Professional Services & Area Technical Manager, Canada

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Due to our continued growth and success we have a new position open for aProfessional Services & Area Technical Manager. The successful candidate must be based in the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario.

At Axis we know that our technology is only as strong as the people who support it. We are looking for a people-oriented leader to champion our Canadian Technical and Professional Services this role you will be the bridge between complex technical solutions and strategic business success fostering a culture of collaboration accountability and professional growth.

What Youll Do Here

• Lead and develop a high-performing team of technical experts by fostering a collaborative environment and providing mentorship and strategic guidance needed to maintain core business competencies
• Oversee the national program management for the A&E community in Canada to drive business development and standardization
• Support sales as they explore and start defining potential professional service offerings
• Work with Axis internal stakeholders to ensure systems and tools are in place to deliver services
• Make recommendations to management on feasibility of such services and executes plans to implement accordingly
• Continually adapt and position the Services organization to fulfill the changing needs of our internal and external stakeholders
• Collaborate with other technical teams to establish best practices regarding handoff and support structure for delivered services
• Oversee project management and maintenance initiatives of the Axis Experience Centres across Canada
• Generate processes to increase the efficiency of the department
• Perform other related duties as assigned

What We Are Looking For

• A coaching-oriented leader with a proven ability to navigate teams through change empowering individuals while maintaining high accountability and a focus on collective success.
• Strong project management experience and the ability to create and work within high performing teams
• Proven history of consultative thinking and approach to system design and major projects
• Extensive system design and integration experience (site surveys camera placement network design bandwidth/storage calculations pixels on target application drawings (Visio CAD) etc.
• Extensive industry knowledge of 3rd party hardware and software technology platforms
• Strong technical networking knowledge and experience in working with and supporting various SaaS or cloud based technologies
• Ability to understand and create detailed RFI/RFP responses and submittals project bill of materials reference architectures and other supporting project documentation
• Strong sales mentality and customer relationship skills
• Proven ability to work in cross functional teams and business units
• Ability to convey complex technologies and specifications easily
• Positive customer-centric attitude and excellent communication and presentation skills

What Youll Need

• Bachelors Degree in business information systems operations management or security and information risk management
• 6 years industry experience in customer facing roles related to: engineering project management integration and/or development or operations.
• A track record of building high performing teams - where people grow and results follow

Physical demands

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Employee is occasionally required to lift 20-40 lbs.
• Ability to work at heights.

• Expected travel time for this position is approximately 50%.

Pay range:

The approximate total compensation range for this location and position is $160K-$180K which includes a 90% base / 10% commission OTE and corporate bonus. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors including but not limited to the individuals qualifications experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as physical work location within the province.

This is for an existing vacancy.

What we have to offer...

Axis is a fun and innovative place to work where employees enjoy a great work/life balance. Axis Canada was awarded Best Workplace in Canada by the Great Place to Work Institute. Axis employees receive competitive pay and a great benefits package including medical dental company paid life insurance RRSP tuition reimbursement five star company events and more! At Axis you will have a great chance for development in an organization that values creativity and promotes individual growth. We welcome your application and look forward to the possibility of you joining us!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status.

Certain roles at Axis require background checks which means applicable verifications will be done in these recruitments. Notice will be provided before we take any action.

We enable a smarter safer world by creating innovative solutions for improving security and business performance. As a network technology company and industry leader we offer solutions in video surveillance access control intercom and audio systems enhanced by intelligent analytics applications.

With around 6000 committed employees in over 50 countries we collaborate with partners worldwide. Together we thrive in our friendly open and collaborative culture and inspire each other to think beyond the expected. United by our commitment to inclusion diversity and sustainability we consistently seek to develop our skills and way of working.

Lets create a smarter safer world

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