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HPE is hiring a Director of Presales Consulting to lead presales for the Federal portfolio. This Director will serve as the senior technical and strategic presales executive for federal customers and manage a team of presales managers. HPE is seeking a player-coach who remains technically hands‑on, and will directly engage with CIO/CTO and other senior executives at federal agencies. You will represent and align the full HPE product, solutions and partner ecosystem to federal mission needs, and be the subject matter expert (SME) in hybrid cloud architectures and federal IT modernization. This role reports to the VP of Enterprise Architecture.
Job Responsibility:
Own end-to-end presales for the Federal business
Lead and grow the presales organization
Executive customer engagement
Technical leadership and delivery
Cross‑functional and partner collaboration
Business management and reporting
Compliance and risk management
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business or equivalent
Master’s preferred
15+ years of progressive presales/solutions leadership, with direct responsibility for federal/government accounts
Proven experience leading presales across DoD, civilian, intelligence and SLED markets
Hands‑on technical SME in hybrid cloud architectures, cloud migration, private/gov-cloud, edge computing and related HPE technologies and partner ecosystems
Demonstrated success as a player-coach: strong individual contributor skills on complex technical deals while managing/managing managers
Track record of building and managing high-performing presales teams and coaching managers
Experience engaging with senior federal executives (CIO/CTO/CISO) and influencing procurement and strategy at the agency level
Strong business acumen: ability to build financial business cases, quantify ROI, and link technical solutions to mission outcomes
Ability to work cross-functionally and influence product, engineering and partners without direct authority
Active federal security clearance preferred (or ability to obtain/upgrade)
Nice to have:
Deep knowledge of federal acquisition vehicles, GSA schedules, IDC/DoD procurement processes and federal compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, ITAR, DoD SRG, NIST)
Excellent communication and presentation skills for C-level audiences
Demonstrated success integrating partner ecosystems and driving partner-led solutions in the federal market
Prior experience working within or closely with enterprise architecture organizations