Seismic is transforming how revenue teams work, and AI is accelerating that transformation faster than ever. Our Principal Sales Engineers are at the leading edge of that shift: Senior practitioners who combine deep product expertise, executive credibility, and the ability to translate complex ideas into compelling business narratives.

As a Principal SE, you operate as a strategic partner to our most important sales opportunities. You are a trusted advisor not just to prospects and customers, but to the Account Executives, product teams, and sales leaders you work alongside. You set the standard for what great looks like.

• 8 or more years of customer-facing experience in a presales or solutions consulting role within an enterprise SaaS environment.

• A demonstrated ability to engage at the executive level, with examples of navigating complex buying committees and influencing senior decision-makers.

• Proven experience owning and managing complex POC engagements end-to-end, including defining evaluation criteria, coordinating internal and external stakeholders, and closing the technical evaluation.

• Fluency with AI tools as part of your day-to-day workflow, whether that is for demo preparation, discovery synthesis, competitive research, or building custom environments. Comfort experimenting with and advocating fornew approaches.

• A strong command of enterprise sales methodologies (MEDDPICC, Challenger, Solution Selling, or similar) and how presalesfitsinto the broader deal strategy.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication, including boardroom-caliber presentation and storytelling skills.

• A track recordof contributing beyond your own deals: mentoring peers, leading team initiatives, or taking ownership of programs thatmadethe broader SE function more effective.

• Experience in sales or marketing technology is a strong plus, as is knowledge of Seismic's key verticals (financial services, healthcare, high-tech, insurance).

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

• Comfortable with hybrid work and willing to travel for strategic accounts and team engagements.

• Own the technical and strategic dimension of Seismic's most complex, high-value enterprise opportunities, partnering closely with Account Executives to shapedealstrategy, not just support it.

• Engage directly with C-suite and senior business stakeholders (CMO, CSO, CRO, CIO), leading executive conversations that connect Seismic's capabilities to their most pressing business priorities.

• Craft and deliver highly tailored product demonstrations and proof-of-concepts that go beyond feature walkthroughs, building solution narratives specific to a prospect's vertical, business model, and buying committee.

• Lead complex, multi-phase proof-of-concept engagements, including scoping success criteria with prospects, coordinating internal resources, managing timelines, and driving the evaluation to a clear technical win.

• Leverage AI tools and automation to accelerate demo environment setup, discovery preparation, and competitive positioning, modeling efficient and scalable presales workflows for the broader team.

• Act as a technical and strategic lead across multi-stakeholder evaluations, coordinating RFP responses, security reviews, and custom solution design with confidence.

• Step into a DRI role on cross-functional initiatives, whether that is launching a new vertical play, building out a competitive response framework, orestablishinga repeatable POC process for the team.

• Participate in and lead tiger teams assembled around strategic deals, new product launches, or emerging market opportunities, bringing structure and senior judgment to high-priority efforts.

• Mentor and coach SEs at all levels on discoverytechnique, demo narrative, executive engagement, and technical depth. Actively invest in the growth of the people around you and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.

• Serve as a senior voice of the field to Product Management, translating patterns across enterprise conversations into prioritized product insights that reflect real market demand.

• Stay ahead of the competitive landscape and the AI and GTM technology ecosystem to ensure Seismic's positioningremainssharp and differentiated.

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