Manager Sales – Storage, Data Services, Private Cloud and Cyber Security (f/m/d)This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Job Description:

Data Services and the underlying Storage Solution are a key investment area for HPE. Over the past years we have invested significantly into R&D and acquisitions for new technologies enabling a software-driven, cloud-operated portfolio based on modern cloud-native platforms and integrated cloud-enabled Data Services. Our portfolio doesn’t stop in the Data Center but provide hybrid solution that span from Edge-to-Cloud.

To bring these benefits to even more customers, we are expanding our sales organization and are looking for a Manager Sales to help drive accelerated growth and transformation.

You will:

• Communicate direction to the team in line with the BUs vision and strategy and manage the sales motion towards growth and increased profitability.
• Create a high performing team through recruiting, developing, and retaining talent.
• Coach to assure best in class individual and team sales performance.
• Orchestrate major customer engagements to deliver results and create the best customer experience in the industry.
• Engage customer and partner executives to understand the customers’ business context, build trust, and deliver HPE’s value proposition in line with that.
• Create early-stage opportunities by managing top customers’ and partner executive level relationships.
• Partner with stakeholders to maximize cross-HPE team efficiency and customer success.
• Help the team to bust barriers and overcome obstacles.
• Establish sales methodology for end-to-end sales process management.
• Manage sales planning and follow up to ensure consistent execution.
• Provide timely and accurate sales forecasts and won/loss deal analysis into the broader team.

If you have these Skills, Expertise, Attitude and Education…

• University or Master’s degree preferred
• Experience in the Storage & Data Services market including Software and Cloud
• +10 years of working experience in an IT sales environment selling products, solutions and services
• +5 years’ experience in people management/leadership
• Demonstrated excellence in sales, business and people management
• High knowledge and connection with channel partners and end customers
• Experience in deal project management, business planning, execution and control to develop and execute the efficient strategy also based on facts and numbers.
• Ability to develop, mentor, inspire, and motivate people and create a winning team
• Successfully driven transformation of organization and individuals
• Dynamic character challenging status quo and fostering a creative mindset within a group
• Excellent communication, presentation and closing skills
• High level of responsibility and confidence
• Business fluency in German and English language

Join us and make your mark!

Part-time work or job-sharing is also applicable to this position.

HPE is:

• Ranked in the Top 3 in the Women's Career Index Germany in 2025 for the twelfth time (FKi Hall of Fame member)