Provide pre-sales assistance for sales opportunities to customers and partners, including installations, troubleshooting and training of Websense products
Refine and research technical requirements of the opportunity
Define solution options and articulate the benefits of Websense products
Act as an interface between the Sales organization and technical staff to resolve outstanding issues
Assist in closing business in regional territories through field visits to major account prospects
Perform product demonstrations and presentations at customer and partner sites, company road shows and events
Provide reporting and feedback on customer accounts and field activities to Sales, Product Management and Engineering
Promote new and innovative approaches to addressing business challenges and problems
Maintain a broad-level of knowledge of industry trends and how Websense products add value
Understand the customer’s business drivers and how to map these to a customer network platform, including identification of improvement areas in network design
Requirements
Strong leadership skills with the ability to prioritize and execute in a methodical and disciplined manner.
Set and manage expectations with senior stakeholders and team members
Demonstrated ability to make and take responsibility for decisions on major technical issues
Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to present to a variety of external audiences, including senior executives
Exceptional written communication
Ability to understand and articulate both the business benefits (value proposition) and technical advantages of Forcepoint products and solutions
Resilience and ability to handle stressful situations effectively while managing several tasks
Advanced understanding of internetworking, including new products and solution
Excellent knowledge of security solutions and technologies, including; internet security; Linux and routing experience; proxy technologies; data loss prevention solutions; anti-virus, spam and spyware solutions (Gateway and SaaS)
Understand and be conversant about Websense, its solutions, product strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
Applicants must have the right to work in the location to which you have applied.