Vice President, Sales Engineering

Company: Veritas
Location: Mountain View
Posted on: April 6, 2021

Job Description:

Veritas solves what no one else can. With an industry-leading product portfolio, we offer proven, modern, and integrated technology that brings together availability, protection, and insights. Our Veritas Enterprise Data Services Platform addresses current and future data issues end-to-end - keeping mission-critical workloads highly available, protecting data everywhere, and providing insights to optimize costs and maintain regulatory readiness. Veritas supports 500+ data sources, 150+ storage targets, 50+ clouds, and any deployment model imaginable. We serve 99% of the Fortune 100, 90% of the Fortune 500, and are the market leader in Software-defined Storage, Data Protection, and Archiving. Veritas' Worldwide Field Operations (WFO) propels company growth by driving all aspects of new business and channel sales and includes global sales operations and global sales enablement for all new business and renewal sales. Veritas solves what no one else can. With an industry-leading product portfolio, we offer proven, modern, and integrated technology that brings together availability , protection , and insights . Our Veritas Enterprise Data Services Platform addresses current and future data issues end-to-end - keeping mission-critical workloads highly available, protecting data everywhere, and providing insights to optimize costs and maintain regulatory readiness. Veritas supports 500+ data sources, 150+ storage targets, 50+ clouds, and any deployment model imaginable. We serve 99% of the Fortune 100, 90% of the Fortune 500, and are the market leader in Software-defined Storage, Data Protection, and Archiving. Veritas' Worldwide Field Operations (WFO) propels company growth by driving all aspects of new business and channel sales. SCOPE OF ROLE: This role is focused on leading the technical sales teams based in the Americas. The Vice President, Sales Engineering is responsible for defining, developing, managing and implementing all strategic pre-sales activities and outcomes that align with Veritas' vision, mission and strategic plans. Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Americas Sales and as a key part of the Americas Leadership team, this person should have a strong background in partnering with cross functional stakeholders, scaling teams, and driving revenue in a software environment. RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide technical/functional leadership to the sales team in the development and implementation of customer applications and customer products.
• Scale team across new/existing segments, products, and countries.
• Partner with Sales VPs and Product Management to achieve new bookings quota
• Establish global training programs to ensure a high level of technical competence across all technical sales.
• Establish and execute the go to market strategy with executive teams.
• Communicate customer voice to R&D leadership, driving product prioritization and roadmap.
• Serve as the company liaison on specific technical projects with customers.
• Assist in the development of short, medium, and long-term plans to achieve strategic objectives.
• Engage with Veritas senior/executive leadership to ensure business unit objectives are met.
• Hire, develop and allocate resources, lead from the front and have a maniacal focus on strong leadership and coaching of Sales Engineering Leaders.
• Participate in strategic deals and backup team members as needed to grow regional business.
• As a hands-on leader, actively work with team members to solve difficult problems and coordinate corporate/external resources, as required.
• Drive strategic initiatives and programs as needed and actively support the team's career development and advancement programs.
• Provide guidance to leaders on sales strategy, product obstacles/gaps, as well as represent the team's needs to Veritas' executive staff. PREFERRED EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS Exemplary and influential thinker, communicator and pre-sales thought leader who gains acceptance of others in sensitive situations across all channels, mediums, and cultures.
  • 15+ years of increasing responsibility building, scaling and leading software pre-sales organizations past the $250M+ annual recurring revenue mark.
  • Experience leading a team of leaders and industry experts.
  • Strong coaching skills around value selling and value-based demonstrating
  • Presents flawlessly.
  • BA/BS degree or equivalent, advanced degree highly desirable.
  • Exemplary communication skills inside and outside of Veritas
  • This role will require 50% travel At Veritas, we care about the causes close to your heart and enable you to volunteer, donate, and do good. We also value uniqueness and know that a more diverse and inclusive workforce makes a winning team, so come as you are! Interested? Then apply and find out more about #TeamVTAS! At Veritas, you will enjoy an open, flexible, and supportive environment which lets you bring your ideas to life. Our commitment to development and diversity sparks innovation. If impact, innovation and a winning culture are important to you, consider a career at Veritas. Diversity in thought, perspective, experience and life is a vital part of our culture. It is this culture, that allows us to innovate, solve problems and succeed. Veritas is an equal opportunity employer Veritas is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, status as an individual with a disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance (FCO), we will also consider for employment qualified individuals with arrest and conviction records. EEO is the Law. Applicants and employees of Veritas Technologies LLC are protected under Federal law from discrimination. Click here to find out more. Veritas will respond to requests for reasonable accommodations to assist you in applying for positions at Veritas, or to submit a resume. If you need to request an accommodation, please contact our HR VHelp Portal .

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