This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation 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 Aruba Networking is redefining the “IT Edge”. Creating new customer experiences by building intelligent spaces and digital workspaces. We are focused on campus, branch, mobility and the IoT to transform business models with the combined power of compute, context (AI/ML), control and secure connectivity.
We are looking for an extroverted, client-oriented and driven HPE Aruba Networking Presales Consultant for German speaking part of Switzerland who will generate leads and continue to expand opportunities.
In a typical day as a Presales Consultant, you would
Gather and assess customer's technical needsIdentifies site-specific parameters and constraints that impact the solutionUnderstand the architecture of appropriate technical solutionsInvestigates and optimizes a solution’s fit to the requirements of an opportunityMaintains excellent communications with customers and partners, advancing opportunity through effective consultative selling to build customer as a trusted advisorDeliver customer and partner workshops for further understanding of issues and buy-in to HPE Aruba Networking proposalsProvide leadership roles in peer education programsDrive and influence new RFP/RFI initiatives from the territories.Ensure HPE Aruba Networking innovation is driven into accounts with New Product IntroductionUnderstand the roles and effectively direct other teams and resources within HPE and with partners globallyFacilitate smooth transition from sales to implementationContribute to the presales direction in SwitzerlandBuilt relationship to the key technical experts (e.g. Aruba Airheads) within our partners to maximize winning new businessIf you are…
A team player good at partnering, innovating, and making things happen – Good start, you are aligned to our core values!If you show these fields of Education, Skills and Experience:
Technical University or Technical Bachelor's degree or equivalentTypically > 2 years of job experience in technology (Pre-, or Post-sales). Technical and/or solution experience e.g. Security, AI, ML knowledge, wireless and firewall understanding, experience with network security (f. ex. RADIUS) and policy managementNetworker with very good communications skills across varying levels of customer management Able to immerse oneself quickly into the company to understand the company product roadmaps for multiple BU’s and so attain a deep knowledge the HPE Aruba Networking Legacy portfolioGood strategic and conceptual thinking skills; link company solutions with data business center needs to create customer business valueAbility to leverage financial and accounting concepts as well as capital investment concepts when demonstrating a solution’s business value to customersHands-on level skills with some of the technology e.g., building solutions with partner and clientsFluent in English and German (written and spoken)Join us and make your mark!
We offer:
Competitive salary and extensive benefits packageWork-life balance (flexible working time and hybrid workplace model, 25 vacation days, four HPE Wellness-Fridays, up to six months paid parental leave)Support for education, training, and career developmentDiverse and dynamic work environmentHPE is:
Ranked 9th on Fortune’s 2023 list of Best Workplaces in TechnologyRanked 5th on Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies 2024Named a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion for the eighth year in rowRecognized as one of the Best Companies for Multicultural Women by Seramount in 2023Ranked in the Top 3 in the Women's Career Index Germany in 2025 for the twelfth time (FKi Hall of Fame member)Want to know more about it? Then let’s stay connected!
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Additional Skills:
Accountability, Accountability, Active Learning (Inactive), Active Listening, Assertiveness, Bias, Building Rapport, Buyer Personas, Coaching, Complex Sales, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Customer Experience Strategy, Customer Interactions, Design Thinking, Empathy, Financial Acumen, Follow-Through, Growth Mindset, Identifying Sales Opportunities, Industry Knowledge, Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity {+ 6 more}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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