Enterprise Sales Engineer - France

Chainguard; France; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible & Remote-First Culture

Equity stock options

100% Covered Health Insurance

Flexible Time Off

Parental Leave

Résumé du poste

Chainguard is seeking a Sales Engineer to assess technical requirements and map Chainguard products to client needs. You will cultivate relationships with decision-makers and secure technical wins through demos, POVs/POCs, and collaboration with engineering for requested features.

You will partner with sales to evaluate value, target new logos, and own all technical aspects of opportunities, including webinars and events.

Qualifications

• 3+ years selling to Enterprise and Mid Market.
• Experience as a Sales Engineer / Pre-Sales Engineer.
• Familiar with MEDDPICC or Command of the Message.
• Experience in container tech: Kubernetes, Docker.
• Experience with Cloud (AWS, Azure, Google) and security.
• Experience in App Security.
• Startup experience.
• Trusted advisor mindset and collaborative team player.

Responsabilités

• Partner with Sales to evaluate and prove value of Chainguard solutions.
• Focus on acquiring new logos while growing existing customers.
• Own all technical aspects of opportunities and articulate value to customers.
• Conduct product demos, POVs/POCs, and participate in webinars or events.

Connaissances

Sales Engineer

MEDDPICC

Command of the Message

Enterprise sales

Kubernetes

Docker

Cloud platforms

Cloud security

App Security

Startup experience

Trusted advisor

Team player

Description du poste

Chainguard is the trusted source for open source. By delivering hardened, secure, and production-ready builds of all the open source software engineers and AI agents rely on, Chainguard helps organizations build faster, stay compliant, and eliminate risk.

Our customers include Fortune 500 enterprises and global industry leaders, including Anduril, Canva, Fortinet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, OpenAI, Snap Inc., and Snowflake.

Chainguard is venture-backed by leading investors, including Amplify, IVP, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mantis VC, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Spark Capital.

The Role, In a Nutshell

You will assess a prospect’s technical requirements and apply extensive knowledge of Chainguard products to illustrate how a deal will satisfy the client’s unmet needs. You will cultivate relationships with decision-makers at all levels of an organization and negotiate the competing needs of multiple stakeholders within an organization. You will secure technical wins using methods such as demos, RFP/RFI responses, lead POVs, partner with engineering for requested features, and participate in conferences and industry events (when applicable).

What You'll Do

• Partner with our Sales Team to help customers evaluate and prove the value of our solution
• Focus on acquiring new customer “logos” in addition to growing existing customer base
• Own all technical aspects of sales opportunities and assisting current customers understand the value of Chainguard
• Day to day responsibilities include:
• Listen to our customers and understand their challenges
• Conduct product demonstrations and POVs/POCs
• Actively participate in webinars, meetups, conferences and other marketing initiatives

What We're Looking For

• Experience as a Sales Engineer / Pre-Sales Engineer
• Experience with MEDDPICC and or Command of the Message sales frameworks
• Experience selling into Enterprise (3+ years) and Mid Market prospects
• Experience in the following areas:
• Container technologies (Kubernetes, Serverless, Docker)
• Cloud technology (AWS, Azure, Google, etc.)
• Cloud security or containers security
• App Security
• Startup experience
• Smart and passionate people that can persevere to success.
• People acting as trusted advisors, able to build credibility with customers.
• Strong team players committed to help and mentor their peers.

*Must be located in the UK or France*

About Us

• We are customer obsessed - We focus on delivering solutions to our customers that create value and make their lives better.
• We have a bias for intentional action - We prioritize, plan, try things, and fail fast.
• We don't take ourselves too seriously (but we do serious work) - We are solving an important problem which takes focus, but we also like to enjoy the journey.
• We trust each other and assume good intentions - We're transparent with decisions to empower team members to make well informed decisions.

A Few Of The Benefits We Offer

• Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.
• Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options (yes, you read that correctly: 10 years!).
• 100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents. Nothing comes out of your paycheck.
• Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need - to do our best work, we need to recharge and reset.
• 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with the option to use it all at once or throughout your child's first year.

Chainguard is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

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