Sr. Sales Engineer - Service Providers
Description
- Partner with the Regional Sales Director (RSD) to develop and implement a strategic plan to retain and grow the named SP accounts.
- Offer technical Pre-Sales for Gigamon products and solutions.
- Conduct technical discovery sessions and design solutions into a persuasive proposal to address customers' needs.
- Conduct comprehensive technical presentations for customers and partners, and at industry events, showcasing our products and solutions.
- Design and implement network monitoring architectures in collaboration with SP customers, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
- Lead all activities from planning to deployment to completion of proof of concepts or product/feature evaluations to secure a technical win.
- Provide mentorship and guidance on technology and competitive trends to clients, partners, and employees, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
- Manage and nurture technical relationships within franchise SP accounts, ensuring customer satisfaction and loyalty.
- Stay abreast of the changing SP market and architectures, adapting strategies and solutions as necessary.
- Provide valuable SP market insights to internal groups such as product management and engineering, contributing to developing innovative products and solutions.
- Document and communicate feature requirements, ensuring they are accurately captured and addressed to meet customer needs.
- Provide regular updates to SP Leadership on progress, ensuring transparency and alignment.
- Bachelor's Degree in a technical area or equivalent work experience.
- 8-10 years’ experience in a Pre-Sales Engineer role servicing SP customers.
- Proven record in consultative selling of complex solutions for large networks.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Candidate should have a strong understanding of SP network architectures (wireless or wireline).
- Must be able and willing to travel for internal and customer meetings. Estimated 25-40%.
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