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PowerPlan, Inc. · 1 week ago

Director of Presales

PowerPlan, Inc. is undergoing a commercial transformation and seeks a Director of Presales to build and scale its presales function. This role will focus on defining presales models, enhancing value engineering methodologies, and driving revenue growth through strategic collaboration across the organization.

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H1B Sponsor Likelynote
Hiring Manager
Jason Belknap
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Responsibilities

Establish a clear presales engagement model with defined coverage strategy, prioritization frameworks, cross-team touchpoints, and measurable KPIs tied to pipeline velocity, win rates, and SOW accuracy
Develop standardized ROI models, business case templates, TCO calculators, and industry-specific value frameworks, achieving 100% team proficiency and consistent use across all active opportunities
Increase win rates, expand average deal size, and shorten sales cycles by elevating the quality of presales engagement, value storytelling, and business case execution
Influence product roadmap priorities, elevate value-based messaging, and improve implementation readiness through formalized collaboration with Product Management, Professional Services, and Marketing
Improve financial accuracy of business cases and partner with Customer Success to track realized value post-implementation, generating referenceable outcomes and strengthening renewal/expansion strategy
Implement standardized presales processes, governance models, and quality controls that ensure consistent discovery, demos, scoping, and value deliverables across the entire team

Qualification

Presales experienceValue engineeringFinancial analysisCross-functional alignmentSales velocity improvementTeam managementExecutive presenceOperational disciplineIndustry knowledgeDemo2win! methodology

Required

10+ years of experience in presales, sales engineering, or solution consulting within enterprise software
3+ years managing high-performing teams
Deep expertise in discovery, demos, scoping, proposal development, and value engineering including ROI modeling, business case creation, and financial analysis
Ability to build and scale presales and value engineering methodologies, including training programs, certifications, and standardized frameworks
Proven experience improving win rates, deal size, sales velocity, and commercial precision through integrated presales leadership
Strong executive presence and ability to engage with CFOs, Controllers, CIOs, and other C-suite stakeholders on both technical and business topics
Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional alignment with Sales, Product, Services, Marketing, Customer Success, and RevOps
Strong operational discipline, with experience building scalable processes, governance, playbooks, and quality-control mechanisms

Preferred

Industry knowledge in utilities, energy, or asset-intensive sectors, with understanding of regulatory accounting, financial systems, and industry buying drivers
Previous exposure to Demo2win! methodology

Company

PowerPlan, Inc.

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PowerPlan’s award-winning integrated platform gives key stakeholders in accounting, tax, finance, operations, IT and regulatory the clarity they need to make decisions that improve corporate performance.

H1B Sponsorship

PowerPlan, Inc. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (1)
2024 (1)
2022 (1)
2021 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$110.1M
2018-05-21Acquired
2010-02-26Private Equity· $110.1M
1998-02-01Series Unknown

Leadership Team

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Raphael Shure
Chief Executive Officer
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Vivek Srivastava
Chief Technology Officer
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