Sr. Sales Engineer, Nordics

Proofpoint; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Proofpoint is hiring a Senior Sales Engineer for the Nordics, playing a crucial role in the sales process within enterprise accounts. This role involves providing technical expertise and developing solutions against cyber threats. Ideal candidates should possess strong communication skills, cybersecurity knowledge, and have experience in customer-facing roles. Join a company recognized for its innovative approach to people-centric security and make a significant impact in the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in customer-facing roles, preferably in cybersecurity.
• Hands-on experience with security protocols and systems.
• Fluency in Swedish and English is required.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Technical Sales Lead throughout the pre-sales process.
• Collaborate with the sales team on account strategies.
• Design People-Centric Security solutions across the Proofpoint portfolio.

Skills

Excellent communication

Relationship management

Cybersecurity knowledge

Presentation skills

Education

Degree in Computer Science

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Company Overview



At Proofpoint, people are at the heart of our award-winning lineup of cybersecurity solutions, and the people who work here are the key to our success, and to that of our customers. We’re customer-focused, collaborative and committed to excellence. Through a culture of diversity, honesty and initiative, we deliver meaningful innovation that helps manage today’s biggest threats. With opportunities in all functions,we offer many exciting reasons to join our team.

The Role



The members of our Sales Engineering team are highly valued business partners that play a critical role in our sales process every single day.

As a Sales Engineer working with Enterprise accounts across the Nordics, you will be one of the most important members of the Proofpoint sales team. After initial onboarding and regular product training, you will become a trusted advisor to our Account Managers in region, as well as our current and future customers. As a technical liaison and subject matter expert on all things Proofpoint, you will help to deliver People-Centric solutions that protect against today’s cyber threats.

You will get to develop and tell a compelling story that will excite your customer and have them eager to hear more. Your story may include onsite product demonstrations, white-boarding sessions, mini-trainings, lunch-n-learns, threat assessments and production evaluations, all in pursuit of providing a solution to your customer that you will take pride in being a part of. It’s an exciting time to be at Proofpoint!



Your day-to-day

• You will act as the Technical Sales Lead throughout the pre-sales process
• Collaborate with the sales team to develop and execute targeted account penetration strategies
• Design and champion complex People-Centric Security solutions encompassing the entire Proofpoint portfolio
• Provide valuable customer insight and real-world experiences to Product Management, Marketing and Product Development (Engineering) teams to help keep our solutions the best in the industry
• Present at or attend industry seminars and/or trade showswhen required
• You will become an expert in Email Security, Advanced Persistent Threats, Attack Protection, Threat Response, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and the threat landscape
  
  

What You Bring To The Team

• Proven hands-on experience in a customer facing role, either as a Sales/Systems Engineer, Technical Account Manager, Security Engineer or senior level product support, preferably in the cyber-security industry
• Proven experience in either secure messaging, data security, network security, endpoint, NOC/SOC or MSP-related cybersecurity
• Track record developing and maintaining customer relationships with large (Enterprise) clients/organizations
• Excellent communication skills and comfortable presenting to individuals and/or teams including technical staff and C-suite executives
• You can work independently, adapt quickly and maintain a positive attitude
• Exposure to at least two of the following skill sets are recommended
• Enterprise email solutions such as Exchange, G-Suite, Lotus Domino, O365orworking knowledge of SMTP
• Email authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC)
• Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) Protection
• IT security, vulnerability or risk assessments, and policy enforcement
• Data Loss Prevention (DLP), compliance and data privacy
• Cloud security and shadow IT knowledge
• Fluency in both Swedish and English
  
  

Nice to have

• Degree in Computer Science preferred, but not required
• CISSP or other industry certification is beneficial
  
  

In addition to the above, if you have been a part of a sales team before or have a desire to take your career in that direction, as well as an enthusiasm for cyber-security and related security standards and frameworks like ISO, NIST and MITRE. If you love to stay on top of the fast-changing threat landscape and to help to educate and protect our customers and prospects. And if your experience is backed up by a strong knowledge of the underlying protocols such as TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, SMTP and others, we would love to speak to you!

Why Proofpoint

We are wholly devoted to helping our customers protect their greatest assets and biggest security risk their people. That’s why we’re a pioneer in next-generation cybersecurity—and why more than half of the Fortune 100 trust us as a security partner. We welcome candidates from all walks of life. Apply today and explore your future .

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Computer and Network Security and Software Development

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