Principal Sales Engineer-GSI

About the role

Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security and management. We help organizations defend against cybersecurity threats with comprehensive data security and management capabilities, including immutable backup snapshots, AI-based threat detection, monitoring for malicious behavior, and rapid recovery at scale. We've been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and have been globally recognized for Innovation, Product Strength, and Simplicity in Design. Join us on our mission to shape the future of our industry.

Responsibilities

• Uncover and drive new customer and partner 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.

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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Skills

• Strong understanding of data security and management technologies.
• Ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven track record of driving sales and partnership growth.
• Experience with customer relationship management tools.
• Knowledge of industry-standard data protection and management practices.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits framework, including health and wellness benefits, vacation, paid holidays and refresh days, 401(k) retirement plan, life and disability insurance coverages, and other benefits the Company may offer from time to time.

Pay

$220,800.00 - $276,000.00 per year

Schedule

Full-time, remote work with occasional in-office visits.