Sales Engineer

Job Summary

The Senior Sales Engineer (m/f/d) plays a crucial role in driving the technical sales process, articulating the business value of Ververica's solutions to prospective clients while providing technical expertise and guidance. This role requires a unique combination of business acumen, technical knowledge, and exceptional communication skills to deliver value-based solutions to customers.

Location

Anywhere in the USA or Canada. The job boards force us to add locations.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with prospective clients to understand their business challenges and technical requirements
• Develop and present tailored solutions that demonstrate the value of Ververica's products and services
• Provide technical expertise and support throughout the sales cycle, including product demonstrations, technical deep dives, and proof of concepts (PoCs)

Solution Design and Architecture

• Design and architect solutions leveraging Ververica's offerings to meet clients' needs
• Collaborate with the product and engineering teams to align customer requirements and product capabilities
• Develop and deliver technical proposals and solution architectures that address customer requirements and highlight the benefits of our solutions

Value Selling

• Employ value selling techniques to articulate the business and technical benefits of Ververica solutions
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders and decision-makers within prospective client organizations
• Work closely with the sales team to identify and address customer pain points and deliver compelling value propositions

Evangelism and Thought Leadership

• Act as a thought leader and evangelist for Apache Flink and Ververica's solutions in the market
• Present at industry conferences, webinars, and other events to promote real-time data processing benefits and use cases with Ververica solutions and Apache Flink
• Create and contribute to technical content such as whitepapers, blogs, and case studies that showcase successful implementations and best practices
• Conduct technical workshops and training sessions for prospective clients to ensure they understand the capabilities and benefits of our solutions
• Gather and communicate customer feedback to the product management and engineering teams to inform product development and improvement
• Support post-sales activities as needed to ensure a smooth transition from sales to implementation and ongoing customer success

Customer Engagement

• Conduct technical workshops and training sessions for prospective clients to ensure they understand the capabilities and benefits of our solutions
• Gather and communicate customer feedback to the product management and engineering teams to inform product development and improvement
• Support post-sales activities as needed to ensure a smooth transition from sales to implementation and ongoing customer success

Requirements

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in solution architecture, pre-sales, or a similar technical role within the software, data, and/or analytics industry
• Extensive experience with streaming data technologies, particularly Apache Flink
• Strong technical expertise in big data, distributed systems, and real-time data processing
• Proven experience in value-based selling and the ability to translate technical solutions into business benefits
• Excellent presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Demonstrated ability to design and architect enterprise-grade solutions
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically and creatively
• Willingness to travel as needed to support sales activities and customer engagements

Benefits

At Ververica, you will be part of a dynamic and innovative team at the forefront of real-time data processing technology. We offer a creative and collaborative work environment where your ideas and contributions will shape the future of our brand and its presence in the industry. If you are passionate about streaming data and software sales and want to make a significant impact at a leading tech company, we'd love to hear from you.