Senior Sales Engineer

About the Opportunity

Contentful exists to help our customers deliver compelling customer experiences with content at the heart of the conversation. As a Senior Sales Engineer you will play a critical role in helping our customers and prospects understand the role of content in a modern composable digital landscape.

Our Senior Sales Engineers come from a whole host of backgrounds : marketing professionals sales engineers with experience selling to marketing audiences as well as individuals with agency and professional services backgrounds. We rely heavily on our core values to identify the right talent at Contentful as the role of a Senior Sales Engineer is dynamic and multidimensional.

Imagine yourself as a co-pilot on sales opportunities. You will work with your Account Executives in lock-step through key phases of the sales cycle including technical discovery product presentations collaborative solution design sessions interactive trials proofs of concept and more. You will build relationships with customer stakeholders to understand their needs and become a trusted advisor to help them navigate the ever-shifting landscape of digital marketing technology and trends.

This is a dynamic role and would allow you to be part of a growth company where you can make an impact on sales results help drive and influence the direction of the Sales Engineering function work within a positive culture and continue to grow and expand your career.

What to expect

• Dive into an immersive onboarding experience that will help you learn the Contentful value propositions personas products MACH and composable solutions partner ecosystem and more.
• Become proficient in the Contentful Demo presentation framework.
• Learn the Content Management competitive landscape - both current and legacy platforms - and complimentary stack solutions.
• Create deep relationships across the business : sales marketing product partnerships and others..
• Make an impact on sales revenue by co-piloting sales opportunities along with your Account Executives.
• Seek to understand customers short-term and long-term digital objectives and how Contentful enables their vision both as the driving force of their stack or as a good neighbor to their other platforms.
• Validate and illustrate how Contentful can help the customer with their digital transformation efforts through customized value-based product demonstrations and proof of concepts.
• Assist with the completion of RFIs RFPs and Security questionnaires and liaison with other departments to drive finalization.
• Relay product feedback from customers and implementation partners to Product Management Marketing and Sales.
• Be a thought leader in Sales Engineering and provide mentorship to other Sales Engineers newer in their careers.
• Travel onsite with customers when necessary.
• Work on exciting internal projects that impact how the Sales Engineering team works and grows.
• Strong leadership and a safe environment to be you and grow your career.

What you need to be successful

Required

Desirable

Whats in it for you

This role will need to be conducted in a state in which we are currently registered to do business.

Salary Statement : The salary range displayed is specifically for those potential hires who will work or reside in the state of California if selected for the role. Any offered salary is determined based on internal equity internal salary ranges market data / ranges applicants skills and prior relevant experience certain degrees and certifications (e.g. JD / technology) for example.

Salary Range : $204000 - $240000 OTE

This position is eligible for equity awards annual bonuses short- and long-term incentives and program-specific awards where applicable in accordance with the terms of Contentfuls variable compensation plans.

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Who are we

Contentful is a leading digital experience platform that helps modern businesses meet the growing demand for engaging personalized content at scale. By blending composability with native AI capabilities Contentful enables dynamic personalization automated content delivery and real-time experimentation powering next-generation digital experiences across brands regions and channels for more than 4200 organizations worldwide. More than 700 people from more than 70 nations contribute their energy and creativity to Contentful working from hubs in Berlin Denver San Francisco London New York and distributed worldwide.

Everyone is welcome here!

Everyone is welcome here is a celebrated component of our culture. At Contentful we strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers our employees. We believe that our products and services benefit from our diverse backgrounds and experiences and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color national origin religion sexual orientation gender gender identity age physical disability or length of time spent unemployed. We invite you to apply and join us!

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Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Presentation Skills,Ruby,S3,Data Analytics,SAAS,Product Demos,Teradata,OpenStack,Pre-sales,MPLS,MongoDB,HBase

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 204000 - 240000