Job summary
The Red Hat Sales team is looking for a Manager focused on solutions architecture to join us in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth, TX area. In this role, you will guide a team of technical presales experts responsible for supporting field sales teams in the Mid Market segment by positioning Red Hat's solutions and services to end customers and partners. As a manager, you'll collaborate with sales management as well as the Consulting, Engineering, and Support teams to meet company-outlined sales objectives and assist your team in developing and delivering business-facing messaging on technical subjects.
Primary job responsibilities

• Manage presales technical activities for the development and implementation of Red Hat's solutions
• Oversee hiring and career development for a team of solutions architects
• Collaborate with sales management on customer engagement strategies
• Provide and oversee presales technical support in sales presentations and demonstrations of our offerings
• Work with marketing and product managers to provide feedback on Red Hat's solutions

Required skills

• 6+ years of technical experience, including enterprise IT architecture or development
• Bachelor's degree or higher, or equivalent technical training or experience
• Knowledge of current IT trends and best practices; training and mentoring for Red Hat's solutions will be available to you
• Ability to develop excellent consultative, written, and verbal communication skills with training and mentoring
• Ability to work on your own in a dynamic and fast-growing environment
• Experience guiding and coaching customer-facing technical team members in best practices, processes and procedures, and professional growth

About Red Hat
Red Hat is the world's leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver reliable and high-performing Linux, hybrid cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Red Hat helps customers integrate new and existing IT applications, develop cloud-native applications, standardize on our industry-leading operating system, and automate, secure, and manage complex environments. Award-winning support, training, and consulting services make Red Hat a trusted adviser to the Fortune 500. As a strategic partner to cloud providers, system integrators, application vendors, customers, and open source communities, Red Hat can help organizations prepare for the digital future.
Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care
• Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan
• Retirement 401(k) with employer match
• Paid time off and holidays
• Paid parental leave plans for all new parents
• Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave
• Additional benefits including employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more!

Note: These benefits are only applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States.
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