Security Pre-Sales Manager.

Job Description

You will function as the technical expert in the security domain and will have the capability to drive and influence solutions proposed and provided to our customers.

Be very proactive hunting for new opportunities in North America market accounts.

Lead the solution design throughout the project lifecycle and be accountable for solution integrity.

How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn

• Creates offering for multi-products, services or end-to-end solutions.
• Actively supports customer engagement.
• Direct interface with customers and development teams.
• Interprets critical internal or external business issues and develops innovative solutions that help to sustain competitive advantage.
• Defines processes and standards.
• Uses knowledge on how the job contributes to the corporate goals as well as knowledge of industry and competitive landscape to increase own effectiveness.
• Influences strategic decisions the technical area that affect the performance of the subfunction (EG a subset of a function, typically consisting of several areas with independent budgets).
• Independently develops concepts to set the professional direction of own organizational unit.
• Solves highly complex or novel problems based on sophisticated analytical thought and complex judgment.
• Independently develops concepts to set the professional direction of own organizational unit.
• Acts as a senior subject matter expert, typically at a global or regional level, in many organizational units the most senior internal expert who serves as best practice / quality resource and is an acknowledged authority both within and outside own organizational unit.
• Often leads functional teams or projects with considerable resource requirements, risk, and complexity, handles day-to-day staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work.
  
  

Key Skills And Experience

Your skills and experience

At least 10 years of proven hands-on experience in Security solutions.

Experience in a software technology company and communications/telecom industry working with Service providers and working large projects.

Knowledge of Security and Security Orchestration solutions like Identity access management, Certificate Management, End-point security, SIEM, EDR/XDR solutions and/or participated in MDR projects.

Bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering or related IT discipline, or equivalent work experience required.

Ability to understand at a high level the technical value proposition and then translate it into a business value position (i.e. consultative sales approach when proposing solutions).

Proven experience in customer requirements analysis, solution design, software design, development, and deployment.

Prior employment experience in this space selling Security solutions such as Identity access management, Certificate Management, End-point security, SIEM, EDR/XDR solutions and other related security solutions.

Knowledge & Experience

It would be nice if you also had:

Cybersecurity certifications such as CompTIA Security , CISSP, CCSP, CEH, etc

Cybersecurity Masters or specialization

About Us

Come create the technology that helps the world act together

Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people’s lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.

We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work

What we offer

Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer

Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

• One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
• Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
• Workplace Pride Global Benchmark
  
  

At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Nokia’s employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.

Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.

Additional Information

US/Canada Nokia Offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes but is not limited to:

• Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
• Health and dental benefits
• Short-term disability, and long-term disability
• Life insurance, and AD&D – Company paid 2x base pay
• Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Assistance Plan
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program
  
  

The above benefits exclude students. Disclaimer for US/Canada

Nokia Maintains broad annual base salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions, and with consideration to internal peer equity.(Check the salary ranges in the job info section for this role)

All North America job posts will post for a minimum of 7 calendar days and up to 180 days or until candidate/s identified.

About The Team

As Nokia's growth engine, we create value for communication service providers and enterprise customers by leading the transition to cloud-native software and as-a-service delivery models. Our inclusive team of dreamers, doers and disruptors push the limits from impossible to possible.