Job Description
Understand a customer’s goals and challenges through successful discovery to effectively position the MicroStrategy platform in a way that differentiates us from the competition and brings clarity to where we can add value in a customer’s architecture.
Scope, build, and present custom demos and presentations that address key business value for our prospects.
Take technical ownership of the sales opportunity, respond to objections and can manage most aspects of the sales cycle with little assistance.
Handle multiple customer engagements simultaneously.
Research, scope and respond to customer RFIs and RFPs and take initiative in sharing results with all team members.
Supports Partners and engages with Partners of MicroStrategy to identify and define joint opportunities. The individual will provide functional and technical advice, sales training and other in-person support to Partners on an as-needed basis.
Advance the product knowledge of MicroStrategy partners through education, training, skills transfer, and best practices.
Stay up to date with our demo content and product positioning and be an early adopter of incorporating these changes into our product positioning.
Confidently present and articulate the business value of the MicroStrategy platform at all levels of the customer’s organization.
Have a natural passion for new technology, be innovative, and create new solutions with out-of-the-box thinking
Support pipeline generation with marketing events, content, onsite MicroStrategy days, etc.
Constantly learn and develop expertise in MicroStrategy software through product training classes and unsupervised work assignments. Uses this experience and knowledge to develop expertise in MicroStrategy software including new releases.
Qualifications
Atleast 5 yrs of Strong experience in a comparable Sales Engineer (Pre-sales) position, supporting sales cycles selling Business Intelligence or other high-value business solutions.
Experience with BI tools (e.g., MicroStrategy, Tableau, PowerBI, Qlik, SAP Analytics Cloud, Quicksight, Business Objects, Cognos, Looker)
General knowledge of AI and prompt engineering
General knowledge of the BI and analytics market
Specific experience with MicroStrategy a major plus
Experience with data modeling, data warehousing, data engineering, data integration
Proficient with SQL
Understanding of relational databases (e.g., Snowflake, Google Big Query, Databricks, Redshift, Synapse), data warehousing, ETL, web services, SaaS technologies, etc.
SaaS and Cloud based selling with the main Hyperscalers (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Ability to present a complete Data + Analytics Architecture to a technical customer representative.
Training in value-based selling (MEDDPICC, Force Management, Demo to Win, etc.)
Demonstrated sales success.
Strong verbal and written communication skills with a focus on requirement gathering, positioning, and business value identification.
Ability to work as part of a cross-functional team.
Superior presentation and demonstration skills
Self-starter, flexible, and self-motivated
Highly driven individual with an execution focuses and a strong sense of urgency.
Interested in new technology and staying on top of market trends.
Enjoys the competition and winning new business.
Additional Information
MicroStrategy is committed to building a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected basis.