Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

DES Practice Presales Lead - ICM

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP$150K — $180K *
Troy, NY 12180In-Person
Technical Services
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 20+ years in IT services, consulting, or managed services
  • Robust experience in Infrastructure and Security
  • Proven track record of managing significant revenue or P&L
  • Expertise in shaping large deals pre-RFP
  • Strong capability in developing C-suite engagements
  • Deep knowledge of cloud services with AWS, GCP, Oracle, Microsoft
  • Proficient in collaboration with offshore delivery teams

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute ICM's growth and go-to-market strategy
  • Build and manage strategic pipelines for existing and new accounts
  • Develop relationships with CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, and senior executives
  • Identify new opportunities and gaps before formal proposals
  • Lead account expansion and strategic engagement efforts
  • Shape complex opportunities with offshore collaboration
  • Create tailored customer propositions and transformation plans
  • Guide executive positioning and commercial strategies
  • Align go-to-market efforts with various business functions
  • Foster joint account planning with AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle, and Microsoft

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Collaborative environment with top-tier industry partners
  • Flexible work arrangements and remote work options
  • Access to cutting-edge technology and resources
  • Support for continuous learning and certification opportunities
Full Job Description
Job Description

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Infrastructure & Cloud Management Practice Head to lead market growth, strategic account development and opportunity creation for the ICM business.

The role will be the senior market-facing leader for ICM and will work closely with Client Partners, Sales, hyperscalers, Solutioning and the offshore COE to create and shape opportunities across Cloud, Infrastructure, Security, Resilience, AI-enabled Operations and Managed Services.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong Infrastructure and Security background, combined with demonstrated experience in strategic selling, executive relationship development and large-deal shaping.

Key Responsibilities
  • Define and execute the ICM growth and go-to-market strategy.
  • Build and manage strategic pipeline across existing accounts and new logos.
  • Develop CIO, CTO, CISO and senior executive relationships.
  • Identify account whitespace and create opportunities before formal RFPs.
  • Lead strategic account penetration and land-and-expand motions.
  • Shape large and complex opportunities in partnership with the offshore COE.
  • Develop customer-specific POVs, workshops and transformation propositions.
  • Lead executive positioning, commercial strategy and strategic deal closure.
  • Drive GTM alignment with Sales, Client Partners, Marketing and Business Development.
  • Develop executive-level co-sell relationships with AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle and Microsoft.
  • Drive partner-led pipeline and joint account planning.
  • Provide market input into the ICM offering and capability roadmap.


Qualifications

Required Experience & Qualifications
  • 20+ years of experience in IT services, consulting, systems integration or managed services.
  • Strong Infrastructure and Security background.
  • Proven ownership of significant technology-services revenue or P&L.
  • Demonstrated experience creating and shaping large opportunities before RFP.
  • Strong strategic account-development experience and proven C-suite engagement capability.
  • Experience selling complex infrastructure, cloud, security or managed-services engagements.
  • Strong commercial, negotiation and executive communication skills.
  • Experience with AWS, GCP, Oracle and/or Microsoft partner ecosystems.
  • Experience working effectively with offshore solutioning and delivery organizations.

Preferred Experience

Infrastructure Managed Services / Cloud Operations / Cybersecurity / Cyber Resilience / IT Resilience / SRE / AIOps / AI Infrastructure / AI Operations / Application Operations / Global SI / IT Services

Additional Information

Recruiter Screening Focus
  • Strategic accounts personally opened or significantly expanded.
  • Opportunities created and shaped before formal RFP.
  • Large managed-services deals personally shaped and won.
  • CIO / CTO / CISO relationships personally developed.
  • Revenue or P&L ownership.
  • Hyperscaler-led GTM or co-sell experience.

Ideal Candidate Profile

A senior Infrastructure + Security business leader who can open the account, create the opportunity, shape the proposition and close strategic business.

About Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP is a law firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1924 and has grown to become one of the largest law firms in the United States, with over 500 attorneys in offices across the country. Sutherland provides a wide range of legal services to clients in various industries, including energy, financial services, healthcare, and technology. The firm is known for its expertise in tax law, and has been recognized as a leading tax practice by various legal publications.
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