Manage complex enterprise software transactions from commercial design through approval and execution. Partner with Sales, Finance, Legal, Product, and Revenue Operations to structure deals, model ARR, ACV, TCV, margins, and discounts, mitigate risk, and ensure accounting and system accuracy. Develop executive business cases, sales enablement materials, commercial frameworks, and scalable process improvements while advising sales leaders on strategic opportunities.

Leads SUSE’s West Coast Solution Architect team supporting enterprise software sales. Responsibilities include mentoring and hiring technical presales professionals, guiding customer engagements, proofs of concept, technical qualification and closure, competitive positioning, CRM practices, and collaboration with sales, customer success, product, strategy, engineering, and partners. The role requires deep knowledge of Linux, open source, cloud, and Kubernetes technologies, plus executive-level customer engagement and consultative selling expertise.