Associate Solution Sales Director

Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Job Description The primary focus is to play a leading role as the Technical Sales Driver in providing pre‑sales technical expertise to the Account team and customers for Managed Services and Networking opportunities. You build opportunities / pipeline through an outcome‑based consultative approach and drive deal closure that pull through other StarHub solutions and products. At the same time, you should also educate the target market on StarHub transformation and its value offerings, roadmap and its differentiation of its market leading role. The key function involves leading opportunity development efforts from lead qualification through closure. You take ownership of the solution design process to ensure the selection and use of best fitting technology, delivery and support processes. You own the preparation and presentation of technical and commercial proposals of how StarHub’s solutions and products can meet customer needs and be integrated with customer’s systems and equipment. Responsibilities Introduce StarHub's portfolio of solutions and services to achieve a high share‑of‑wallet in the account by positioning StarHub strengths and capabilities in front of customers Understand customers' businesses, and identify influencers and decision makers within a customer organization. Focus on identifying customer’s business challenges and developing strong value propositions to help customers meet their business objectives Engage effectively with all levels across a customer’s organization to include all C‑level executives, negotiate with customers and effectively close business deals Prepare, present and convey the customer’s benefit of solutions in bid proposals and presentations Review, edit and optimize documents and give recommendations for improvement to technical authors or rewrite major parts; provide guidance and coaching to technical authors Identify and summarize main obligations and risks of contracts Negotiation support: support in developing the contract and, if necessary, participation in contract negotiations to bridge possible gaps between legal, technical and commercial solution Interact with internal departments and external partners to develop and implement strategies, plans and business models Ensure revenue targets are met Plan, monitor and forecast billing accurately Ensure excellent Customer Satisfaction levels with every customer engagement Qualifications Diploma or Degree in IT, Computer Science or related field Minimum 8 years’ proven customer engagement (in presales, business development and account management) track record in the Telecommunications or IT industry Experience in Routing, Switching and Wireless Understanding of NFV, SD‑WAN, SDN and Cloud Computing technologies is advantageous Exposure to network equipment e.g. Cisco Systems, HP Aruba, Juniper Networks, F5, etc. High degree of self‑motivation, strong commitment and results‑oriented Dedicated professional with excellent written and verbal communication skills Independent and resourceful team player with genuine enthusiasm for providing excellent support to internal and external customers We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Seniority level Mid‑Senior level Employment type Full‑time Job function Sales and Business Development Industries Telecommunications Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at StarHub by 2x Get notified about new Associate Director of Sales jobs in Singapore, Singapore . We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI. #J-18808-Ljbffr