
Senior Sales Engineer
ExtraHop
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $150,000 - $160,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityGoogle Cloud PlatformSFDC
About the role
- Lead technical strategy across the full sales lifecycle, aligning ExtraHop’s capabilities with complex customer environments—from executive-level presentations and deep-dive demonstrations to proposal development, proof-of-concept execution, and business value realization.
- Drive customer discovery efforts to uncover requirements for ExtraHop solutions
- Proactively mitigate technology-related buying objections from the sales opportunities
- Demonstrate ExtraHop’s platform with authority and market awareness to differentiate from the competition and identify where they fit in the context of the wider market
- Independently conduct Proof-of-Concepts (POC), from installing the appliance to helping prospective customers interpret data in the context of their environment to preparing/presenting a summary of the value demonstrated
- Surface and define compelling events, strategic business drivers and offer the optimal ExtraHop solution that addresses that requirement
- Articulate the security value proposition and key differentiating capabilities with executive fluency to prospective new customers and solutions partners
- Lead technical qualification and deal strategy within qualifying opportunities, mapping technical capabilities to business drivers/corporate initiatives, and scoping a BOM.
- Collaborate with Regional Sales Managers and Sales Engineers to prepare and present proposals and RFIs
- Influence product direction and go-to-market strategy, acting as a key liaison between field intelligence and Product Management to shape next-gen cloud security offerings based on evolving customer needs.
- Provide post-sales follow-up, technical training, and consulting
- Help with post-implementation support for key customers
- Champion a world-class customer experience ensuring total customer satisfaction with the customer's implementation experience
- Build and nurture strategic relationships with key partner SEs in your region ensuring they are enabled to position ExtraHop and advocate on our behalf with their customers
- Accurately capture sales updates and leverage SFDC to communicate to sales leadership ensuring clarity within opportunity development
Requirements
- 7+ years selling Cloud and Cyber Security technology into large Enterprises with direct AWS, Azure or GCP experience.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or related area or demonstration of equivalent knowledge
- Minimum of 1 year of experience working directly with cloud concepts
- Complex and strategic selling experience required
Benefits
- Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits
- Flexible PTO, Sick Time Prorated Based on Date of Hire, and All Federal Holidays (US Only) + 3 Days of Paid Volunteer Time
- Non-Commissioned Positions may be eligible to participate in the Annual Discretionary Bonus Plan
- FSA and Dependent Care Accounts + EAP, where applicable
- Educational Reimbursement
- 401k with Employer Match or Pension where applicable
- Pet Insurance (US Only)
- Parental Leave (US Only)
- Hybrid and Remote Work Model
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
cloud securitycyber securityAWSAzureGCPtechnical strategyproof-of-concept executionproposal developmentdata interpretationbusiness value realization
Soft skills
executive communicationcustomer discoveryrelationship buildinginfluencingcollaborationcustomer satisfactionstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingpresentation skillstraining