The role involves supporting and enabling channel partners through technical and sales enablement, acting as a trusted advisor, and driving growth in storage solutions and related technologies within a strategic, collaborative environment.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and enable channel partners and internal teams with product and industry knowledge.
Act as a technical advisor and advocate for partners throughout the sales cycle.
Align go-to-market strategies with partners to ensure mutual growth and long-term relationships.
Conduct sales training and technical enablement for partner teams.
Support partner evaluations, benchmarks, and system configurations.
Develop and execute technical enablement plans and coordinate training activities.
Collaborate with sales and technical teams to drive pipeline, qualification, and sales closure.
Maintain technical expertise in storage architectures, solutions, and competitive offerings.
Requirements
8-10 years minimum experience supporting the sales channels of enterprise storage, networking or systems solutions to a combination of large enterprise accounts
Proven cross functional experience and excellent communications skills to drive consensus across groups both internally and within the channel partner organizations
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and the ability to clearly and effectively articulate Pure s value and technical leadership
Ability to work in a fast-moving environment, to prioritize effectively, to think big picture, and to use good judgment in resolving difficult issues
Thorough understanding of the architecture, design and implementations of multi-tiered client server computing solutions
Ability to present in front of large audiences
Excellent knowledge of current and emerging storage architectures including FC, iSCSI, NAS, OSD, SAN
Familiarity with modern web architecture such as LAMP stack, scale-out vs scale-up architectures, NoSQL alternatives
Familiarity with Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Big Data, IoT and the associated applications architectures
Experience with VMWARE, WINDOWS, LINUX, UNIX OS, NFS, SMB file systems, and UNIX distributed network environments
Existing relationships with key partners
Knowledge of Hypervisor Technologies such as VMWare, Citrix, Microsoft
Knowledge of Local Area Networking, Ethernet, TCP/IP and general networking
Passion, commitment, and drive for success working in a motivated team environment
Benefits & Perks
Salary range: 151,900 - 228,200 USD annually
Potential eligibility for incentive pay and equity
Flexible time off
Wellness resources
Company-sponsored team events
Inclusive and supportive work environment
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