About the Role
As a Solution Manager, you will be responsible for the product and portfolio management of Data Center & Edge Platforms, covering both technical and economic aspects.
Responsibilities
- Act as a liaison between Solution Management, Portfolio Development, and Business Development.
- Define and strategically develop datacenter solutions focusing on Automation & Orchestration, Platform Engineering, Virtualization, Containers, Open Source, and Sovereignty in collaboration with manufacturers.
- Create and implement a Go-to-Market strategy for the assigned area to enhance customer business through targeted solutions and innovations.
- Innovate the portfolio based on technological advancements (e.g., Hybrid IT, Edge & Distributed Computing), customer needs, and market changes.
- Ensure service delivery capability through internal and external units to maintain high project execution quality.
- Identify profitable business opportunities for Computacenter in collaboration with account teams, particularly for the Solution Portfolio.
Requirements
- Completed degree or equivalent qualification with extensive project and consulting experience in the data center environment.
- Minimum 8-10 years of experience in consulting and presales, specifically in Data Center Orchestration & Automation, virtualization technologies, open source, and container technologies.
- Innovation-oriented and up-to-date with technological developments.
- Skilled in translating technical customer requirements into a scalable product and service portfolio from external and internal suppliers.
- Proficient in rhetoric and presentation techniques for a confident and trustworthy appearance as a solution partner in escalation and conflict management with manufacturers and customers.
- Thought leader in the mentioned technological topics and business contexts.
- Combines technological expertise with strong entrepreneurial thinking.
- Convincing communication skills in German and English.
Skills
- Data Center Orchestration & Automation
- Virtualization technologies
- Open Source
- Container technologies
- Automation & Orchestration
- Platform Engineering
- Virtualization
- Containers
- Sovereignty
- Hybrid IT
- Edge & Distributed Computing
- Rhetoric
- Presentation techniques
- Communication (German and English)
Location
- Germany - Düsseldorf
- Germany - Stuttgart
- Germany - Hannover
- Germany - Hamburg
- Germany - Frankfurt
- Germany - Nürnberg
- Germany - Kerpen
- Germany - Köln
- Germany - Berlin
- Germany - München
- Germany - Dortmund
- Germany - Aachen
- Germany - Rostock
Work Type
- Mobile Working
- Flexible Arbeitszeiten
Experience Level
- Berufserfahrene
Education Level
- Abgeschlossenes Studium oder vergleichbarer Abschluss
Salary/Compensations
- Unser Provisions- und Bonusmodell ist eines der attraktivsten Vergütungsmodelle der Branche.
Benefits
- Mobile Working
- Flexible Arbeitszeiten
- Attraktives Provisions- und Bonusmodell
- Wissen teilen durch regelmäßige Events (Public Universitys, Fachtagungen, Symposien, Teammeetings)
- Weiterentwicklung durch interne oder externe Trainings, Fach- oder Managementkarriere, Konferenzen, Events, Mentoring oder Coaching
- Kultur des "Du" über alle Ebenen hinweg
About the Company
- Computacenter is an international IT company with a 40-year history of success.
- In Germany alone, around 7,000 people drive digital transformation by developing IT strategies, implementing new technologies, or managing complex infrastructures for the majority of DAX companies and large public clients.
- As an independent partner to all leading IT manufacturers (e.g., Microsoft, Apple, IBM, HP, Cisco, Intel), we operate in all relevant technology areas: from Cyber Security, Cloud, and Artificial Intelligence to agile software development and workplace solutions for the Smart Factory.
- Our strength lies in our diverse people, their potential, and their individual life paths.
Equal Opportunity
- We welcome applications regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic and social origin, or religion.
- Applications from severely disabled individuals are welcome at Computacenter and will be prioritized in case of equal suitability.
