Lead Sales Engineer Enterprise - French Speaking

Fivetran; Oakland (CA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data solutions provider is looking for a French-speaking Lead Sales Engineer to join their Enterprise sales team. This remote position involves understanding complex customer needs, providing technical expertise, and ensuring successful sales outcomes. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience in sales engineering with a strong technical background in data replication technologies.

Benefits

100% employer-paid medical insurance

Generous paid time-off policy

RSU stock grants

Professional development opportunities

Company happy hours and team-building activities

Monthly cell phone stipend

Access to mental health support platform

Qualifications

• Proven background in data replication technologies.
• Ability to convey technical concepts to various stakeholders.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and data replication tools.

Responsibilities

• Understand Enterprise customers' business and data requirements.
• Develop and deliver technical presentations to Enterprise audiences.
• Run organized proof-of-value processes to ensure technical wins.

Skills

Native/Professional Proficiency in French

5+ years in data replication, sales engineering, or related technical field

Strong technical background in database replication

Experience with modern data analytics technologies

Excellent communication and presentation skills

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

Experience with Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres, MySQL, and NoSQL databases

Hands on experience with other data replication or ETL tools

Experience with self-hosted software applications

Hands on networking experience

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Snowflake

BigQuery

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Overview

Position Title: Lead Sales Engineer Enterprise - French Speaking. From Fivetran founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required. We are proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven.

About the Role

Were looking for a talented French speaking Lead Sales Engineer to join our Enterprise sales team. As an Enterprise Sales Engineer, you will work closely with our sales team to understand Enterprise customers complex business needs and showcase how Fivetrans data replication solutions can help them achieve their desired business outcomes. You will be responsible for providing technical expertise, identifying technical requirements, and ensuring a successful proof-of-value throughout the sales cycle.

This is a full-time remote position based in the UK with a strong preference for London.

Technologies Youll Use

• AWS, GCP, Azure, Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, New Relic, Linux, Windows, Python, Java

What Youll Do

• Work with Enterprise customers to understand their business, their use cases, and their data replication requirements
• Develop and deliver technical presentations to Enterprise audiences
• Ensure the technical win by running an organized proof-of-value process
• Work closely with multiple cross-functional organizations driving change and improvements to Fivetran as a whole
• Work closely with multiple Sales representatives, while maintaining a high level of customer focus and technical excellence
• Stay up-to-date on the latest technologies and trends in our industry
• Assist team members in advanced technical or business roadblocks
• As part of our commitment to setting new hires up for success, all new sales team members attend a one-week, in-person Revenue Bootcamp during their second week at Fivetran. This bootcamp, held at one of our designated company locations, requires travel and is a mandatory part of the onboarding process.

Skills Were Looking For

• Native/Professional Proficiency in French
• 5+ years in data replication, sales engineering, or related technical field
• Strong technical background covering database replication, cloud infrastructure, and data replication technologies with some form of hands on experience
• Experience with modern data analytics technologies, including cloud data warehouses, transformation tooling, data catalogs, and BI tools
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with a keen ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Experience with Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres, MySQL, and NoSQL databases
• Hands on experience with other data replication or ETL tools
• Experience with self-hosted software applications and supporting infrastructure
• Hands on networking experience both in the cloud and on-premise

Bonus Skills

• Experience developing partner relationships
• Specialized expertise in security posture
• Experience with self-hosted and SaaS software applications
• Hands on experience with DBT
• Docker/Podman/Kubernetes experience

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Perks and Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical insurance
• Generous paid time-off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays, and volunteer days off
• RSU stock grants
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Company virtual happy hours, free food, and fun team-building activities
• Monthly cell phone stipend
• Access to an innovative mental health support platform that offers personalized care and resources in areas such as: therapy, coaching, and self-guided mindfulness exercises for all covered employees and their covered dependents

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/protected veterans

To learn more about Fivetran's culture and what its like to be part of the team, click here and enjoy our video.