Sales Engineer

The ideal candidate will work with the Sales team who assist Sales in achieving their goals by providing Reporting and Business Intelligence software pre-sales support. The Sales Engineer will work as a solution specialist with the sales force and properly position offerings with our prospects in order to win business opportunities. This support will include pre-sales strategy planning, chalk talks and professional BI demonstrations, BI industry knowledge and competitive expertise.
PROFILE
Working directly with prospects, customers and also with local partners (system integrators, consultancies), the successful Pre-Sales SE will:
* Understand and explain the features and benefits of BI product.
* Compare and explain BI features to those of the leading competitors.
* Be able to functionally describe Business Intelligence product at any technical level and articulate its capabilities and interoperability with other products.
* Effectively demonstrate the functionality of our client’s products.
* Architect technical hardware/software solution with clients products based on the customer’s business requirements.
* Be comfortable presenting to groups of all sizes including large audiences in seminar settings.

SKILLS
* 4 year College degree in Computer Science or technical subject area such as Math or Engineering that require good analytical skills.
* 4-6 years data processing experience, preferably with pre-sales demo expertise.
* Proficient in SQL, Java/J2EE, JavaScript, JSP, XML, Linux and Windows.
* Full Drivers license.
* Willingness and ability to travel with little notice.
* Must be success oriented and a self starter.
* Fluent in Spanish, Italian AND English: additional European languages will be a distinct advantage.