Sales Director - (Cloud & Infrastructure) in London

As a Senior Practice Engagement Manager/Senior Sales Director focusing on Cloud Infrastructure and Security services across industry segments in the UK, the needs to fulfil the following KPIs:

• Driving and increasing revenues of Infosys by developing winning strategies to engage clients in a consultative manner, by positioning solutions, capabilities, and IP of the organization in the area of datacentre consolidation, hybrid cloud transformation, public cloud migration, modern workplace transformation, software-defined networks, cyber threat analytics, and next-generation SRE operations.
• Candidate should demonstrate a practitioner articulation of industry trends in these areas, key tenets and metrics that will address client challenges and ability to lead client CXO / IT leadership conversations to help develop a strong business case, in consultation and collaboration with the diverse technology teams in a global organization.
• Growing a profitable pipeline and/or backlog of sales, through deal origination, sales negotiations and closure by:

• Collecting ground-level intelligence on client drivers and competitor moves, form "Pursuit Teams" across Business Units (as applicable) and drive consensus on pricing (including revenue transfer).
• Recommending and defending win-price at the appropriate levels and procure all approvals.
• Positioning client-facing team, explaining client context, coaching pursuit team and driving among BUs.
• Clarifying client expectations and ratifying the solution with the client.
• Handling customer complaints about project executions across IBU (Industry Business Units) delivery and HBUs (Horizontal Business Units), as well as negotiations on MSAs and SOWs (which the Commercial Manager leads).
• Facilitating the discussion for the commercial manager and being the point-of-escalation if needed.
• Anchoring meetings and closing any opportunities generated for Cloud Infrastructure, Security (CIS) and partnering/ensuring active participation from partners concerned (as applicable – based on the gamut of CIS Service portfolio of Infosys).
• Demonstrating that Infosys is the best Systems Integrator for implementing IT transformation solutions in any client context.

Required Professional Skills

• Extensive experience in IT services business development/sales.
• Strong/specialised experience in selling Cloud Infrastructure, Security Services and Solutions to UK and European clients.
• Strong knowledge of technology, methodologies and tools or technology practitioner knowledge in at least a few relevant technologies and tools in order to recommend frameworks like datacentre consolidation, hybrid cloud transformation, public cloud migration, modern workplace transformation, software-defined networks, cyber threat analytics, and next-generation SRE operations that can be used for solution creation.
• Experience in transition, transformation program management and organisation change management methodologies and framework and shaping and leading client conversations to prepare for a large, multi-pronged transformation program.
• Strong understanding of technology partner ecosystem and experience in nurturing, leading vendor alliances and joint solutions both in a pursuit as well as generating proactive pipeline.
• Strong knowledge of Contracting/Legal/MSA (Master Services Agreement) processes and financial concepts to ensure adherence to standards and to make recommendations on the optimal way to structure/price deal and take to a closure.
• Deep understanding of internal Infosys organisation and support structure to ensure relevant approvals and compliance procedures related to pricing as well as legal aspects of a deal.
• Proven strength in relationship-building at senior executive/CxO level.
• Good inter-personal skills including ability to work successfully with virtual, geographically dispersed, and multi-cultural teams.
• Display good ability to relate, compare, secure relevant information and identify key issues and an ability to commit to an action after developing alternative courses of action that take into consideration resources, constraints, and organisational values.
• Displays an in-depth knowledge of value articulation principles including client ROI and appropriate storyboarding techniques to be able to present the Infosys solution effectively to the relevant stakeholders.

Personal Skills

• Uses appropriate methods and a flexible interpersonal style to help build a cohesive team; facilitating the completion of team goals as well as generation of diverse ideas – all of which help in a good teamwork ethic.
• Techno-commercial acumen.
• High analytical skills.
• A high degree of initiative and flexibility.
• High customer orientation.
• High quality awareness.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Appropriate interpersonal skills and communication methods to gain acceptance of a product, service, or idea from prospects and clients.

About Infosys Limited: Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in 50 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With nearly four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients through their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an AI-powered core that helps prioritise the execution of change. We also empower the business with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer delight. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.

All aspects of employment at Infosys are based on merit, competence and performance. We are committed to embracing diversity and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Infosys is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.