Pre-Sales Architect - Finance and Operations

Become an integral member of the Hitachi Solutions PreSales team and join a global leader in delivering innovative business solutions. We are looking for an experienced Dynamics 365 FinOps PreSales Architect preferably with experience in Retail and Distribution or Manufacturing sectors. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to our journey and make a significant impact to our customers. 

Key Responsibilities

Presales Leadership

• Work alongside the Hitachi Solutions Commercial Lead to qualify opportunities and determine the engagement approach. 
• Formulate and lead presales technical/functional support activities for prospective and existing customers ensuring alignment with the agreed engagement approach and customer objectives. 
• Provide leadership of all aspects of the presales process coordinating and collaborating with teams from across the Hitachi Solutions business. 
• Develop solution visions for large and complex sales opportunities. 

Microsoft Expertise

• Provide specialist knowledge and advice in applying Microsoft technology/capability to a customers business context. 
• Deliver outstanding presentations and demonstrations of Microsoft capability tailored to the needs of our customers. 
• Act as an Evangelist helping customers and internal Hitachi resources to understand how Microsoft technology capability can solve business problems and provide value to customers. 

Customer Engagements

• Develop longlasting highquality business relationships by instilling trust and confidence in our customers.  
• Work directly with customers to understand their Agenda (Strategic objectives key challenges program/project requirements). 
• Utilise specialist knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance Supply Chain and Operations and wider Microsoft capability to develop and communicate the solution vision. 
• Utilise highlevel knowledge of Hitachi Solutions capability (such as Change Adoption & Learning and UCD) to develop and communicate the solution vision. 

Knowledge Transfer and Collaboration

• Collaborate with internal teams to develop compelling solution visions that align with the customers agenda and are accurately estimated and costed from a commercial perspective.  
• Collaborate with internal teams to identify understand and document customer stories that can be communicated to prospective customers as evidence of our capability and successful delivery.   
• Take ownership of ensuring that the customer agenda solution vision and any applicable project constraints are understood by consulting/delivery teams as a customer progresses from sales into delivery. 
• Collaborate with internal teams within Sales and Marketing providing valuable input to Sales strategies and gotomarket activity. 

Proposal and Presentation

• Develop highquality bids and proposals. 
• Deliver compelling customer presentations that communicate our solution vision and delivery capability. 
• Support the development of marketing collateral and delivery of marketing activity. 

Qualifications :

• Deep functional knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance Supply Chain and Operations solutions & integrations. 
• Experience of PreSales or Outstanding documentation and communication skills. 
• Experience in developing creative and effective solutions to complex business problems. 
• Exceptional ability and experience in the preparation of proposals responses and presentations. 
• Demonstrable Programmelevel Solution Architect experience. 
• Excellent working knowledge of Solution and Integration Design. 
• Relevant Microsoft certifications. 
• Ability to multitask and prioritise. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills. 
• Attention to detail. 

Additional Information :

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Our recruiting team may communicate with candidates via our @hitachisolutions.com domain email address and/or via our SmartRecruiters (Applicant Tracking System)  domain email address regarding your application and interview requests.  

All offers will originate from our @hitachisolutions.com domain email address. If you receive an offer or information from someone purporting to be an employee of Hitachi Solutions from any other domain it may not be legitimate.

Beware of scams

Our recruiting team may communicate with candidates via our @hitachisolutions.com domain email address and/or via our SmartRecruiters (Applicant Tracking System) domain email address regarding your application and interview requests.  

All offers will originate from our @hitachisolutions.com domain email address. If you receive an offer or information from someone purporting to be an employee of Hitachi Solutions from any other domain it may not be legitimate.