Wave

Manager, Strategic Sales Engineer

Wave$104K — $222K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Two+ years in a Sales Engineering leadership role
  • Eight+ years of sales engineering experience in telecommunications
  • Experience with VPN, VoIP and WAN fiber-based services
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or related field
  • Knowledge of Metro Ethernet technologies and network protocols
  • Strong presentation and proposal design skills

Responsibilities

  • Manage a team that supports pre-sale and post-sale technical activities
  • Develop cost-effective solutions for data, voice, cloud and video services
  • Provide direction, vision, and monitoring for sales engineering activities
  • Recruit and train team members using a hands-on development program
  • Conduct training sessions and technical product reviews
  • Act as a liaison to resolve pre- and post-sale issues
  • Gather requirements and conduct client consultations

Benefits

  • Comprehensive pay and benefits package
  • Award-winning paid sales training program
  • Support for all aspects of employee well-being
  • Opportunities for long-term career development
Full Job Description
This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

Do you want to manage a team that supports technical pre-sale and post-sale activities? You can do that. Ready to mentor teams to outline cost-effective combinations of data, voice, cloud and video services? As the Manager of Sales Engineering, National Accounts at Spectrum Business, you can do that.

Be part of the connection:

You work closely with sales teams to showcase the benefits of Spectrum Business products. You share your product knowledge and motivate clients to share in that enthusiasm through informative technical sales proposals and presentations.

How you can make a difference:
  • Complete our 10-week paid sales training that won a Brandon Hall Group gold award for excellence in Best Advance in Sales Enablement and Performance Tools.
  • Provide direction, vision, budgeting, forecasting, staff evaluations, monitoring and reporting on all Sales Engineering activity.
  • Recruit, hire and train team members using a hands-on team development program.
  • Evaluate and identify engineering team performances and assign projects.
  • Conduct internal training sessions and technical product reviews.
  • Field-based sales roles have fluidity between home, client location and office locations. The expectation is that you are primarily out in front of clients.
  • Serve as the liaison with internal departments to resolve pre- and post-sale issues.
  • Manage the requirement-gathering process and provide face-to-face client consultations.


WHAT YOU BRING TO SPECTRUM BUSINESS

Required qualifications:
  • Experience: Two or more years of experience in a Sales Engineering leadership role; Eight or more years of sales engineering experience in a telecommunications environment; Experience selling VPN, VoIP and WAN fiber-based services.
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or a related field.
  • Technical skills: Familiar with corporate data security methods; Expert in Metro Ethernet technologies (VPLS, EPL, EVPL and ELAN), LAN, WAN, network management and dynamic routing protocols (BGP, RIP and OSFP); Knowledge of DNS, TCP/IP and firewalls; Proficient in Microsoft Office.
  • Skills: Presentation, proposal design and English communication skills.
  • Abilities: Dead-line driven with the ability to multi-task and manage change.
  • Availability: Travel to and from assigned territories and company facilities. Valid driver's license.

Preferred qualifications:
  • CCNP, CCIP or CCIE.
  • Vendor or sales experience.
  • New cloud hyper-scalers
  • Wave

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Here, our employees don't just have jobs, they're building careers. That's why we offer a comprehensive pay and benefits package that rewards employees for their contributions to our success, supporting all aspects of their well-being at every stage of life.

A qualified applicant's criminal history, if any, will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable laws, including local ordinances.

The base pay for this position generally is between $104,500.00 and $222,400.00. The actual compensation offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. We comply with local wage minimums and also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of other incentive-based compensation such as bonuses.

In addition, this position has a commission earnings target starting at $45,000.

About Wave

Wave is a Canadian financial services company that provides accounting, invoicing, and payment processing software for small businesses. The company was founded in 2010 by Kirk Simpson and James Lochrie. Wave's software is used by over 4 million small businesses around the world. In 2019, the company was acquired by H&R Block for $405 million. Wave is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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Founded
2011

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