Senior Systems Engineer Recruitment – EMC

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Job Title: Sr. Systems Engineer – Presales
IIG – Lagos (Nigeria)
Job Description

A Senior Systems Engineer is an advanced level Systems Engineer responsible for presales technical/functional support activity to prospective clients and current customers with some supervision. This is an individual contributor position reporting to a Systems Engineering Manager.

  • Work as part of sales team to formulate account strategies
  • Conduct requirements surveys at customer sites
  • Discuss and articulate solutions to business problems with customer’s executives and staff
  • Own the technical relationship with the customers and is responsible for ensuring that Documentum wins product evaluations
  • Architect Documentum-Applications-based solution to customer’s problems
  • Build and deliver custom presentations to customer
  • Demonstrate products to small and large audiences
  • Develop competitive knowledge and leverage in sales cycle
  • Keep up with industry trends and best practices
  • Conduct and lead customer onsite Proofs-of-Concept
  • Be a visionary to our prospects
  • Continue to develop and expand industry and product knowledge
  • Own the technical relationship with the customers and is responsible for ensuring that Documentum wins product evaluations
  • Provide innovative solutions and strategies to solve complex issues and client’s business problems
  • Provide detailed evaluation of opportunities, task plans and technical approaches for projects
  • As integral member of the sales team, provide effective presentations, demonstration and technical support
  • Develop specific areas of expertise in addition to maintaining broad product skills
  • Travel within your assigned territory as required

Desired Skills & Experience

  • BS or MS in Accounting, Business, Engineering or Computer Science
  • 5+ years experience within the software industry
  • A minimum of 3 years experience working in a pre-sales capacity supporting packaged software solutions or experience with Documentum’s solutions
  • Minimum 1 year as a Documentum SE or vast industry experience
  • Experience with Documentum, Web Programming languages, Application Servers, ECM or Web solutions helpful
  • Experience in systems analysis and/or client needs analysis
  • Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
  • Ability to lead a team to solve complex business / technical issues
  • Ability to work as a team, yet work independently on complex problems
  • Proven analytical and problem solving skills
  • Exhibits good project planning and time management skills
  • Ability to build and support applications and / or core products demo systems
  • Exhibits strong leadership and mentoring skills
  • Knowledge of business systems applications
  • Sales experience, a definite plus
  • Prior pre-sales support experience with competitor

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