Associate Director - Presales (Managed IT Operations)

Our Why

Datacom works with organisations and communities across Australia and New Zealand to make a difference in people’s lives and help organisations use the power of tech to innovate and grow.

About the Role (your why)

The Associate Director – Pre-Sales will be responsible for driving the pre-sales activity across the Managed Operations domains ensuring the delivery of high-quality bid responses and managing complex deals. This role requires close collaboration with other Line of Business (LoB) and Market teams, sales, delivery, and technical teams to develop tailored responses that meet customer needs and business goals. The leader will be responsible for ensuring a high-performing and efficient pre-sales team, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Our offices are based in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. We like to bring people together in person when we can, but we are mindful of the benefits of working from home for work / life balance. We therefore leave it to you and the team you join to figure out what works best!

What you’ll do

The Associate Director – Pre-Sales (ITO) is responsible for (but not limited to) :

Deal Management :

• Acting as a central point of contact for deal structuring and pricing, balancing competitive market requirements with profitability objectives aligned to stakeholder objectives
• Leading the assessment of risk and value in complex deals, negotiating terms that align with organisational objectives
• Supporting deal review processes with executive leadership, providing insights into win probability, solution design, and financial viability

Collaboration with Sales :

Bid Response Leadership :

Team Leadership & Efficiency :

We are a pretty agile company, and are keen to respond to customer, technology and internal stakeholders’ changing requirements and this can mean we evolve in our roles to meet those needs.

What you’ll bring

Why join us here at Datacom?

Datacom is one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest suppliers of Information Technology professional services. We have managed to maintain a dynamic, agile, small business feel that is often diluted in larger organisations of our size. It's our people that give Datacom its unique culture and energy that you can feel from the moment you meet with us.

We care about our people and provide a range of perks such as social events, chill-out spaces, remote working, flexi-hours and professional development courses to name a few. You’ll have the opportunity to learn, develop your career, connect and bring your true self to work. You will be recognised and valued for your contributions and be able to do your work in a collegial, flat-structured environment.

We operate at the forefront of technology to help Australia and New Zealand’s largest enterprise organisations explore possibilities and solve their greatest challenges, so you will never run out of interesting new challenges and opportunities.

We want Datacom to be an inclusive and welcoming workplace for everyone and take pride in the steps we have taken and continue to take to make our environment fun and friendly, and our people feel supported.

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