Thales Group

Sales Engineer Manager

Thales Group$172K — $288K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 5 years managing pre-sales for an enterprise software or security company.
  • 10+ years of pre-sales experience in enterprise software or security.
  • Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
  • Proven track record of selling complex technical solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Manage sales support resources to optimize sales across territories.
  • Ensure Sales Engineers possess necessary product knowledge and skills.
  • Facilitate career development for Sales Engineers.
  • Provide tactical sales engineering support to the team.
  • Act as a subject matter expert in Software Monetization solutions.
  • Lead architectural discussions with customers to define their needs.
  • Coordinate product demonstrations and trial installations.

Benefits

  • Elective health, dental, vision insurance, and various other insurance options.
  • Retirement Savings Plan with company contribution and match.
  • Company paid holidays and paid time off.
  • Life insurance, disability benefits, and employee assistance programs.
Full Job Description
Location: Austin, United States of America

Hybrid- Austin, TX

Thales is hiring an Sales Engineer Manager to join our Software Monetization (SM) team. The SM Sentinel solution portfolio provides software companies and intelligent device vendors with software licensing, download, protection, and entitlement management solutions.

Sales Engineer Manager will manage Sales Engineers with team members in NORAM, LATAM and Canada Thales’ Software Monetization product line. You'll focus on driving the business forward in creatin, maintaining, animating a strong Sales Engineering team and operational efficiency, while supporting own sales opportunities in the local territory.

Key Areas of Responsibility

  • Manage sales support resource allocation across sales territories to optimize sales

  • Ensure that all Sales Engineer (SE) possess the necessary product knowledge, technical skills, and communication abilities to work effectively with a diverse range of vertical markets, customer environments, and partners, thereby achieving their assigned revenue and profit targets

  • Facilitate the definition and development of career objectives and action plans for sales engineers to achieve their goals

  • Ensure skill and professional development plans are in place for all SEs

  • Provide tactical sales engineering support as needed across all regions to support the entire team

  • Be a subject matter expert in the Software Monetization Sentinel solution portfolio

  • ·Use consultative selling skills to lead in-depth architectural discussions and design sessions with key customers to understand their technical requirements and business strategies, helping them define their needs and recommending solutions that align with those needs using company products

  • Be passionate about helping customers protect their most important asset their solutions

  • Work closely with the Technical Support and Product Management team to identify, evaluate, and recommend strategic product enhancements based on market initiatives, new technology, partnerships, or customer requirements

  • ·Arrange and coordinate product demonstrations or trial installations

  • Maintain a high level of technical awareness regarding relevant products, competitors, and market trends

  • Serve as a subject matter expert and technical leader within the organization, acting as a trusted advisor to our customers and supporting all sales representatives at customer visits

  • Act as the focal point for sales management and representatives in SE opportunity assignments and escalations

  • Support our Professional Services team in creating solution designs, technical architecture and process workflow

Minimum Requirement

  • Bachelors of Science in Electrical, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or equivalent work experience may be substituted for degree

  • 5 years managing pre-sales for an enterprise software or security company with a proven track record and demonstrable skills at presenting technical data security information at the business executive level or at the architect level.

  • 10+ years of pre-sales working experience for an enterprise software or security company

  • Strong leadership skills and interpersonal skills to build, maintain, and to achieve results

  • Proven track record of successfully selling complex technical solutions to major enterprises.

  • Develop and maintain customer relationships as trusted advisor

  • Ability to work autonomously in a dynamic, fast-paced, multi-time zone environment while being an interface between different departments

  • Ability to think strategically about business, technical challenges, and solutions.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer at the time of hire. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or for assuming sponsorship of an employment visa now or in the future.

If you’re excited about working with Thales, but not meeting the requirements for this position, we encourage you to join our Talent Community! . You can upload your CV and our recruiters can get in touch with any new opportunities that may be of interest to you.

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The reference Total Target Compensation (TTC) market range for this position, inclusive of annual base salary and the variable compensation target, is between

Total Target Cash (TTC) 172,945.50 - 288,242.50 USD Annual

This reflects how companies in a similar industry and geographic region generally pay for similar jobs. This range helps the Company make pay decisions as one data point among many. Where a position falls within this range is also dependent on other factors including – but not limited to – the employee’s career path history, competencies, skills and performance, as well as the company’s annual salary budget, the customer’s program requirements, and the company’s internal equity. Thales may offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s status protected by local, state, or federal law.

(For Internal candidate, if you need more information, please reach out to your HR Shared Service, 1st Point) 

Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:


•Elective Health, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Whole Group Life w/LTC, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Plan, Identity Theft, and Pet Insurance

•Retirement Savings Plan after 30 days of employment with a company contribution and a match, and with no vesting period

•Company paid holidays and Paid Time Off

•Company provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Disability, Employee Assistance Plan, and Well-being Program

About Thales Group

Thales Group is a multinational company that specializes in providing advanced technology solutions for the aerospace, defense, and security industries. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Courbevoie, France. Thales Group operates in over 50 countries and has a strong focus on innovation and research and development. The company's products and services include avionics, cybersecurity, transportation systems, and more. Thales Group is committed to sustainability and has been recognized for its efforts to reduce its environmental impact.
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83,000 employees
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Founded
1976

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