Enterprise Sales Engineer - Bay Area

<div class="p-rich_text_section"><strong>The role, in a nutshell:</strong><br>You will assess a prospect’s technical requirements and apply extensive knowledge of Chainguard products to illustrate how a deal will satisfy the client’s unmet needs. You will cultivate relationships with decision-makers at all levels of an organization and negotiate the competing needs of multiple stakeholders within an organization. You will secure technical wins using methods such as demos, RFP/RFI responses, lead POVs, partner with engineering for requested features, and participate in conferences and industry events (when applicable).</div> <div class="p-rich_text_section"> </div> <div class="p-rich_text_section"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">What you'll do:</strong></div> <ul class="p-rich_text_list p-rich_text_list__bullet" data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-indent="0" data-border="0"> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Partner with our Sales Team to help customers evaluate and prove the value of our solution</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Focus on acquiring new customer “logos” in addition to growing existing customer base</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Own all technical aspects of sales opportunities and assisting current customers understand the value of Chainguard</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Day to day responsibilities include: <ul class="p-rich_text_list p-rich_text_list__bullet" data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-indent="0" data-border="0"> <li data-stringify-indent="1" data-stringify-border="0">Listen to our customers and understand their challenges</li> <li data-stringify-indent="1" data-stringify-border="0">Conduct product demonstrations and POVs/POCs</li> <li data-stringify-indent="1" data-stringify-border="0">Actively participate in webinars, meetups, conferences and other marketing initiatives</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <div class="p-rich_text_section"><strong>What we're looking for: </strong></div> <ul class="p-rich_text_list p-rich_text_list__bullet" data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-indent="0" data-border="0"> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Experience as a Sales Engineer / Pre-Sales Engineer</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Experience with MEDDPICC and or Command of the Message sales frameworks</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Experience selling into Enterprise (3+ years) and Mid Market prospects</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Experience in the following areas: <ul class="p-rich_text_list p-rich_text_list__bullet" data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-indent="0" data-border="0"> <li data-stringify-indent="1" data-stringify-border="0">Container technologies (Kubernetes, Serverless, Docker)</li> <li data-stringify-indent="1" data-stringify-border="0">Cloud technology (AWS, Azure, Google, etc.)</li> <li data-stringify-indent="1" data-stringify-border="0">Cloud security or containers security</li> <li data-stringify-indent="1" data-stringify-border="0">App Security</li> </ul> </li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Startup experience</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Smart and passionate people that can persevere to success.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">People acting as trusted advisors, able to build credibility with customers.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Strong team players committed to help and mentor their peers.</li> </ul> <p>*Must be located in the Bay Area*</p> <p><strong>OTE RANGE (based on experience/location): $225,000-275,000</strong></p><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong>About Us</strong></p> <p>Chainguard is the secure foundation for software development and deployment. By providing guarded open source software, built from source and updated continuou ... (truncated, view full listing at source)