Pre-Sales Data & AI Manager

Are you ready to join the forefront of technology innovation with Netcompany?  

As one of the fastest growing technology companies, we are disrupting the marketplace and revolutionizing the way businesses operate. Our vision is to be the leading digital challenger in Europe whilst evolving the next generation of IT consulting.

Operating across both public and private sectors, we offer a comprehensive range of services from application development and seamless cloud migration to program delivery and service operations, our offerings are designed to meet diverse business needs

The role will be responsible for devising solutions to business requirements for new and existing clients within the Data & AI domain. The role combines commercial acumen with broad technical expertise to be able to assist customers and partners in translating business requirements into cost effective, fit for purpose solutions, in line with UK Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategies. The role will primarily be focused on supporting activity within the Pre-sales and bidding space. Through pragmatic, effective and customer focused presales, the role holder will contribute to targeted growth across our GTM.  

Working as part of the Netcompany GTM team the Data & AI Pre-sales Lead will support all aspects of presales customer engagement, including exploratory meetings, workshops, bids, and overall account strategy discussions. They will be able to demonstrate and document all aspects of Netcompany focused solutions and so requires a broad technical understanding across Data & AI, Cloud, Solution Architecture, Data Engineering/Science/Governance and DevOps or DataOps, leveraging our capabilities and expertise in each of these areas to develop appropriate solutions. The role is required to be able to effectively communicate the solutions to both business stakeholders, and technical users at all levels.  

Key responsibilities 

• Provide effective solution presales support to all aspects of sales efforts and in doing so, strengthen the qualification, progression and conversion of opportunities 
• Working in partnership with GTM Sales Leaders, work closely with prospective clients to identify and analyse specific business needs  
• Work closely with GTM sales leaders to qualify sales opportunities from a technical & solution viability perspective 
• Define solutions with the Netcompany GTM team to support client business requirements and future strategies 
• Act as the technical point of contact for prospects and the GTM team 
• Presenting and marketing the design and value of proposed solutions and business cases to clients and partners 
• Contribute to the shaping and responses to competitive bids, in particular, requirements analysis, specification and solution design  
• Completing required presales documentation quickly and accurately 
• Author thought leadership content that establishes & strengthens the credibility of Netcompany and supports lead generation, working with colleagues in Products & Marketing, and external lead gen agencies as appropriate 
• Identify & propose new / refined Netcompany propositions based on market & customer needs analysis 
• Provide feedback internally on customer needs and requirements 
• Maintain an overall understanding of the technical and commercial developments within the markets in which Netcompany operate 
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of competitor capabilities and services, and how we differentiate.  

• 6+ years’ proven track record of complex, solution-led pre-sales for technology based service providers in the Data & AI space 
• 4+ years' proven track record of Data & AI delivery for complex, ideally public sector organisations 
• Customer focus, culture awareness and ability to understand and translate customers’ needs into leading-edge solutions that can be commercialised. 
• Detailed technical understanding of modern Data & AI technologies 
• Hyperscale cloud design and implementation experience (Azure, AWS mandatory, GCP & Oracle Cloud desirable) 
• Individual sales, influencing and negotiating skills 
• Ability to generate leads and opportunities in line with Netcompany’s strengths 
• Writing proposals and managing sales meetings 
• Diplomatic with strong written and verbal communication skills, capable of communicating at all levels within an organisation 
• Presentation skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with c-level executives, IT Management, architects and developers 
• Disciplined, organised and self-motivated, with a positive “can do” attitude 
• Prepared to travel to customer sites to support presales and advisory engagements as required. 

Benefits include

• Hybrid working model with some flexible working
• 25 days’ holiday
• Private Medical Health care via Vitality
• Pension contribution, Life Assurance
• Professional certifications supported as part of learning and development.
• A range of retail discounts to enhance your lifestyle, encompassing restaurants, supermarkets, travel, leisure activities and health and well-being services.
• Access to our Employee Resource Groups, our groups represent diverse backgrounds and provide a platform for colleagues to connect, learn, and support one another.

Company information

Join Netcompany, where we proudly hold the 5th position on the esteemed UK Top 50 Best Places to Work in the Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Awards for 2024.

At Netcompany, we pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit and our capacity for doing things differently. Our culture is built on fostering low bureaucracy, emphasizing high agility and promoting flexibility, enabling everyone to contribute their best.

Our journey began in the UK with the acquisition of Hunter Macdonald in 2017. As one of Northern Europe's most accomplished IT companies, we have expanded our headcount globally to 7400+ employees and have offices in UK, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Holland and Vietnam.

Netcompany is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process for anyone wishing to apply for a job with us.  We operate a Disability Confident Interview Scheme which means that we offer guaranteed interviews to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for a role. Applicants are asked to opt in, so please let us know if you wish your application to be considered under this scheme.

If you need any reasonable adjustments or extra support during the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected].

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