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The Channel Services Specialist is a strategic, partner-facing role responsible for positioning and selling HPE Operational Services, especially attach expand new business services at the point of product sale. Serving as a trusted advisor and key account team member, the CSS collaborates with partners to understand customer goals, operational priorities, and support business growth. This role involves building relationships with multiple teams and BU’s, supporting extended teams, developing sales strategies, and increasing services penetration. It carries a quota, requires regular onsite partner engagement, and occasional travel.
Job Responsibility:
Manage strategic partner and customer accounts, with a focus on CDW and key resellers
Build and maintain relationships with partners, customer stakeholders, PBMs, and internal teams to drive growth
Increase HPE Operational Services PRI (penetration rate) and attach services business through proactive engagement and portfolio enablement
Provide training and education on HPE services offerings
Collaborate with Sales Specialists and internal teams to identify and support early sales opportunities
Develop customer success and account plans to promote adoption and long-term growth
Review partner scorecards, participate in quarterly reviews, and support performance initiatives
Serve as a point of escalation for customer and partner issues
Identify upsell/cross-sell opportunities and support expansion initiatives
Achieve sales targets
ensure accurate pipeline and forecast management
Promote HPE Services value and differentiators for profitable, recurring revenue growth
Educate channel reps and partners about service strategies and opportunities
Drive partner adoption of the Partner Ready Vantage Services Track
Measure KPI effectiveness of channel services strategies
Support partners in navigating HPE processes and tools
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent
advanced degrees (MBA) preferred
5+ years of relevant experience
CCSM Level 4+ certification preferred
HPE GreenLake ATP certification preferred
proven success in customer account management, developing success plans, and achieving objectives
experience in project/program management, cloud operating models
must be within commuting distance of Chicago-area CDW partner location
able to work onsite 2–3 days/week with ~10–15% domestic travel