Managed Services Sales Specialist – TCV Growth
The Managed Services Sales Specialist is responsible for driving high-value Managed Services Total Contract Value (TCV) through the identification, shaping, and closure of multi-year, outcome-based managed services deals. This role leads consultative selling of Managed Services portfolios (including MDS, workplace, lifecycle, and digital managed services), owning the deal end-to-end—from early demand shaping through contract signature and handover—while partnering closely with Account Teams, Solution Architects, Pursuit, and Delivery stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and deliver Managed Services TCV targets, with strong focus on multi-year, annuity-based contracts.
- Build, manage, and convert a robust Managed Services pipeline through proactive account planning and early customer engagement.
- Drive disciplined deal execution ensuring revenue quality, margin protection, and long-term contract sustainability.
Consultative & Outcome-Based Selling
- Engage CIOs, IT Heads, Procurement, and Business stakeholders to position Managed Services as a strategic operating model, not a transactional add-on.
- Articulate customer value across cost optimisation, productivity, governance, security, sustainability, and service experience.
- Influence customer requirements and RFPs toward HP's managed services value propositions.
Deal Shaping & Pursuit Leadership
- Lead opportunity qualification, solution shaping, commercials, and value justification for Managed Services deals.
- Partner with Solution Architects, Engagement Leads, and Pursuit teams to design scalable, standardised, and compliant managed service solutions.
- Own deal governance including OA/SOAR approvals, pricing, risk assessments, and contractual alignment.
Cross-Functional Orchestration
- Work closely with Account Managers, Managed Services Delivery, Finance, Legal, and Operations teams to ensure deal readiness.
- Support integrated deals combining Managed Services with hardware, software, or professional services where required.
- Ensure smooth transition from sales to delivery with clear ownership of deal intent and customer outcomes.
Customer Expansion & Lifecycle Growth
- Maintain senior-level customer relationships post-signature to drive renewals, extensions, and incremental TCV.
- Identify expansion opportunities within existing managed services contracts to increase scope, value, and stickiness.
Qualifications & Experience
Required
- 8–12+ years of experience in Managed Services, IT Services, or Solutions Sales.
- Proven track record of closing large, complex, multi-year managed services deals.
- Strong understanding of enterprise buying cycles, RFPs, and outcome-based / annuity service models.
- Experience engaging CXO and senior IT leadership.
Preferred
- Experience with Device as a Services, or workplace / digital managed services.
- Exposure to Services Pursuit, Engagement Lead, or hybrid Services Principal roles.
- Strong understanding of services delivery economics, risk, and profitability.
- Relevant services or solution sales certifications.
Key Skills & Competencies
- TCV-driven managed services selling
- Outcome-based value articulation
- Deal shaping, negotiation & closure
- Financial & commercial acumen
- Senior stakeholder influence
- Cross-functional leadership
- Executive-level communication
Success Measures
- Achievement of Managed Services TCV and margin targets
- Pipeline health and conversion efficiency
- Deal quality and contract sustainability
- Customer satisfaction, renewals, and expansion TCV
- Compliance with governance and delivery readiness