Consulting National Partner Technical Manager

8-10 years minimum experience supporting sales/channels of enterprise storage, networking or systems solutions Proven cross functional experience Excellent communications skills Exceptional written and verbal communication skills Ability to work in a fast-moving environment and prioritize effectively Thorough understanding of the architecture, design and implementations of multi-tiered client/server computing solutions Ability to present in front of large audiences Excellent knowledge of current and emerging storage architectures (FC, iSCSI, NAS, OSD, SAN) Familiarity with modern web architecture a plus Familiarity with Artificial intelligence, ML, Big Data, IOT and associated architectures Experience with VMWARE, WINDOWS, LINUX, UNIX OS, NFS, SMB file systems, and UNIX distributed network environments Knowledge of Hypervisor Technologies (VMWare, Citrix, MSoft), Local Area Networking, Ethernet, TCP/IP and general networking

Lead and enable national channel partners Drive go-to-market integration and technical sales enablement Act as a trusted technical advisor to assigned partners Gather partner input and technical requirements Align Pure's go-to-market strategy with partners Conduct sales training presentations Define and deploy business plans with partners Maintain knowledge of competitive positioning Oversee relationship building activities Create and manage technical enablement plans for partners Provide ad-hoc support for evaluations and post-sales issues Present at channel marketing activities Collaborate with Pure Storage field and corporate resources