Enterprise/Strategic sales engineer

Job description

About this role

Cohesity is the leader in AI-powered data security. Over 13,600 enterprise customers, including over 85 of the Fortune 100 and nearly 70% of the Global 500, rely on Cohesity to strengthen their resilience while providing Gen AI insights into their vast amounts of data. Formed from the combination of Cohesity with Veritas’ enterprise data protection business, the company’s solutions secure and protect data on-premises, in the cloud, and at the edge. Backed by NVIDIA, IBM, HPE, Cisco, AWS, Google Cloud, and others, Cohesity is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, with offices around the globe.

Responsibilities

• Uncover and drive new customer opportunities by providing sales and technical assistance, effectively articulating Cohesity technology to both business and technical users.
• Enable customers to seamlessly integrate Cohesity products into their production environments, ensuring flawless operation and meeting their specific needs.
• Assist in responding to customer and partner requests for information and proposals.
• Manage the secondary storage technology strategy for our largest customers and partners, establishing Cohesity as the primary solution provider in the market.
• Communicate Cohesity's vision by delivering engaging product demonstrations, workshops, white papers, and proposals.
• Complete proof of concepts to showcase the value and capabilities of Cohesity technology.
• Identify technical issues and drive to closure to ensure customer satisfaction
• Collaborate closely with product management as a field representative, providing valuable insights and conveying customer requirements for product development and improvements.
• Provide project management and post-sales technical support as required, ensuring customer satisfaction throughout the entire lifecycle.

Qualifications and requirements

• Demonstrable success in a customer facing pre-sales role proposing enterprise solutions at all levels of a customer organization.
• Experience working with both clients and technology partners, fostering strong relationships and driving successful outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience in selling and implementing Enterprise Hardware or Software, Cloud Platforms, IaaS, PaaS, or Virtual Infrastructure software.
• Comfortable engaging with multiple decision-makers to drive proposals and secure business opportunities.
• Exceptional presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical and business concepts to both small and large groups.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, enabling clear and concise interactions with all parties involved.
• Self-motivated and a self-starter, capable of working remotely and autonomously to achieve targets.
• Willingness to travel as required by the role.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.