerial:
* Proven industry expertise with a notable reputation and experience in our MSP/VAR space.
* Proven ability to manage and develop a growing, technically adept presales team.
* Strong knowledge of the IT landscape with a focus on enterprise IT solutions and services, with strong Cisco and Microsoft experience, yet vendor-agnostic.
* Extensive experience in conducting pre-sales activities, including requirement scoping and estimation and go-to-market.
* Competence in presenting to internal and external clients at C-suite and management level
* Experience in designing resource, services, and managed services-led opportunities.
Soft Skills:
* Effective leadership, team development and mentoring capabilities.
* Strong commercial acumen and business sense..
* Demonstrated personal drive, initiative, and flexibility.
* A passion to grow and Self-motivated with a focus on continual self-improvement.
* Excellent written and verbal communication, listening, negotiation and presentation skills.
* Strong planning, organisational, and prioritisation skills
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Director
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Information Technology
* Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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