PS Sales Engineer
Job Summary
This role is responsible for leveraging technical expertise to engage with customers during sales discussions, assisting in sales process and product demonstrations. The role focuses on developing in-depth product knowledge through studying features, benefits, and use cases. The role supports experienced team members in sales presentations, documenting technical details, and gathering feedback.
Responsibilities
- Utilizes technical expertise to participate in discussions with customers during the sales process about the technical aspects of the products being offered.
- Focuses on building a solid understanding of specific products or areas within the organization by studying product features, benefits, use cases, and competitive advantages.
- Assists in conducting product demonstrations by setting up demos, explaining key features, and addressing any technical questions that arise during the demonstration.
- Supports more experienced pre-sales consultants or sales teams in sales presentations by preparing materials, contributing technical insights, and explaining technical features of the offerings to potential clients.
- Participates in training sessions and workshops to enhance technical knowledge, presentation skills, and understanding of the sales process.
- Affords to document technical specifications, customer interactions, and any relevant information related to the sales process.
- Supports in qualifying leads and opportunities by evaluating whether they align with the organization's capabilities and offerings.
- Gathers feedback from customer interactions and shares insights with the team to improve products, processes, and customer interactions.
- Follows up with clients after presentations, demos, or meetings to build rapport and nurture relationships with the clients for long-term business partnerships.
Education & Experience
Recommended Four-year Degree in Sales, Marketing, Business Administration, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence. Typically has 0-2 years of work experience, preferably in technical selling, consultative selling, account management, or a related field.
Preferred Certifications
NA
Knowledge & Skills
- Amazon Web Services Application Programming Interface (API)
- Cloud Computing
- Cloud Services
- Computer Science
- Customer Success Management
- Demonstration Skills
- Enterprise Application Software
- Extract Transform Load (ETL)
- IT Infrastructure
- Microsoft Azure
- New Product Development
- Presales Product Management
- Request For Proposal (RFP)
- Sales Process
- Sales Prospecting
- SAS (Software)
- Software As A Service (SaaS)
- Virtualization
Complexity
Learns to apply basic theories and concepts to work tasks.
Disclaimer
This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.
Pay & Benefits
The on-target earnings (OTE) range for this role is $71,100 to $85,770 USD annually with a 80%/20% (salary/incentive) mix. There are additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonuses and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only).
Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Long term/short term disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Generous time off policies, including:
- 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
- 13 paid holidays
- Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave