.SUMMARYResponsibilities Include :Provide strategic and technological guidance to the sales team, support the development of sales engagement plans to achieve annual bookings and / or revenue budgets.Architects work closely with CTO office on path-finding missions and develop POCs and customer demonstrations to drive technical sales activities for opportunities in forward-looking and emerging technologies as well as new network evolutions.You will support the Sales Channels and other stakeholders to identify, qualify and then win new opportunities.Provide input to regional marketing plans and collaborate with Portfolio Marketing to share regional requirements and market insights.Provide consultancy on strategic solutions / strategic customers to ensure the greatest return on investment, liaising with peers accordingly to support cross-RBU collaboration.Architects are well known in the industry, participating in talks as well as standardization activities (IETF, GSMA, ORAN etc.).Attend trade shows, conferences, and network within the industry at CTO level to keep Ribbon position and communications at a high level.Create and retain positive ongoing relationships with the customers and partners to present and promote the company's portfolio.Keep abreast of product applications, technical services, market conditions, competitive activities, and industry trends to ensure the CA team is focused in the correct areas, and proactively transferring knowledge and cross-training the Field SE teams.Minimum 40% Travel required.Education and Experience :- Bachelor's degree in engineering, or other relevant subject.- Proven experience and deep understanding of the Telecommunication field working with mobile VoIP, IP networking and SDN domains.Experience in pre-sales selling networking equipment or network solutions.Proven ability to present at both technical and decision-making levels in the appropriate way, articulate benefits and value propositions accordingly to connect technical solutions with customers' business requirements.In-depth expertise in multiple technical domains, including IP Systems, Optical Systems, SBCs, SD-WAN, Network Edge Orchestration, policy and routing, media gateways, applications platforms, and cloud communications solutions.Experience designing carrier-grade communication networks from high-level network architecture.Knowledge of DWDM and ROADM networks.Work experience with one of the following vendors : Cisco, Nokia, Infinera, Ciena, ZTE, Huawei or System Integrator working with these vendors.Excellent team player looking to make a real impact with good communications and interpersonal skills.Proven ability to build strong relationships with customers at all levels including CxO levelExcellent verbal and written communication skills on complex technical and sales issues to diverse audiences.Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite applications and Salesforce CRM