The Vice President, Global Sales Engineering will be an outstanding Sales Engineering executive with progressive experience in high-growth SaaS companies, ideally within the cyber security space.
• 10+ years’ industry experience in sales engineering focused on the cyber security market, SIEM /Security Analytics experience a must.
• Demonstrable sales leadership experience in high-tech enterprise software sales working with a leading software product company.
• Understanding of the market trends in the cyber security space and key competitors in the industry.
• Ability to quickly learn, apply and position technical knowledge related to Anomali’s technology and competitor offerings.
• Proven ability to evangelize and establish the value proposition surrounding security applications.
• Collaborative team player with a positive attitude and strong written and verbal communication skills. Speaks with authority over the phone and in person with high-level decision-makers and large audiences.
• Excellent knowledge of general networking concepts, and operating systems to include Linux and Windows.
• Strong understanding of security and information event management (SIEM).
• Preferred hands-on experience with SIEM/XDR technologies, such as Splunk, ArcSight, QRadar, Exabeam, Sentinel.
• Knowledge of scripting languages like Python/Perl.
• Demonstrated capability to handle Proof of Concept and solution demonstrations.
• Strong presentation skills and commitment to customer satisfaction.
• Confident in front of customers and audiences.
• Bias for action, self-motivated with a strong work ethic.
• Communicates and influences - Clearly communicates information and ideas to individuals and teams in an articulate, focused, and compelling way. Willing to offer intellectual mindshare. Executive presence and mindset, with the ability to roll up sleeves when necessary. Excellent communication skills, able to present, negotiate and influence at C-level. Exceptional networking, relationships building and influencing skills.
• Analytical and instinctual - Compares information from multiple sources to identify core issues. Uses data to make decisions but also understands that instinct plays a part in innovating. Always uses good common sense.
• Business acumen - Deep understanding of the cyber security market, SaaS products, and experience driving revenue in a sales engineering organization with the ability to draw from personal experience to make recommendations.