Sr Sales Engineer - Netherlands
Description
The successful individual will have the opportunity to be the first senior technical sales professional in the market, with the potential to capitalise on the huge market opportunity in the Benelux region.
Reporting to the Sr. Director Sales Engineering EMEA, this person must project strong technical credibility and sound commercial judgement when interfacing with customers in pre- and post-sales situations, and when working with Products teams as the voice of the customer for future product direction and strategy.
- Partner with the sales team to support and drive technical sales activities across enterprise accounts including travel across the region.
- Performs a high-level specialized systems engineering role as an individual contributor specializing in pre-sales activities.
- Deliver compelling, technical presentations and demonstrations to customers, partners, and at events.
- Designs network monitoring and visibility solutions tailored to customer environments.
- Lead proof-of-concept initiatives and product evaluations from setup through successful delivery.
- Stay current with trends in public/private cloud, virtualisation, container platforms, and the competitive landscape and relevant 3rd party technologies.
- Provides mentorship/guidance on Technology and competitive trends to clients, partners, and employees.
- Maintain and grow strong technical relationships with key customer stakeholders.
- Provide technical feedback from the field to product and engineering teams
- Provides mentorship/guidance on Technology and competitive trends to clients, partners, and employees.
- Manage key end user technical relationships.
- Communicate driver between Field and Corporate on technical issues.
- Provide complex pre-sales technical support and bid support
- Represent Gigamon as a speaker locally in Benelux region at industry forums, discussions with Analysts, and presenting at events and conferences.
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical area (Computer Science, Computer Engineering) or equivalent work experience.
- Good experience in a Pre-Sales Engineer role ideally in networking, cybersecurity and cloud technologies
- Strong knowledge of virtualization, containers, and public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Demonstrated success in customer-facing technical role
- Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Comfortable working independently and as part of a collaborative team
- Eagerness to learn, grow, and support others
- We foster an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are valued
- You’ll work alongside passionate, skilled professionals in an environment that encourages innovation and growth
- We invest in your learning and development so you can thrive and make an impact
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