Presales Graduate

Overview

This role is designed as Onsite with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world.

Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Joining HPE as a Presales Graduate is an opportunity to build deep technical and commercial foundations at the intersection of technology, customer outcomes, and business impact. You will work alongside experienced Solutions Architects and Account Teams, learning how enterprise technology is designed, positioned, and delivered to solve real customer challenges.

This role is ideal for individuals who are curious, analytical, and customer-focused, with a strong interest in how technology enables transformation across industries
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• Partner closely with Sales, Presales, and Channel teams to support customer engagements across the full sales lifecycle.
• Learn to understand customer business challenges and translate them into technical solution designs using HPE’s portfolio (compute, storage, networking, cloud, and services).
• Support the development of customer presentations, solution proposals, and demonstrations, ensuring technical accuracy and clarity.
• Assist in solution sizing, configuration, and architecture under the guidance of senior Presales professionals.
• Participate in customer meetings, workshops, and technical discussions to build confidence in customer-facing environments.
• Contribute to proof-of-concepts, pilots, and technical validations where required.
• Continuously develop your technical knowledge through formal training, certifications, and on-the-job learning.
• Collaborate across teams to capture feedback from customers and help improve how we position and deliver our solutions.

• A completed bachelor’s or master’s degree within the last 12 months in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Technology, or a related technical discipline.
• Up to 12 months of relevant experience (internships, placements, projects, or part-time roles welcome).
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to different audiences.
• A genuine interest in enterprise technology and how it supports business outcomes.
• Analytical thinking and a structured approach to problem-solving.
• Willingness to learn, ask questions, and continuously improve.

• Curiosity about emerging technologies (cloud, AI, data, sustainability, security).
• The confidence to engage in discussions, even when you do not yet have all the answers.
• Experience working in teams, whether through university projects, societies, or extracurricular activities.
• Comfort working in a hybrid environment and collaborating with distributed teams.
• A mindset focused on impact, ownership, and long-term development.

Accountability, Accountability, Active Learning, Active Listening, Assertiveness, Bias, Building Rapport, Buyer Personas, Coaching, Complex Sales, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Customer Experience Strategy, Customer Interactions, Design Thinking, Empathy, Financial Acumen, Follow-Through, Growth Mindset, Identifying Sales Opportunities, Industry Knowledge, Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

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