Job Description

Job Category: Pre-Sales
Degree Level: Bachelor's Degree
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Nokia is seeking a highly motivated Consulting Engineer to join our team! This exciting role offers the opportunity to leverage your expertise in IP routing (including MPLS/Segment Routing and IP/Ethernet services) to support our customers and sales teams. You will be instrumental in driving technical acceptance of Nokia solutions within wide-area networks and data centers. If you possess a deep understanding of IP routing protocols and thrive in an independent, customer-facing environment, we encourage you to apply.
Responsibilities:

• Work closely with Sales (Sales executives, Sales managers and Sales engineers) to properly position IP products within the account and work with sales teams towards identifying and driving business to closure.
• Developing a technical sales strategy based on Nokia best practices and product differentiators including creation of technical material, such as white papers and PowerPoint presentations to influence customers that our product and delivery capabilities are their best option for success;
• Candidate must be able to meet with influential customer decision makers and communicate verbally or via presentation tools the exact details of Nokia's IP product capabilities and the specific solutions being offered to customer;
• Candidate must be able to define and document network designs and recommendations using presentation tools, like PowerPoint and design tools, like Visio;
• Candidate must be prepared to feed accurate product development feedback into Product Line Management based on current and anticipated customer and market requirements;
• Candidate will work closely with the Bids & Proposals team to accurately influence pricing and incentive strategy to win customer business;
• Customer must conduct sales effort with maximum integrity, ensuring that product capabilities are accurately represented to customer and that Nokia can deliver proposed solutions in the anticipated timeframe;
• Candidate will work jointly with many other departments and groups within Nokia to develop interworking end-to-end solutions
• Travel: The position does require business travel to customer locations and other events/meetings, typically within Canada but on occasion regionally (USA and Canada). It is expected that the position will require over 25% of time traveling. However, during peak times, travel may increase to cover customer requirements. Candidates should expect that travel at any time, including with little advanced notice, is a requirement of this position.

Qualifications:
You have:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science (or related technical degree and/or equivalent experience)
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a customer facing technical sales, systems engineering, consulting engineer, network architect, technical marketing engineer or similar role in an IP Routed services focused role
• Candidate must have advanced IP/MPLS routing skills including but not limited to detailed knowledge of IP routing protocol configuration and troubleshooting, MPLS and Segment Routing, detailed understanding of Ethernet switching, Layer 2 and Layer 3 services, (e.g VPLS, VPWS, EVPN, Multicast, etc).
• Experience with BNG, 3GPP Mobile Enhanced Packet Core, Packet Optical transport are assets
• Experience with Nokia Routing technology (7750 SR, 7210 SAS, 7705 SAR) and third party routers (Cisco IOS-XR, Juniper Junos) are assets
• Candidate must be able to quickly and easily master new technologies and evolving standards in various customer business disciplines.

About Us:
Come create the technology that helps the world act together
Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people's lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.
We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work
What we offer
Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.
Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer
Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

• One of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
• Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
• Workplace Pride Global Benchmark

At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Nokia's employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.
Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.
Additional Information
US/Canada Nokia Offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes but is not limited to:

• Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
• Health and dental benefits
• Short-term disability, and long-term disability
• Life insurance, and AD&D - Company paid 2x base pay
• Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Assistance Plan
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program

The above benefits exclude students.
Disclaimer for US/Canada
Nokia Maintains broad annual base salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions, and with consideration to internal peer equity.(Check the salary ranges in the job info section for this role)
All North America job posts will post for a minimum of 7 calendar days and up to 180 days or until candidate/s identified.
About the Team: The pandemic has highlighted how important telecoms networks are to society. Nokia's Network Infrastructure group is at the heart of a revolution to bring more and faster network capacity to people worldwide through our ambition, innovation, and technical expertise.