Friday, April 12, 2013

Network Consultant (Junior Pre-Sales) – Position is based in Singapore


You will be a key member of the Asia Pacific Solution Architecture team and be responsible to advice and guide Verizon Clients in selection of appropriate solutions to match identified business needs and to provide technical information/support to Sales Account Managers in the achievement of Global revenue objectives depending on client base have the ability to take joint ownership of assigned accounts with Sales Account Manager and lead account management on technical issues.

Job Responsibilities
·         Communicates with clients about emerging technologies, plus communication strategies and develop an understanding of clients business needs in order to protect, retain and increase revenues.
·         Understands the customers’ business, competitor and targeted consumers.
·         As part of a team, contact and/or visit prospective and/or existing customer accounts.
·         Participates in presenting product and technical information.
·         Identify sales opportunities/solutions and positively contribute to account planning utilizing Sales Engineering tools. Communicates effectively with other "virtual team" members (Business Consultants, Bid Management, Operations, Customer Services, and Billing) to ensure swift resolution of problems and assist in the development of Sales Engineering/Sales/Support teams via training and coaching.
·         Provide input for proposals/RFPs/RFIs/ITTs by producing network diagrams, responses, etc to
·         Technical Sections against Verizon standard/ non-standard deliverables and required technical oriented descriptions to demonstrate how client business goals can be met.
·         Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of the communications industry and Verizon systems, procedures, networks, products and services to enable effective client communications.
·         Provide accurate account information and reports to Sales Engineering and sales management on a regular basis.

Person Specification:
·         You should have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Telecommunication, IT, Engineering or related field.
·         Your total experience should not be more than 1 - 5 years of experience in a Network Engineering or Pre-Sales team managing design, implementation of complex stakeholders and clientele’s requisitions.
·         You must have experience in implementing complex systems on multiple platforms in a distributed network, data center and storage.
·         Preferred Knowledge/Specialized Skills in:
o    Network Solutions (LAN, WAN, MPLS)
o    Managed Security Solutions
o    IT Solutions, Virtualization and Integration
o    Unified Communications, Mobility Solutions
o    Cloud Services / Computing
o    Data Center Outsourcing (application hosting, managed hosting)
·         Your exposure in customer facing positions (Sales, Sales Engineering and Professional Services Consulting) is a plus.
·         Your knowledge and understanding of architecture, applications, infrastructure, systems design and systems integration environments is a plus.
·         You need to have a broad range of skills within a professional discipline to effectively perform complex assignments; demands familiarity with principles, theories, concepts and technologies as well as applied knowledge of established procedures, policies and practices.

Additional Qualifications: is a plus not Mandatory
·         Professional Certifications (ITILv3, DP, Juniper, VMware, etc.,)
·         Cisco Certification (CCIE/CCNP)
·         Checkpoint Certification
·         Security Certifications (CISSP, CISA, CISM etc.), MSCE, etc..,
·         Prior Sales Experience 


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