Chief Technologist (Networking)

Computacenter (UK) Ltd • nationwide call

nationwide

210317-en_GB

Life on the team

The Chief Technologist provides real world experience and insight to support and promote the relevance of Computacenter to our customers and partners within the marketplace. The ideal candidate will have had a successful career and be a credible and highly engaged member of our UK sales teams.

The role is pivotal in bridging the gap between industry problems and technology solutions, and as such will form a key part of our Office of the CTO (OCTO) function within the UK Business. With the successful person being integral to shaping the direction of our offerings and strategies thorough country and service line constructs.

What you’ll do

  • Primary Technologist for the Solution Area across the UK business, responsible for customer evangelism of the respective solution area
  • Builds and maintains ongoing relationships with customer peers within key customers
  • Engages with customers at the earliest stage of the opportunity cycle to position Computacenter perspective and capabilities - establishing trust and early mindshare with key technical decision makers
  • Defines and shapes the UK strategic point of view for a Solution Area
  • Supports UK Solution Area sales teams and Solution Area Directors in formalisation of relevant GTM strategies and campaigns
  • Develops a programme of Thought Leadership for Solution Area, engaging and aligning with peers to drive wider alignment
  • Engages and collaborates with internal departments and colleagues to share OCTO and UK Business strategy
  • Supports the development process executed with the Service Lines with continual coaching, feedback and review of assets to ensure they align to the strategic direction and desired outcomes
  • Engages and builds relationships with key Technology partners, understanding propositions and GTM and driving alignment and common goals

Key deliverables

  • Solution Area technology strategy and roadmap
  • Technology radar
  • Thought Leadership – Blogs/papers
  • Customer specific deliverables (as required)
  • Technology and Services Vendor and market analysis (as required)
  • Partner support plans – strategic and incubation

What you’ll need

  • Experience of building relationships at the highest levels with enterprise customers, becoming a trusted advisor on a technology basis.
  • Knowledge of, and experience in, largescale transformational programmes
  • Demonstrable experience in having previously identified and led cross working party initiatives through discovery, selection, implementation, and continuous review to assure customer satisfaction
  • Commercially astute with experience of deal/solution governance processes.
  • Ability to communicate well, including presenting to an external audience, both business and technical.
  • Good people management, including the ability to lead large virtual teams across own and 3rd party organisations.
  • Proven ability to produce documentation for a business and technical audience.
  • Good problem determination and analysis skills.
  • Strong team player with energy and dynamism.
  • Personal flexibility & willingness to travel

Current information for our applicants

We have made our application and recruitment process virtual, we are excited to bring talent like you on board to join our growing teams within Computacenter. Our recruiters remain available to you should you have any questions. We are looking forward to getting to know you!

Why you should choose us

Freedom & trust

You’ll have the support on hand when you need it and the autonomy when you don’t. Feel right at home in an environment where you’re able to work with freedom and flexibility, and trusted to manage your own work.

Showing appreciation & having fun

Great performance is recognised, so too is the willingness to help others. Our Bravo! awards and Long Service Awards Scheme are just a taste of how we say thank you for a job well done. And when it comes to recognising success, we love to celebrate. Our company and team events are legendary!

Working with the best

Over 1,300 technology consultants, 900 project managers and 3,200 systems engineers come together to form our highly regarded professional services community. You’ll find they’re a close-knit team, where mutual trust and collaboration is the norm.

Sharing knowledge

We organise several events and initiatives, such our UK Professional Services Conference and ‘Lunch and Learn’ sessions, that bring together the brightest minds in the business. Here you can learn new things, network, and celebrate success together.

Exciting digital technology

Challenging and rewarding projects: The range of technologies and industries that we are so diverse, that no two projects are alike. The result? A role for you that’s varied and provides the opportunity to expand your expertise and develop your career further.

Health & wellbeing

Our people are our greatest asset and we’re passionate about supporting you in feeling good and staying healthy. We offer a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions, Mental Health First Aiders, Access to Work scheme, and more.

Personal development

We like to invest in our people. We offer training and technology certifications, mentoring and coaching, specialist or management careers, access to our on-the-go immersive learning platform, Percipio, and much more.

Inclusive workplace

People work best when they bring their whole selves to work, that’s why we see and value you as the amazing individual you truly are. We take a genuine interest you that extends beyond skills, knowledge, and experience. Our Employee Impact Groups champion best practice, celebrate diversity and promote inclusion within our industry.

Pension and financial security

Thinking ahead, planning for life’s uncertainties, or simply saving for a rainy day? We offer auto-enrolment onto our pension scheme, a Sharesave/SAYE scheme and more besides.

Flexible benefits

Do you fancy a new bicycle? Want to work-out at the gym? Or do you prefer to get-away from it all? With our voluntary flexible benefits platform, ‘My Benefits’, you can. Achieve savings with our Cycle2Work, GymFlex, Travel Insurance benefits and loads more.

You belong

You belong

At Computacenter, we celebrate difference and it’s important to us that we have a working culture where you can be free to be yourself; in an environment where you feel valued, respected, and supported to reach your full potential and experience a sense of belonging. Because we know when you thrive, we thrive.

As a proud equal opportunities employer, we’re committed to ensuring that there is fair and equal access to opportunities for everyone. Your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. All that matters to us is that you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a government scheme that helps employers attract, recruit, and retain disabled staff. We welcome applications from disabled people and accept applications in alternative formats – and guarantee to interview applicants who have a disability.

Winning Together

At Computacenter, we have been writing success stories for more than 40 years! Today, we’re driving digital transformation with over 20,000 employees worldwide. We develop IT strategies, implement new technologies and manage complex infrastructures.

As a proud, independent partner to some of the world’s leading technology providers, our portfolio covers workplace, applications & data, cloud & data center, security, and networking. What’s the secret of our success? Quite simply, it’s our people.

The people who bring their unique skills and perspectives to a diverse and inclusive environment that enables them to reach their full potential.

Winning Together

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