Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.

Director, Technical Solution Manager

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.$161K — $290K *
Technical Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of technology experience with strong business acumen and evangelizing skills
  • Established connections at CxO level within the market
  • Proven track record in leading and closing large complex deals
  • In-depth knowledge of technology trends related to cloud, applications, and AI
  • Ability to collaborate with stakeholders to secure contracts exceeding $10 million
  • Excellent communication skills for articulating solutions effectively
  • Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time

Responsibilities

  • Develop and evaluate proposals aligned with buyer requirements
  • Conduct market research to analyze trends and competition
  • Identify customer challenges to engineer tailored solutions
  • Establish groundwork for customer acquisition and relationship management
  • Design overall solutions, setting directions and expectations
  • Apply business knowledge to address critical situations effectively
  • Monitor customer interactions to ensure satisfaction and alignment with needs
  • Develop standardized costing methodologies and related documentation
  • Collaborate with service offering teams on cost factors and definitions
  • Support contract negotiations and manage engagement hand-off

Benefits

  • Opportunities for career growth and professional development
  • Hands-on experience with major technology platforms
  • Learning and certification opportunities in diverse sectors
  • Flexible work arrangements accommodating personal and family health policies
  • Participates in a discretionary annual bonus program based on performance
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and disability benefits
  • Paid vacation and leave policies
Full Job Description
The Role

Responsible for the development of complex integrated solutions for Kyndryl public and private cloud, applications, data & ai, infrastructure, projects, and consulting services and value directly to customers. Develops and manages customer relationships with solution decision makers in the Infrastructure and Customer Line of Business organizations.

The TSM owns the end-to-end solution to the customer, RISK identification/mitigation, cost, profit, and deliverability of the overall solution for our most complex engagements. This is a customer-facing role in which 50 to 70% of the time is spent in face-to-face discussions with customers and typically working on one to three engagements at a time and developing relationships with customer decision makers by leading customer technology discussions, up to and including CTO/CIO level.

Key Responsibilities
  • Preparing, developing, and evaluating organizational responses to requests for proposals to ensure a match to buyer's needs. This may include expertise in requests for proposal, sales and product proposals, proposal writing, proposal development, and business relationship management
  • Researching and understanding sales markets, including information about industries, customers, and competitors. This may include expertise in market intelligence, competitive analysis and sales, target markets and accounts, and value propositions
  • Identifying customers' business challenges and leveraging technical knowledge to create unique solutions focused on value and customer benefit. This may include expertise in product roadmaps, solution design, design thinking, technology solutions, sales engineering, new product development, information technology consulting and technical sales
  • Laying the groundwork to acquire and support customers for products and services prior to closing the sale. This may include expertise in client needs assessment, technical acumen, lead generation, cold calls, demand generation, customer acquisition management, new business development, upselling, and account planning
  • Creating an overall design for a solution, including project setting, direction, expectations, and implementation. This may include expertise in scalability, go-to-market strategy, functional and software design, proof of concept development, design thinking, engineering design process, solution architecture, and technical solution design
  • Using sound business practices and knowledge of business models to quickly understand and resolve business situations by gathering critical information, focusing on key objectives, selecting and implementing the appropriate course of action, and making necessary adjustments to ensure progress
  • Monitoring customers' interactions with the organization and ensuring that the organization delivers products and services that address customer requirements and concerns. This may include expertise in customer engagement, user research, feedback, and experience, surveys, and market opportunities
  • Leads in development of different costing methodologies, developing globally consistent cost models and creating or updating supporting documentation associated with each cost model
  • Interlock with service offering management teams and offering owners on service definitions, cost drivers, labor rations and other cost model factors.
  • Support the contract negotiations up to signature and complete engagement hand-over


Your Future at Kyndryl
Every position at Kyndryl offers a way forward to grow your career. We have opportunities that you won't find anywhere else, including hands-on experience, learning opportunities, and the chance to certify in all four major platforms. Whether you want to broaden your knowledge base or narrow your scope and specialize in a specific sector, you can find your opportunity here.

Kyndryl currently does not require employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, however, if you are hired to work at a client, customer, or partner location, you may be required to show proof of vaccination to align with their respective COVID-19 vaccination policies. Those who believe they are eligible may apply for a medical or religious accommodation prior to the start of employment.

Who You Are

Required skills and experience
  • Minimum of 10+ years of demonstrated technology skills coupled with business-commercial acumen, including concept evangelizing ability
  • Strong market connections including up to CxO level
  • Ability to lead and create large complex deals, through proactive leadership
  • Deep understanding of technology and business trends, including infrastructure, public and private cloud offerings, applications, automation, and agentic AI and the ability to align them with Kyndryl offerings
  • Ability to work internally with the internal stakeholders and externally with client ecosystem to create and close large, complex deals, > 10 Mn $ TCV
  • Exceptional communication abilities to be able to articulate solutions and differentiation
  • Ability to travel up to 50%


Preferred skills and experience
  • Bachelor's degree or higher
  • Experience in consulting or advisory role supporting customer solution design
  • Knowledge of hybrid and cloud architecture design
  • Experience supporting sales pursuits through presentations, proposals, or solution workshops


Compensation

The compensation range for the position in the U.S. is $161,520 to $290,760 based on a full-time schedule. Your actual compensation may vary depending on your geography, job-related skills and experience. For part-time roles, the compensation will be adjusted appropriately. The pay or salary range will not be below any applicable state, city or local minimum wage requirement.

There is a different applicable compensation range for the following work locations:

California (San Francisco Bay Area): $193,920 to $348,840

California (All Other): $177,720 to $319,800

Colorado: $161,520 to $290,760

Massachusetts: $161,520 to $319,800

New York City: $193,920 to $348,840

Washington: $177,720 to $319,800

Washington DC: $177,720 to $319,800

This position will be eligible for Kyndryl's discretionary annual bonus program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Kyndryl's applicable plans. You may also receive a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical and dental coverage, disability, retirement benefits, paid leave, and paid time off. Note: If this is a sales commission eligible role, you will be eligible to participate in a sales commission plan in lieu of the annual discretionary bonus program.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

About Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.

Kyndryl is an IT transformation services company. They offer network services, business resilience, and hybrid cloud solutions. Their services include applications, core enterprise and zcloud, the digital workplace, security and resiliency, cloud, data, and AI, network, and edge. They committed to the health and continuous improvement of the vital systems at the heart of the digital economy.

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. Careers

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