Hewlett Packard Enterprise · 1 month ago
Senior Strategic Sales Specialist (Observability, AI Ops, IT Operations Management) - Central Region
Kansas City, MO
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$216K/yr - $507K/yr
8+ years expHewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. They are seeking a Senior Strategic Sales Specialist who will drive enterprise sales for the HPE CloudOps Suite, engaging with C-level stakeholders and influencing strategic initiatives in observability, AIOps, and IT operations management.
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Responsibilities
Own and drive full-cycle enterprise sales for the HPE CloudOps Suite, from pipeline creation through close, across HPE OpsRamp and HPE Morpheus
Engage and influence C-level stakeholders (CIO, VP of IT Ops, Head of Infrastructure), linking CloudOps capabilities to strategic initiatives and operational KPIs
Use your domain expertise to uncover new revenue, grow existing accounts, and clearly differentiate the CloudOps Suite against observability, AIOps, ITOM, and CMP competitors
Work with Account Executives to build and execute account plans for key enterprise segments, named accounts, and priority verticals
Stay on top of competitive moves, new technologies, and transformation trends so you can credibly position OpsRamp and Morpheus across hybrid cloud and multi-vendor environments
Help shape territory and product strategy, bringing customer and market insight into pipeline targets, quota plans, and GTM execution
Build strong relationships with GSIs, MSPs, and channel partners to expand reach and deliver complete CloudOps solutions
Lead services-led motions when needed to support platform adoption, accelerate time to value, and secure high-value renewals
Act as a subject matter expert, improving sales playbooks, enablement, and processes, and mentoring peers across the team
Be the internal advocate for the customer, ensuring the platform evolves in step with how enterprise IT and platform engineering teams actually operate
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required
8+ years of enterprise software sales experience, with at least 3 years focused on SaaS Observability, AIOps, ITOM, or Cloud Management Platform solutions
Consistent history of meeting or beating $1M+ annual quotas in complex, multi-stakeholder enterprise environments
Proven ability to run outcome-based, consultative sales cycles with executive-level buyers (CIO, VP Infrastructure, Head of IT Ops)
Ability to travel up to 75% within the Central Region
Preferred
Advanced degrees or relevant technical certifications are a plus
Ideal candidates will live within the greater Chicago, Minneapolis, or Kansas City region and have the ability to visit accounts within that region on a regular basis
Benefits
Health & Wellbeing
Personal & Professional Development
Unconditional Inclusion
Company
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an edge-to-cloud company that uses comprehensive solutions to accelerate business outcomes.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.85BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.
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2015-11-02IPO
Leadership Team
Fidelma Russo
EVP & GM, Hybrid Cloud and Chief Technology Officer
Marie Myers
Chief Financial Officer
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