Field Chief Technical Officer

Essential Duties and ResponsibilitiesPractice Leadership (OEM- Centric Practices)Owns and governs individual practices, each built around strategic OEM platforms, including Cisco, HPE, IBM, Microsoft, and additional complimentary OEM’s. Technology practices include but are not limited to:Enterprise NetworkingCollaborationModern Data Center/CloudSecurityAIManaged Services and Customer ExperienceDefines practice strategy and charter aligned to OEM capabilities and GTM priorities.Leverages OEM reference architectures and services to accelerate solution creation.Establishes practice standards, including:Approved OEM services and patternsSecurity and compliance baselinesCost and performance guardrailsBuilds and develop practice leadership and senior architects.Ensures consistency and technical quality across all practice‑led engagements.Portfolio Ownership (OEM-Led Offerings)Maintains accountability for a market‑facing portfolio that is built on OEM platforms.Owns the solutions portfolio lifecycle: Concept → Validation → Pilot → GA → Scale → Retirement.Ensures each offering is:Based on stable, supported OEM servicesCommercially packaged and repeatableSecure, compliant, and enterprise‑readyRationalizes the portfolio by removing low‑adoption or duplicate offerings.Partners with Product and Alliances to align portfolio with OEM roadmaps and co‑innovation initiatives.Maintains accurate positioning, value propositions, and differentiation against competitors.AI & GenAI Customer-Ready SolutionsEnsures AI offerings move beyond experimentation into operational, governed solutions using OEM AI services, including Cisco, HPE, IBM, MicrosoftDefines standard AI solution using OEM platforms.Ensures adoption of OEM‑supported models, tooling, and guardrails.Defines production requirements:Data quality and governanceSecurity and complianceObservability, cost management, and performanceOEM & Partner AlignmentActs as the senior technical counterpart to OEM partners and alliances teamsAligns practices and portfolio to:OEM product roadmapsCo‑sell and marketplace strategiesJoint value propositionsParticipates in OEM advisory boards, roadmap briefings, and partner programs.Ensures architects and field teams are certified and enabled on OEM platforms.Field Execution & Revenue AccelerationServes as executive technical sponsor on strategic and complex opportunities.Supports sales teams in shaping:Solution architectureOEM platform selectionBusiness value and ROI narrativesLeads customer executive briefings, innovation sessions, and architecture reviews.Drives expansion by aligning customer roadmaps to portfolio offerings and OEM capabilities.Governance & ScaleEstablishes architecture and offering stage‑gates to approve OEM usage and solution readiness.Maintains a pattern and accelerator library based on OEM reference designs.Ensures local and regional teams adhere to global practice and portfolio standards.Captures lessons learned to continuously improve offerings and delivery efficiency.GeneralDemonstrates and actively promotes an understanding and commitment to the mission of Logicalis through performing behaviors consistent with the organization's values.Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and Local laws and regulations as well as policies and procedures of Logicalis in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical and professional behaviors.Supports and conducts self in a manner consistent with customer service expectations.Supervisory Responsibilities This job has supervisory responsibilities.Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Education/Experience/Technical Requirements/Certifications Equivalent combination accepted.Education:Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.Experience / Technical Requirements10-15+ years of progressive experience in technology leadership roles, including customer-facing positions.Proven leadership of OEM‑based practices or partner‑led solutions.Experience building and scaling a commercial solutions portfolio.Strong background in cloud, data, and AI platforms.Executive‑level communication and customer‑facing leadership.Experience with hyperscaler ecosystems and ISV marketplaces.Hands‑on exposure to GenAI platforms and governance models.Industry solution leadership experience.Physical DemandsThe physical demands described here are representative of those that should 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.While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is constantly