Principal Solutions Consultant

OPENTEXT

OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.

The Opportunity

As part of the Open Text Sales Team for Africa you will work closely together with a blend of local Account Executives and Partner Managers, Solution/Business Consultants both in the South Africa and across the EMEA Emerging Markets, Global Services Consultants and strategic partners (e.g. SAP, MS, AWS, Google and both global and local SIs) throughout the sales cycle.

The Solution Consultant is a core member of the OpenText sales team, working together to identify and develop revenue opportunities within the OpenText Customer and Prospect base. This will involve analyzing complex customer requirements and providing a compelling, unique value proposition to the customer, which leverages one or more solutions from the OpenText EIM suite.

The Solution Consultant is responsible for helping the customer visualize the value proposition by building out customized demonstrations of OpenText products and solutions and delivering technology and business level presentations to technical, business and management-level audiences.

You Are Great At

• Analyzing customer EIM requirements.
• Design according to customer EIM solutions based on Open Text and Partner products and solutions - often embedded in complex customer IT environments and strategies.
• Act as trusted advisor and EIM Solution Architect for customers and partners
• Interact with Sales, Global Services and Partners to create and finalize Solution offerings and initial Project delivery plans.
• Explain and if necessary, demonstrate complex EIM Solutions and Architectures to customers.
• Exposure to OpenText and SAP Eco-system will be advantageous.
• Actively engage in the enablement of partners to improve the sales channel.
• Create and present customized solution-oriented demonstrations.
• Manage and respond to RFPs
• Prepare and conduct technical proof of concepts for clients.
• Represent Open Text at Trade Fairs.
  
  

What It Takes

• Minimum of 5 years’ relevant work experience in business and/or enterprise software sales environment.
• Strong presentation and explanation skills.
• Self-starter
• Proven technical expertise and ability to dig deep.
• Excellent solution selling and value-based selling approach.
• Understand the value of cloud as well as keeping up with industry evolutions light Artificial intelligence (AI)
• Experience in project management of complex pre-sales projects.
• Experience in architecting enterprise-level solutions
• Credibility & maturity to work with customer representatives ranging from technical to management level.
• Ability to work as part of a dynamic team including strategic partners.
• Knowledge of software industry relating to all aspects of EIM solutions.
• Ability to travel as required in the assigned region (Africa) and on occasions to continental Europe.
• Required languages: Fluent English both spoken and written.
  
  

OpenText's commitment to diversity and inclusion surpasses legal requirements, evident in our Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy which promotes a respectful and empowering environment for employees of all backgrounds, culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please submit a ticket at Ask HR. Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.

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