Technical Sales Lead (OSS)

Location: Remote-US-CO; based in Denver, CO, USA, with attendance at customer offices on a daily basis as needed and domestic travel, sometimes on short notice.

Annual total target compensation: $204,200–$326,200, including base and incentive compensation.

Company

hirify.global builds high-speed connectivity and networking infrastructure supporting the AI era.

What you will do

• Support the Blue Planet sales team as a technical advisor throughout the sales process.
• Present products to customer prospects and occasionally conduct demonstrations at meetings, conferences, and seminars.
• Coordinate responses to functional and technical RFI/RFP requirements with the Solution Architect.
• Manage product evaluations and create proof-of-concept success criteria with Solution Architecture and System Engineering teams.
• Support solution pricing using the standard product price book and lead services estimation, Statements of Work, and critical project review materials.
• Maintain customer technical relationships and coordinate escalations with product support and delivery services teams.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience in a senior pre-sales or project delivery role within the OSS platform industry.
• More than 10 years of experience with telecommunications networking technologies, including WAN, LAN, network infrastructure, L0/L1/L2/L3 switching and routing, virtual network functions, and 5G wireless.
• Direct sales or delivery experience with at least one OSS platform area: network orchestration and activation for physical or virtual networks; network and service assurance, performance, and SQM; or inventory systems supporting planning or service provisioning.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, including experience scoping, managing, and executing customer product evaluations.
• Outstanding organizational and problem-solving skills, including the ability to address business requirements with technical solutions in stressful customer situations.
• Must live in Denver, CO, USA and be able to attend customer offices daily as needed.
• Ability to travel domestically and sometimes on short notice.

Nice to have

• Existing knowledge of Tier 1 CSP companies.
• Understanding of the Telco OSS ecosystem and deep knowledge of one or more OSS providers, such as Amdocs, Ericsson, Netcracker, Oracle, or Nokia.
• Experience with OSS inventory products and their deployment cycles into CSP networks.
• Experience creating Solution Requirement documents for OSS deployment projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Environment focused on innovation, integrity, collaboration, respect, diversity, and inclusion.
• Development opportunities and flexible support for employee growth and well-being.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans; 401(k) with company matching; and Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• Employee Assistance Program, company-paid holidays, paid sick leave, vacation time, and applicable paid family leave.
• Sales employees may be eligible for a sales commission.