Services Solutions Architect CSS MEA at
4 weeks ago
Summary
CSS is a business unit within Oracle that establishes long-term service relationships with many of Oracle's largest customers.
CSS have a proven track record in successful delivery of IT services for mission critical environments in major organizations.
In addition to a specialization in the area of cloud, they possess extensive, broad-based expertise in the area of mission critical production operations, support and managed services.
They have proven experience in industry standard service management and project management best practices.
In addition to extensive broad based experience of IT services and technologies, each individual Service Solution Architect has deep expertise in specific services & technology areas, and acts as the subject-matter lead in those areas within the team.
All CSS Service Solution Architects have extremely strong customer facing presentation and interaction skills, are capable of engaging at senior management and C-level, articulating service and technology solutions in terms of business value and risk.
SCOPE:
Location:
Nairobi, Kenya
Geographic area of responsibility:
Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Ghana expanding to Middle East and Africa.
Languages:
Fluent spoken and written English language capability required
Customer facing
Has no direct reports, but often leads and/or guides the activities of virtual teams to build service solution propositions for customers
Works with multiple customers across all sectors/countries in the CSS MEA region, in collaboration with Oracle CSS and Oracle cross-line-of-business (xLoB) teams
Works on services related opportunities across the entire lifecycle of all Oracle cloud and on-premises products. CSS opportunities typically involve extensive Oracle xLoB collaboration, and require the CSS Service Solution Architect to work within xLoB teams covering Oracle product and services requirements across design, deployment, migration, operations/management and support
Works with the local CSS Sales and xLoB teams to:
Identify, build and win leading edge/large scale services opportunities across existing and new Oracle CSS customers
Build and articulate compelling CSS service solutions for each opportunity that address identified customer business needs
Ensure the service requirements, risks and costs associated with each CSS service proposition are fully understood and addressed
Provide subject matter expert input into contract and commercial documentation and negotiation
Assist in closing opportunities in a timely fashion
Assist CSS to achieve its growth targets and strategic initiatives
Work with appropriate Oracle Partners, i.e. resellers, SIs, partners, and alliances
RESPONSBILITIES:
To identify, foster and define Oracle CSS services solutions for specific customer opportunities and assist in the sale alongside the local CSS team consisting of sales representative, CSS pre-sales and CSS delivery
Work with the customer, CSS management and the xLoB account teams to:
Understand the customer's business and IT strategic requirements and identify large scale CSS opportunities to assist the customer achieve its strategic goals
Gather and assess customer needs, both business and technical and translates these into CSS service solutions
Build and lead virtual teams associated with these large scale opportunities
Effectively communicate with customer to CxO level
Build customer loyalty through achieving a trusted advisor relationship
Work proactively to build and leverage an effective and extensive network across Oracle xLoBs – be seen, respected and in demand across Oracle as a high value asset and an SME in service solutions
Collaborate effectively internally and externally to ensure effective service solution design and development
Drive compelling proposals, presentations, and other customer and internal communications and discussions during opportunities
Drive service solution costing & pricing associated with specific opportunities and ensure that service solutions proposed are appropriately shaped to meet the commercial and contracting requirement of Oracle
Effectively communicate and articulate the details of the service components in a proposed customer solution
Demonstrate a strong understanding of the services competitive marketplace to anticipate and plan for competitive threats
Work with disparate groups including, but not limited to, sales, delivery, customers, risk management, business development, contracts, product management
Work with CSS delivery to ensure a smooth transition from sales to delivery
Navigate Oracle internal tools and processes to effectively participate and enable CSS sales
Produce appropriate and timely opportunity reporting/tracking information for CSS management
Transfers knowledge to other participant roles on the deal, account teams, delivery and across the CSS Service Solution Architect community
Experience:
This is a senior role.
CSS Service Solution Architects at this level typically have 20+ years of experience in relevant IT services, across a wide range of technologies and customer sectors.
A typical experience profile for successful individuals in this role would include most if not all of the following:15+ years of IT services, including significant direct experience in services roles within multiple external IT services providers
Broad understanding of typical enterprise applications and IT infrastructures including public and on-premises cloud, including but not limited to Oracle technologies
Extensive experience of working in a services presales role within an IT services provider
Extensive experience in IT services, service operations and service management, including managed services/outsourcing
Large scale IT project and programme management, including major transformation, migration and solution deployment projects
Commercial and contract management, including construction of TCO analyses and pricing for complex service offers
Sales and complex deal negotiation
Architecting, implementing and delivering complex service solutions for large scale, mission critical IT environments
Consulting and trusted-advisor roles to C-level within major customer organizations in relation to IT services
Proven ability to construct and deliver compelling presentations and propositions to C-level and large audiences
Driving large scale IT services bids
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