Solutions Engineer

Solutions Engineer - Corporate

SailPoint is the leader in Identity Security. SailPoint customers represent half of the Fortune 500 and half of the ASX 50. This customer strength provides us with a great community of customers, partners and analysts who trust SailPoint and our team to solve complex challenges. SailPoint continues to grow globally and expanding our global presence creates opportunities for top salespeople to become a part of our awesome culture.

SailPoint is seeking a Solutions Engineer to support the US sales region for Corporate accounts. You will partner with our sales teams by applying your technical abilities and business acumen in support of SailPoint’s growth objectives.

What you’ll do to be successful as a Solutions Engineer

Within the first 4 months you will:

• Learn the Identity Security and Identity Management space

• Participate in demos best practices training, presentation skills training, negotiation

• Handle initial demos and discussions in Identity Security

• Attend Revenue Onboarding for a deep dive into Challenger Sales training

• Hone technical discovery skills through SE Scrum groups

• Pitch to Account Executives (AEs) to master messaging and build relationships

• Navigate internal relationships with Customer Success Managers, Product Management, Professional Services, and Partners

• Coordinate with AEs before and after client calls, tying what is presented back to business value

Within 6 months to 1 year, you will:

• Contribute to building new technical collateral for organization-wide use

• Grow familiarity with IT audit functions, regulatory frameworks, SOX, HIPAA, NERC-CIP, GDPR, and CCPA

• Participate in national or regional conferences and meet ups

• Proactively network and build your own personal brand

• Articulate the business value of SailPoint as a strategic sale

• Communicate at the business level with clients outside of IT, such as HR, Finance, risk management, counsel, lines of business

• Be fluent in the language of Identity Security

Responsibilities:

• Actively participate in the sales process and work closely with the direct and channel sales teams

• Discover and understand customer requirements and align our solutions to those requirements

• Present SailPoint business functions, value, and competitive differences

• Provide product demonstrations to prospective customers

• Assist in developing RFP responses in coordination with our RFP response team

• Participate in Proof of Value (POV) evaluations

• Provide feedback to Product Management on product enhancements

Requirements:

• 3+ years professional experience as a pre-sales technical resource in an enterprise software company (B2B)

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills

• A working knowledge of technical infrastructure including web services, application servers, databases, virtualization, and directories is required

• Conversant in modern SaaS architecture

• Familiarity with Java, XML, LDAP, SQL, JSON, Azure/AWS/GCP is desirable

• 3+ years working with Identity, Governance and Access Management solutions is preferred

Please do not disqualify yourself if you don't tick all the boxes for the “ideal candidate”! Must-have attributes include exceptional communication skills, high EQ, expertise in discovering customer requirements, and the ability to articulate and demonstrate enterprise solutions aligned to business outcomes.

Location:

• We anticipate 10% travel and flexibility to travel within the US will be necessary.

Education:

• BA/BS or global equivalent; 5 years of related experience

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Benefits and Compensation listed vary based on the location of your employment and the nature of your employment with SailPoint.

As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the SailPoint Corporate Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission, along with potential eligibility for equity participation. SailPoint maintains broad salary ranges for its roles to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect SailPoint’s differing products, industries, and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity. We estimate the base salary, for US-based employees, will be in this range from (min-mid-max, USD):

Base salaries for employees based in other locations are competitive for the employee’s home location.

Benefits Overview

1. Health and wellness coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance

2. Disability coverage: Short-term and long-term disability

3. Life protection: Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)

4. Additional life coverage options: Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children

5. Flexible spending accounts for health care, and dependent care; limited purpose flexible spending account

6. Financial security: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching

7. Time off benefits: Flexible vacation policy

8. Holidays: 8 paid holidays annually

9. Sick leave

10. Parental support: Paid parental leave

11. Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors

12. Voluntary benefits: Legal Assistance, Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance options

13. Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution

SailPoint is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome everyone to our team.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.