Serves as a subject matter expert with the Solution Design Team. Focus on offering recommendations to address complex issues and supporting resolution activities. Provides creative and effective solutions within the Managed Services and WTS space, and is directly involved with post sales consultative customer support, internal Canon Solutions America support, team and customer initiatives, policies or program changes to support strategic customer and/or Canon goals as assigned.

RFx and Proactive Proposal Solution Design Support:
- Facilitates the solution design process for potential clients, ensuring designs meet or exceed client requirements and resolve stated issues.
- Conducts internet research on the client, initiatives, geographic distribution, IT priorities, and current operations to customize designs.
- Compiles insightful discovery questions for the client in order to facilitate an accurate design.
- Coordinates with technology specialists (NCS and 3rd party) to review and finalize software configurations required for RFx projects.

Solutions Governance:
- Provides industry expertise and innovative solutions in a fast paced, growing environment including leading the team's innovation efforts while establishing best practices.
- Strong proficiency with Canon MFD, and associated software and third-party products.
- Supports planning, development, and innovation goals by providing analysis and recommendations on emerging business/technology trends (i.e. cloud, digital office, AI, machine learning) and proposing new business models and offerings.
- Provide year-end review of solutions and research added.
- Assist in developing strategic roadmaps for upcoming year detailing new research and solution partners.
- Develop and update a solution matrix as a user guide for solutions within the WTS and Managed Services portfolio.
- Participate in Partner relationship development.
- Create contact and vendor relationships with solutions to be utilized by the department.
- Participate in developing schedule of recurring trainings, product updates, etc. with vendors utilized by department.
 
- Additional responsibilities and expectations related to providing high level subject matter expertise on operational solutions and software systems that are within Canon Solution Americas’ offering.
- Additional responsibilities and expectations related to crafting strategic direction based on relationships and research within the industry.

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience required, plus 5 years of related experience.
- Exemplary team skills and competencies.
- Strong communicator focused on clarity of message and responsible for the success of communications to team members and customers.
- Build trusting relationships with customers and peers.
- May require up to 30% travel to client sites, including overnights (valid driver's license and acceptable driving record necessary).
 
In accordance with applicable law we are providing the anticipated base salary for this role:  $73,930 - $110,720.
 

About our Company - Canon Solutions America, Inc. empowers companies of all sizes to succeed by supplying market leading enterprise, production, and large format printing solutions, supported by exceptional professional service offerings. With unwavering dedication to promote professional innovation, Canon Solutions America, Inc. helps drive sustainability, nurture efficiency, and regulate costs through the unification of comprehensive digital and traditional printing and document management solutions. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Canon Solutions America, Inc. is headquartered in Melville, NY and has sales and service locations across the U.S. Our parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ), which earned approximately $30.4 billion in global revenue in 2020, ranks third overall in U.S. patents granted in 2020 and was named one of Fortune Magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies in 2020.

Canon Solutions America offers a competitive compensation package including, for eligible positions, medical, dental, vision, 401(k) Savings Plan, discretionary profit sharing, discretionary success sharing, educational assistance, recognition programs, vacation, and much more. A more comprehensive list of what we have to offer is available at https://www.usa.canon.com/about-us/life-at-canon/benefits-and-compensation

We comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, orders and mandates, including those we may be required to follow as a federal government contractor/subcontractor.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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Hybrid - This position is full time and offers a hybrid work schedule requiring you to be in the office two company designated days a week and an option to work from home the remainder of the week (unless a specific business need arises requiring in office attendance on other days). Note that work schedules and office reporting requirements may change from time to time based on business needs.

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