Pre-sales Consultant - French speaking

Canon EMEA are looking for a French speaking technical solutions lead for the development of international client opportunities and projects in addition to support of internal best practice.

• Provide presales technical expertise to the CGS (Canon Global Services)/NSO (National Sales Organisation) sales teams and customers during the International/Global sales process for Enterprise level customers.
• Collaborate with Global Account Directors and NSO sales teams to develop a sales strategy for recommended solutions and services to meet enterprise customers requirements.
• Lead the technical workstream and act as the SPOC for bid proposals projects and technical documents within the CGS sales process.
• Identify additional sales opportunities innovative and continual improvement for existing Global Enterprise customers.
• Lead and manage the installation and demonstration of the organizations products at customer sites during the Sales process.
• Assist Canon Global Services customers during the sales process to maximize the benefits derived from the organizations solutions and/or services
• Maintain an uptodate and comprehensive Industry knowledge of Global Enterprise level architecture security and solution design practices.
• Maintain an uptodate knowledge of the organizations and competitors solutions and/or services.
• Design global enterprise customers technical solutions requirements and analyse in line with Canons services and solutions portfolio.
• Create technical documentation required to gain customer approval from Global Enterprise Security and IT departments.
• Deliver (chargeable) Professional Services to assigned Global Enterprise customers within the Discovery and Design Services Portfolio as well as adhoc projects.
• Responsible for documenting Solutions costs according to guidelines and charges to deliver market value to the client and maximum value to Canon.
• Responsible for supporting and enabling a smooth handover of technical design to solutions implementation and support teams within the NSOs and other global regions.
• Drive development of best practices capabilities and knowledge sharing with the EMEA Solution Consultants community and with other global regions.
• Manages and mentors Solutions Consultant resources in the NSO teams.

What we give

With Canon youll get the support and encouragement you need to grow from people who share your ambition. Well invest in your professional development to help you learn and progress in your role with us. Youll find leaders who give you the freedom to explore new things and a team where knowledge is shared openly.

At Canon we have a clear vision: to be committed to creating a more inclusive and equitable culture where employees are valued and can thrive personally and professionally.

Canon also has a strong commitment to sustainability encompassed by our Kyosei philosophy of living and working together for the common good focused on reducing our environmental impact and creating opportunities to make positive social contribution. Here are some of the benefits we offer at Canon to support our employees wellbeing: Salarydependent on experience plus a 10 annual bonus

• Annual Bonus and annual pay review
• Hybrid working 3 days in the office and2 days from home.
• Flexible core hours starting anytimebetween 07:30am and 10am and finishing any time after 16:00 providing thestandard 7.5 hours have been worked.
• Minimum of 25 days of personal holiday peryear with up to 5 days of available holiday purchase
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Private Healthcare and wider medical plan
• Up to 38 Discount on Canon products
• Flexible benefits policy
• Free parking on site
• Excellent Subsidized restaurant
• Highly Subsidised Costa Coffee on site
• MultiFaith room
• Discounted rates at Nuffield Health Gym
• Partnership with Mental Health First AidUK with a network of mental health champions
• Great transport links Elizabeth Line andStockley Park lowcost Shuttle Bus
• Learning & Development Opportunities.

What we ask

• Proven capability to lead teams both internally and externally to deliver complex global enterprise and international technical projects. (Programme Management experience an advantage).
• Proven expertise in leading and delivering technical projects to global Fortune 500 clients.
• Successful design of complex software/hardware technology solutions in the Cloud and OnPremise printing environment.
• Confident and competent communicator with senior IT client representatives.
• Presentation skills and experience presenting complex project to C Level.
• Experience engaging with C Level and Senior IT / Security representative.
• Extensive knowledge of Canon software product technologies Information Management and Output Management as well as industry standard software technologies.
• Project Management skills (preferably in global projects).
• Specific specialist knowledge areas MPS/Office OM solutions WFP Graphic Art WFP Reprographic Production Print ERP Integration Document Management (Business Process oriented solutions an advantage).
• Proven expertise in cybersecurity standards and frameworks with experience in assessing and implementing secure solutions for enterpriselevel architecture and services.
  
  Qualifications
  
  Systems Analysis And Design methodologies
  IT consultancy certifications
  PRINCE2 Practitioner
  ITIL v3 Foundation
  Technical IT Architecture certifications
  CISSP certification of equivalent
  Azure fundamentals or others cloud certification
  
  Languages
• Business French (Written and Spoken)
• Business English (Written and Spoken) other languages an advantage

You will need

• Act as a Team Player
• Communicate Effectively
• Create Solutions to Problems
• Drive & Manage Change
• Focus on the Customer
• RespondFlexibly

Further Information

This is a hybrid role with 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.
Our offices are based in Stockley Park Uxbridge.
Salary:dependent on experience plus a 10 annual bonus
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