Pre-Sales Engineer - Computer Networking

Sales Engineer - Minneapolis -St Paul, MN

- Computer Networking software products

Our customer, a Computer Networking software product company, is looking for a Sales Engineer to join its regional sales team.

Sales Engineer will assist Account Managers in reaching the revenue goal by providing quality pre-sales technical support and presentations focused on articulating value to the prospective buyer. You will be the product solution specialist, ensuring the best possible technical solution with the information provided. Specialization designated by a defined strategic initiative. These areas will include verticals such as System Integrators, Service Providers, and Channel Partners.

This individual will report to the Sales Director. This person will be required to interact and consult with customers extensively, have a solid understanding of the sales cycle, and work with the sales teams throughout the process.

Sales Engineers and their Account Managers will be placed in situations to uncover and develop new areas of business and relationships.

Responsibilities:

The Sales Engineer must be able to work closely with the Account Manager(s) and Regional Director to develop business and technical strategies that can help ensure the best chance to win business.

Investigate the prospect s needs and assist in developing a strategy to win business

Assist the Sales Teams in making tactical decisions regarding the sale.

Identify compelling events or specific business problems and offer attractive solutions to the client.

Provide specialized technical support to the prospect/customer using best practices techniques along with other available resources provided to the Sales Engineering group.

Account responsibility for all lead technical activities. This includes building relationships across customer's IT silos to document their infrastructure and understand their challenges and seek out potential projects.

The sales engineer will directly assist sales teams in achieving financial targets via the sales process and assist sales in accurately assessing and forecasting opportunities.

Must be able to create and deliver PoCs, manage competitive Bakeoffs, prepare for and run initial and subsequent onsite presentations or host remote presentations using WebEx or Meeting Place, ability to perform canned or live product demonstrations of system capabilities and benefits for customer meeting, show ability to lead whiteboard discussions, etc., to best present solutions in the best possible light for customers, resellers, integrators, etc.

Work with users regularly, explore scenarios in which the system is being used and discover new upsell opportunities by understanding their needs.

Adapt to new situations and opportunities that may include multiple Integrators on a typical customer network

Travel is required within the assigned territory, and the region is estimated to be 40 - 50% within the territory carrying a laptop.

Education Requirements:

Bachelor s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent

MBA preferred

Formal presentation training

Experience Requirements:

Minimum 7 years as a pre-sales engineer, Post Sales Network Engineer or in a pre-sales technical support role.

Minimum 7 years of experience in Networking, NPM, APM

This person must have experience and demonstrated working with customers to understand their technical challenges and requirements and effectively propose desired solutions.

Proven pre-sales record of success and achievement for themselves and their team.

Strong networking and application background and a working knowledge of Linux/Windows operating systems are desired.

The individual must also possess technical skills that relate to these areas:

o Cisco routing, switching, gateways and applications(must)

o TCP/IP, SNMP, Netflow, VoIP

o Various topologies, LAN, WAN (MPLS, Frame, ATM)

o Trend analysis concepts

o Network Security concepts

o Network infrastructure concepts

o Network General (Sniffer) knowledge

o HP/OV, IBM Tivoli, EMC SMARTS, ArcSight a plus

o Network performance management

Base Salary plus uncapped commission also will be offered RSU

working Surrounding state area