Senior Manager – Enterprise Architecture

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Job Description

Key Activities & Responsibilities:
Enterprise Solution Presales Engagement Leadership

  • Engage with decision-makers to identify pain points and business challenges.
  • Translate business problems into technical and commercial solution requirements.
  • Work with company's product, solutions, and engineering teams to develop tailored, industry-specific solutions.
  • Provide input on architectural designs, bill of materials (BOM), and solution roadmaps.
  • Ensure that solution proposals are aligned with customer business outcomes and industry trends.
  • Support bid strategy development and provide executive input on RFx submissions.
  • Lead executive-level customer pitch meetings, positioning company's enterprise solutions as a competitive advantage.
  • Build strategic partnerships with OEMs, technology vendors, and industry influencers to enhance company's enterprise solution portfolio.
Enterprise Solution Postsales Engagement Leadership
  • Act as a trusted advisor during solution deployment, ensuring alignment with customer expectations.
  • Facilitate executive-level customer engagement during implementation to mitigate risks and drive adoption.
  • Ensure cross-functional teams deliver solutions in line with the agreed business case and customer objectives.
  • Maintain active engagement with customers to track solution performance and business impact.
  • Identify expansion opportunities within existing accounts, driving additional solution uptake.
  • Provide strategic guidance on continuous innovation and technology roadmaps for customers.
  • Work closely with service and operations teams to address post-implementation challenges.
  • Ensure executive-level escalation paths are clear for resolving service or performance issues.
Stakeholder & Network Leverage
  • Utilize executive connections to create business opportunities and drive strategic partnerships.
  • Facilitate introductions and engagements between company's and key decision-makers within target industries.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:
Education:
  • Minimum of 4-year tertiary degree in related field (Computer Science, Engineering or IT)
  • MBA would be advantageous
  • TOGAF 9.2 Certification
  • ITIL 4
Experience:
  • At least 15 years related experience in the ICT solution sales sector, inclusive of;
  • 5-10 years' experience specifically delivering solutions in a Telecommunications ICT/Technology, Systems implementation or Consulting environment
  • 5-7 years' experience in delivering technology/ digital transformation for large enterprises across the life cycle
  • Worked across diverse cultures and geographies advantageous.
  • Experience working in a medium to large organisation.
  • Strong network of industry decision-makers, influencers, and stakeholders.
Skills:
  • Technical Presales & Solution Engineering
  • Industry-Specific Enterprise Solutions
  • Post-Sales Technical Support & Delivery Alignment
  • Sales Pipeline & Opportunity Management

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1476731
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  • Education
    Not mentioned