Principal Consultant (1124)

At Lakeview Technology, we believe our success is driven by the exceptional people who are challenged daily to differentiate us from our competitors. Lakeview Technology is a leader in infrastructure software and services, specializing in high availability, disaster recovery, clustering and data replication. Companies around the world have trusted their information to Lakeview Technology's MIMIX software for over a decade. Customers range from Fortune 100 to medium and small businesses across all industries.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities
* Perform project management duties associated with the creation of statements of work, analyzing project plan requirements, coordinating project activities and resources, and verify accuracy of deliverables.
* Audit and monitor run book, planning guide and other deliverable development assigned to Lakeview and its business partners.
* Work with sales to drive services revenue by integrating services sales efforts with regional sales teams and business partners.
* Achieve services revenue objectives and contribute to the organization's profitability.
* Develop and execute a customer and business partner account management plan.
* Deliver consulting, training, and warranty engagements.
* Manage critical situations and beta testing.
* Perform high availability assessment services.
* Collect acceptance documentation from customers.
* Conduct customer and partner training to ensure knowledge transfer. Certify partner staff.
* Develop and distribute project status reports to management and customers.
* Execute the satisfaction survey at the end of each project and introduce the customer to Support.
* Coach and mentor Lakeview field staff during customer engagements and during Lakeview training sessions.
* Contribute to the development of best practices and consulting methodologies.
* Maintain industry and Lakeview certifications as required.
* Maintain billable utilization for services and for presales as required.

Required Skills:
* Expert technical competency in assigned practice area
* Excellent leadership skills with the ability to build relationships at the highest level of management within prospects/customers/partners
* Expert in planning and implementing availability solutions
* Excellent project management skills with the ability to lead project teams and mentor staff
* Excellent organization, analytical and problem solving skills
* Ability to address and resolve conflict, while maintaining a positive work environments
* Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
* Excellent business, operations and technical acumen
* Excellent presentation skills with a demonstrated background in technical delivery
* Self-starter with the ability to work independently and in a team environment
* Ability to prioritize and complete multiple projects and tasks in a fast paced environment
* Bachelors degree in Information Technology or Business Administration, or equivalent experience
* Minimum seven years experience as a software services billable consultant
* Minimum three years experience developing and managing IT related projects including team development and project planning and execution
* Previous presales experience
* Lakeview required industry certification(s) (or obtained within 6 months in position)
* Lakeview Product Qualification(s) (or obtained within 6 months in position)
* Expert in an advanced technology and achieve advanced focused certifications as required
This position can work remotely anywhere in the US and requires up to 75% travel.


Please apply directly at:
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Qualified applicants only. 3rd Party resumes will not be accepted. Lakeview Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
For more information, please visit www.lakeviewtech.com


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