Hybrid Senior Sales Engineer – LED

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About the role

  • Senior Sales Engineer focusing on People-Centric solutions for local government and education. Building trust with clients and delivering compelling demonstrations against cyber threats.

Responsibilities

  • Become a trusted advisor to both the Account Managers and our customers
  • Collaborate with the sales team to develop and execute targeted account penetration strategies
  • Build trust and rapport with customers and prospects in person
  • Deliver compelling product demonstrations that address today’s most pressing cyber threats
  • Work closely with customer/prospect security staff for technical discovery
  • Design and champion complex People-Centric Security solutions encompassing the entire Proofpoint portfolio
  • Assist in professional services deployments, technical training, and present at industry seminars and trade shows
  • Provide valuable customer insights to Product Management, Marketing and Product Development teams
  • Mentor new team members in multiple areas including Proofpoint products, sales process, and relationship management
  • Develop and deliver training presentations to peers and other teams
  • Contribute across all corporate communication channels and help upkeep internal documentation

Requirements

  • 6+ years of hands on technical experience, either as a Sales/Systems Engineer, Technical Account Manager, Security Engineer or senior level product support, preferably in the cyber-security industry
  • Proven track record developing and maintaining customer relationships through in person meetings, ideally in a local territory
  • Experience working with large (Enterprise) clients/organizations
  • Self-starter and ability to own and drive initiatives
  • History of conducting large-scale assessments and/or evaluations, including managing expectations, deliverables, and complex systems as well as the teams that support them
  • Comfortable presenting to individuals and/or teams including technical staff through C-suite
  • You have experience in Enterprise or Cloud Security, including cloud/SaaS platforms, messaging, data, network, endpoint, NOC/SOC, or MSP-related cybersecurity
  • Experience selling and positioning a platform is highly valued
  • Exposure to at least two of the following skill sets are recommended: Cloud security and shadow IT monitoring
  • IT security, vulnerability or risk assessments, and policy enforcement
  • Data Loss Prevention (DLP), compliance and privacy
  • Enterprise email solutions such as Exchange, G-Suite, Lotus Domino or working knowledge of SMTP
  • Additional skills that are added bonuses include: Directory Services and protocols such as AD, Azure AD, LDAP, iDP (identity providers)
  • Email authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC)
  • Networking and protocols such as SMTP, DNS, LDAP, HTTP, etc.
  • Experience with frameworks such as MITRE and/or NIST
  • You have a background in consultative approach to solving problems and/or have a strong desire to pivot your career towards a sales direction
  • You can thrive in a fast paced, high-energy environment
  • You can work independently, adapt quickly and maintain a positive attitude
  • Strong PowerPoint, presentation and organizational skills are a must
  • CISSP or other relevant cyber-security and/or cloud security certifications are valued
  • Bachelor’s or advanced degree in a relevant field, or work equivalent experience
  • There may be some travel required in this role

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • Comprehensive benefits
  • Career success on your terms
  • Flexible work environment
  • Annual wellness and community outreach days
  • Always on recognition for your contributions
  • Global collaboration and networking opportunities

Job title

Senior Sales Engineer – LED

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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