Laminar Sales Engineer

Rubrik - Austin, TX

Full-time

Austin, TX

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Rubrik is seeking a Sales Engineer to join their team in Austin, Texas. This role focuses on providing technical direction and business guidance for the company's new product incubation team, RubrikX. The Sales Engineer will be responsible for developing the corporate technical go-to-market strategy and overseeing key account technical pre-sales activities, ultimately driving product line revenue goals. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cyber security and will act as a trusted technology advisor to customers, helping to position Rubrik's cloud data management and security solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical leadership and direction to Rubrik, customers, and prospects in the development and positioning of Rubrik's cloud native data protection solutions.
• Serves as a trusted technology advisor to customers and a public cloud subject matter expert when positioning Rubrik's cloud capabilities to key accounts.
• Leads technical sales calls, gathers and analyzes customer feedback, and identifies trends.
• Qualifies sales opportunities in terms of customer technical requirements, competition, decision-making process, and funding.
• Maintains a consistent cadence with product management to ensure product roadmap alignment with customer demands.
• Assists with the development of marketing and sales collateral to ensure alignment with customer needs and technical accuracy.
• Aids in the development and delivery of technical enablement to Rubrik, channel, and alliance partner sales architects.
• Cross-functionally drives the adoption of Rubrik's cloud native protection technologies throughout Rubrik and the public cloud ecosystem.

Requirements

• 5+ years of sales engineering experience in a cyber security environment with a proven track record of success.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and/or cloud hosting is preferred.
• Strong hands-on, 'can do' approach with a need for success and high energy.
• Fundamental breadth of technical knowledge in cloud data management, backup and disaster recovery, and data analytics.
• High level of business acumen and experience working with CxO level personnel.

Nice-to-haves

• Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong work ethic and resourcefulness.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, handling multiple calls/demos per day with immediate follow-up.
• Smart, adaptable, and open-minded.