Druva, the autonomous data security company, puts data security on autopilot with a 100% SaaS, fully managed platform to secure and recover data from all threats. The Druva Data Security Cloud ensures the availability, confidentiality, and fidelity of data - providing customers with autonomous protection, rapid incident response, and guaranteed data recovery. The company is trusted by its more than 6,000 customers, including 65 of the Fortune 500, to defend business data in today’s ever-connected world. Amidst a rapidly evolving security landscape, Druva offers a $10 million Data Resiliency Guarantee ensuring customer data is protected and secured against every cyber threat. Visit druva.com and follow us on LinkedIn, X and Facebook.
Druva is looking to hire an MSP Senior Sales Engineer based out of the Central US. This Senior Sales Engineer will be a key technical advisor to Druva Managed Service Providers (MSP) as they develop their cloud backup offering and be able to articulate Druva’s technical and product positioning to a variety of business and technical stakeholders throughout the sales cycle, forging strong relationships with them.
In this role, you will drive the technical evaluation stage of the overall MSP sales process, making you a critical driver of customer success as data governance becomes more important and necessary in the modern enterprise. You will be the key technical advisor to the MSP Sales teams and work closely with our Product teams, Professional Services and Customer Support teams.
The ability to effectively scale your interactions from highly technical I.T. staff to key stakeholders at the Executive level is a must. Flexibility in your current skill set and a demonstrable eagerness to learn new things are key criteria to any candidates for this position. You will work in a team of individual contributors who are empowered to make decisions and run their day to day business.
The ideal candidate must be self-motivated with a proven track record in MSP software/technology sales or consulting. You should also have a demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, products, and technical challenges. We are looking for candidates who are comfortable at the intersection of technology and business.
What You Will Do:
- Deliver awe-inspiring technical product presentations and demos, provide timely and insightful responses to customer queries, plan effective MSP onboarding and recommend creative ways Druva can solve MSP problems.
- Understand and participate in answering the functional and technical elements of RFIs/RFPs.
- Perform remote installations, training, and ensure the success of MSP POCs.
- Effectively communicate MSP and MSP customer requirements to the Product management team.
- Meet business objectives, working in collaboration with MSP Sales Executives in the region
What We Are Looking For:
- 7+ years in technical customer-facing roles with at least 3+ years as an MSP Sales Engineer
- 3+ years of experience in a pre-sales role working with enterprise software solutions (Backup and SaaS experience is desirable)
- Experience with a SaaS company or demonstrable deep knowledge of SaaS solutions and practices
- Knowledge of Operating Systems including MS Windows, Linux and awareness of Apple MAC
- Experience with Active Directory, SSO Tools, Virtual environments (VMWare, Hyper-V, AHV), Storage Technologies (SAN/NAS)
- Knowledge of Networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, Bandwidth Management, Firewalls), Cloud Technologies using AWS/Azure.
- Fast Learner in a dynamic environment with changing priorities
- Results-oriented with the ability to prioritize activities, plan and organized to meet commitments.
- Excellent presentation, communication (verbal & written), and relationship building skills, across all levels of management including negotiations and risk abatement.
- Travel up to 25%
Requirements
- Strong knowledge of enterprise server backup technology
- Can demonstrate thought process in onboarding MSP partners
- Knowledge and practical experience with SaaS applications such as M365, Google Workspace or Salesforce
- Knowledge and practical experience with one or all of the following VMware, Hyper-V and AHV administration
- Data protection knowledge and understanding of File, NAS, MSSQL and Oracle environments
- Exposure to AWS or Azure services - mainly VM's and understanding the underlying storage.
- Understanding of Network Technologies and protocols – TCP/IP, VLAN, DNS, switches, firewalls, routers
- UK based and eligible to work in England without the requirement for Visa sponsorship
The pay range for this position is expected to be between $190,000 and $253,333/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized, non-discriminatory factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions, and equity. Additionally, full-time employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits program, including health and wellness benefits, 401(k) retirement plan, life and disability insurance coverages, and other benefits the Company may offer from time to time.
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What We Do
Druva delivers data protection and management for the cloud era. Druva Cloud Platform is built on AWS and offered as-a-Service; customers drive down costs by over 50 percent by freeing themselves from the burden of unnecessary hardware, capacity planning, and software management.
Why Work With Us
We are the leader in cloud data protection and cloud is the way of the future! With over $300M in funding and our Pre-IPO status, it is the perfect time to jump on board. Two of our company values are "challenger mentality" and "one team". We truly believe in the impact we can make together and we are not afraid to push the status quo.
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