Pre-Sales Technical Engineer - NORTH
- Job location: Bournemouth
- Work time: Full time
- Contract type: Regular
Job posting title
Pre-Sales Technical Engineer - NORTHJob summary
The pre-sales engineer will support the sales teams and the reseller channel by providing product advice and training, advice on licencing and technical queries and talking to / visiting end-users of larger organisations in order to facilitate product sales.Job description
Job Summary
The pre-sales engineer will support the sales teams and the reseller channel by providing product advice and training, advice on licencing and technical queries and talking to / visiting end-users of larger organisations in order to facilitate product sales. They are expected to be product experts with a strong knowledge in IT systems and the threat landscape. Their role is more encompassing than simply technical support and although not a sales person they will have a bearing on the sales into larger enterprise customers.
Functional Responsibilities and Duties (English - Mandatory)
- Support the sales team in handling more technical enquiries from larger end-user customers
- Discussing technical aspects of the products with end-users
- Train resellers and Eset staff on products and their application
- Be a central source of knowledge for the sales and marketing teams on all aspects of the product, it’s licencing and impact / integration in broader IT systems
- Be an Eset evangelist both at end-user meetings and events
- Keep up-to-date on industry knowledge and news on a technical basis
- Assist and develop onsite or remote PoC’s, Demos and customer engagement.
- Participate in sales strategy planning, customer design, technical evaluations and sales calls.
- Provide technical sales advice to the internal and external sales teams on specific enquiries
- Undertake product training sessions for Eset staff
- Undertake product and technical training sessions for resellers and their staff (time required away)
- Undertake web demonstrations to key customers and resellers
- Undertake onsite demonstrations to prospective customers and resellers (time required away)
- Attend exhibitions and conferences to provide technical product advice (time required away)
- Prepare and undertake monthly product webinars to the reseller channel and end-users
- Manage KPI’s and personal goals
Experience
- Previous experience providing technical support to both end-users and resellers
- Experience with security software and their application within an IT environment
- Working knowledge of IT infrastructures using a wide range of OS
- Previous experience delivering training
- Previous experience in presenting IT products
- Project management experience
Knowledge
- In-depth knowledge of the security software industry and Eset competitors
- Complete ESET product knowledge
- Good knowledge of Linux OS
Language
English C2 - Proficient
Personal characteristics
- Able to present confidently to senior IT staff specialising in IT Security (CISO level)
- Able to relate security issues to business concerns and match to a product solution
- Enterprise network knowledge essential
- An understanding of encryption technologies
- An understanding of server infrastructure and domain configuration
- Extensive knowledge of current Windows server and desktop operating systems
Leadership
N/A
Travel
- Full valid driver’s licence
- Able to travel and stay away as and when required
Job requisition
JR-04754 Pre-Sales Technical Engineer - NORTH (Open)Primary location
BournemouthAdditional locations
Time type
Full time