Oracle Denver , CO 80208
Posted 5 days ago
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
Preferred locations: Austin, TX; Nashville, TN; Burlington, MA
Other Locations: Chicago, IL or Denver, CO will also be considered
Selected candidates will be in office 3-4 days per week
Previous NetSuite experience is highly desirable
Preferred industry experience:
Manufacturing, Food & Heavy Industry
Retail Hospitality and Consumer Services
Software, Media and Telecommunications
Ability to travel 25%
High-Level Overview
The Customer Success (CS) Presales team (Consulting) is responsible for assisting the Direct Sales Organization to increase Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) while setting the groundwork for successful implementation projects by the Customer Success (CS) Delivery organization. Our Customer Success Presales Team provides NetSuite implementation, product and industry thought leadership during the sales cycle. They do this by identifying prospect's business objectives and aligning those to our SuiteSuccess product offerings. This includes scoping, estimating, documenting, and communicating the prospect's solution and implementation strategy. CS Presales team members work with a variety of collaborators including prospect's C-Level executives and Oracle NetSuite's Account Executives, Solution Consultants, Solution Architects, Delivery Consultants and Sales Leadership.
This individual contributor role, as a Customer Success (CS) Senior Advisor, brings 10+ years of experience as a successful technology implementation consultant/project manager and 5+ years' Oracle NetSuite implementation experience within a given industry or an IC3 that has developed equivalent expertise. A CS Senior Advisor demonstrates their experience to support the most complex deals with our Direct Sales teams. This role is responsible for estimating, scoping, solutioning, and pitching a NetSuite solution, providing NetSuite solution and industry expertise, supporting the development of junior resources, and assisting them in the sales cycle. A CS Senior Advisor is expected to participate and/or lead team initiatives.
Responsibilities include:
Developing a strong working relationship with Direct Account Executives (AE) and Direct Solution Consultants (SC) and CS Delivery team members
Partnering with AE's and SC's to independently
Manage the Sales Motion with the AE to ensure that all required activities are effectively driven
Raise process exceptions to your manager for visibility and assistance
Advocate for SuiteSuccess and communicating the advantages it provides to both prospects and the sales team
Bring industry insight and experience to help define the sales strategy and adjust the solution positioning and CS Value Proposition accordingly
Translate prospect's business objectives and processes to the SuiteSuccess SKU via the alignment to develop the appropriate scope, estimate and SOW.
Work with the SC to develop a comprehensive understanding of the proposed solution and continue to build product knowledge
Tailor standard presentations to meet the needs of the specific prospect
Leverage other resources within Customer Success Presales or other CS teams as appropriate
Deliver a dynamic CS Value Proposition to prospects
Handle complex objections effectively
Negotiate with prospects regarding inclusions and exclusions to scope
Maintain the CS Engagement Record (CSER) by regularly updating notes related to the deal status, major design changes, estimated hours, SKU, etc.
Conduct reverse knowledge transfer with the delivery and sales teams
Continuing to build industry and product capabilities by
Deepening industry competence aligned to key industry groups by participating in industry focused education and/or groups internal and external to Oracle NetSuite
Contributing industry solution content as part of our CS Insights efforts
Developing an understanding of the competitive landscape and each players relative strengths and weaknesses
Developing skills to scope deals with one or more additional components: WMS, SuiteBilling, OpenAir, PBCS, SuitePeople, eCommerce
Developing the team's resources by
Coaching and mentoring junior resources on the team
Developing a teachable point of view working with other team members to share this knowledge
Building relationships within the organization by
Developing strong working relationships outside of your team to leverage resources across Oracle NetSuite as needed
Building and maintaining a working relationship with the CS Vertical Lead, Delivery Leads and Solution Architects
Act as an advisor to internal delivery teams during implementation
Contributing to continuous improvement by
Participating in internal team or organization improvement initiatives
Finding opportunities for improvement, communicating them to your manager and jointly developing plans to address or implement
Conducting periodic lessons learned on a subset of key projects that you helped sell
Working within the CS Presales team to incorporate those insights into future solutioning, estimating and contracting
Working closely with the Solution Consultants and other CS Advisors to ensure consistent approaches to similar prospect's business processes
Preferred Entry Qualifications/Skills include:
Bachelors' degree preferably in Business, Accounting, Computer Science, Software Development or equivalent
10+ years of experience as a successful technology implementation consultant/project manager and 5+ years' Oracle NetSuite implementation experience within a given industry or an IC3 that has developed equivalent expertise.
Preferred locations: Austin, TX; Nashville, TN; Burlington, MA
Other Locations: Chicago, IL or Denver, CO will also be considered
Previous NetSuite experience is highly desirable
Preferred industry experience:
Manufacturing, Food & Heavy Industry
Retail Hospitality and Consumer Services
Software, Media and Telecommunications
Ability to travel 25%
Ability to positively influence prospects and customers in the decision-making process
Demonstratable proactive approach to identify and resolve issues
Ability to coach and mentor others
Above average ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing
Ability to acquire and maintain an understanding of Oracle NetSuite products and industries
Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and work on multiple deals simultaneously
Ability to work independently and collaboratively
Takes initiative and must always have positive/professional attitude.
Career Level - IC4
Oracle