Commercial Solutions Engineer - Tanium

Summary/Objectives

We are changing the world! Want to help the largest organizations on the planet achieve unprecedented visibility and control over the most complex environments in the world?

Do you have an uncanny ability to understand customer needs and deliver solutions? Do you have technical skills along with the ability to translate those skills to any audience? At Tanium our Solutions Engineering (TSE) team works closely with Sales and Technical Account Management (TAM) teams to engage current and potential customers. We drive and lead the technology evaluation stage of the sales cycle, demo the platform, and deliver comprehensive Proof of Value (POV).

You will be engaged in interactive pre-sales discovery meetings, analysis of customers’ current technology and architecture, operational and business needs; and the development and presentation of appropriate Tanium solutions. You will support deep-dive technical discussions with the customer to position Tanium’s transformative enterprise operations and security platform to the relevant stakeholders, from C-level to the technology user.

Essential Job Functions

• Work directly with our world-class sales team from initial discovery to deal close to shorten sales cycles and improve closing rates
• Oversee and participate in initial discovery meetings with customers, providing platform demos and highly technical Proof of Value engagements for both existing customers and new sales opportunities
• Be the direct conduit translating customer business challenges into technical solutions, positioning Tanium to effectively solve those challenges
• Function as a technical expert throughout sales engagements, ensuring that tactical motions in the pre-sales and POV processes line up with strategic account goals
• Partner with field engineering teams (TAMs) to ensure maximum technical effectiveness and consistent customer experience throughout the POV process
• Consistently and cogently address our customers’ needs through astute verbal, written, and presentation skills
• Build, manage and maintain strong relationships with customers, peers and partners
• Operate as a keystone in the sales model, working with the Sales, Marketing, Product, and TAM organizations to continuously improve effectiveness and efficiency throughout the customer life-cycle
• Travel expected to be 10-20% to engage with customers and prospects in person

Minimum & Preferred Job Qualifications

• 1+ years of operational and/or selling experience in endpoint operations or security
• Experience presenting to Solutions Users
• A demonstrated track record of taking ownership of complex initiatives and producing successful outcomes
• Broad knowledge of the IT security, operations, and compliance space and products
• Knowledge with hands-on experience in one or more of the following:
  • Endpoint Security
  • IT Operations Management
  • Regulatory Compliance
• Knowledge of scripting languages is a plus
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Naturally team-oriented with a mission-first attitude
• BS degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or equivalent experience desired

Core Competencies

Tanium Competencies:

• Demonstrates initiative and motivation
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Team player
• Person of high ethics and integrity
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment

About Tanium

Tanium, the industry’s only provider of converged endpoint management (XEM), leads the paradigm shift in legacy approaches to managing complex security and technology environments. Only Tanium protects every team, endpoint, and workflow from cyber threats by integrating IT, Operations, Security, and Risk into a single platform that delivers comprehensive visibility across devices, a unified set of controls, and a common taxonomy for a single shared purpose: to protect critical information and infrastructure at scale.

Tanium has been named to the Forbes Cloud 100 list for six consecutive years and ranks on Fortune’s list of the Best Large Workplaces in Technology. In fact, more than half of the Fortune 100 and the U.S. armed forces trust Tanium to protect people; defend data; secure systems; and see and control every endpoint, team, and workflow everywhere. That’s the power of certainty. Join our team at tanium.com/careers/

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Last updated: 9 days ago