Senior Presales Engineer, Switzerland (m/f/d)
THE COMPANY
Work is now defined by what we do, not where we go. The widely distributed workforce is here to stay.
IGEL allows workers to thrive, regardless of the environment, while organizations retain full management, control, and security of user endpoints. IGEL secures and simplifies digital workspaces in healthcare, finance, retail, higher education, government, and manufacturing organizations around the world. All we’re missing is: YOU.
THE ROLE
This position requires daily customer, business partner and internal team interaction in Switzerland. Together with the regional Sales team you will be engaged in a customer’s journey from the discovery phase to the post sales handover. Keeping track of customer cases in the helpdesk program and utilizing this system to delegate, engaging your peers, and moving sales opportunities towards closure are routine activities. Expect to travel 2-3 weeks out of a month and 2-3 days each of those weeks. A strong desire to learn and a “can do, want to learn” attitude is needed. You will be working with an experienced, motivated team willing to share their knowledge and experience to help you expand your skillset and succeed in reaching your goals.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Be part of a team of PreSales engineers providing excellent service to IGEL’s customers and partners in Switzerland and Eastern Europe
- Build and maintain customer and partner rapport through virtual meetings and on-site visits
- Prepare, execute, and support proof of concepts
- Assist new technology partners to integrate their solution into IGEL OS if required and hand it over to the IGEL Ready team to generate new business
- Use of remote tools to demonstrate IGEL’s solutions and to assist customers in troubleshooting issues
- Execution and pro-active preparation and follow-up of technical product presentations and workshops
- Promote IGEL training offerings, additional IGEL services and IGEL Certifications
- Communication of customer / market requirements to the Product Management and Development
- Work through technical issues at the operating system level
- Manage case escalation to maintain forward movement on sales opportunities
- Manage technical issues, solutions, and sales opportunity progress by creating cases within IGEL’s helpdesk system
- Continue education by attending training sessions and reading technical documentation
- Collaborate with teams from Development, Customer Engineering, Advanced Services, Sales, Marketing and Leadership to create new technical sales strategies
- Demonstrate our technology at industry events and tradeshows
- Ensure a clear and professional communication between our teams and the customer
- Become a Subject Matter Expert in a specific technology stack
- Architect solutions by working with the customer directly or in conjunction with both the partner and customer while adhering to the IGEL reference architecture and best practices
- Take ownership of technical RFIs, RFPs and public tenders and respond in time
- Analysis of customer needs and development of technical solutions
- Technical contact for new customers from the discovery and qualification phase to post sales handover
QUALIFICATIONS
Personal skills
- Highly skilled with extensive proficiency
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with engineers, sales teams, and management
- Strong presentation skills
- A team player who is influential and builds good working relationships across all levels
- Flexibility, integrity, and creative problem-solving skills are imperative to be successful in this role
- Very good ability to understand and explain complex technical issues in an easy way
- Ability to communicate via phone and email is required and to listen effectively a
- Ability to adapt to new technologies quickly
- Ability to work independently under minimal supervision
- Fluent in German and English
- One additional language from Eastern Europe preferable but not essential
- Ability and willingness to travel as needed
Technical skills
- Minimum of six to nine years PreSales Engineer experience required
- Working knowledge of Linux Operating Systems
- In-depth knowledge of IGEL’s products and solutions, especially IGEL OS, the Universal Management Suite and the IGEL Cloud Gateway or other Thin Client/Endpoint operating systems is a plus
- Working knowledge of Windows Operating Systems
- Experience in Remote Desktop Services, Azure Virtual Desktop, AWS, Citrix, VMware Horizon environments
- Knowledge of networking concepts, including TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, AD, etc.
- Good understanding of the solutions offered by IGEL’s technology partners
Interested? Apply now via our online applicant portal!
If you have any questions about the position or application process, our HR team is happy to assist.
Florian Hermann
IGEL Technology GmbH
Hermann-Ritter-Str. 110
28197 Bremen, Germany
Tel: +49 (0) 421 / 52094 2000
Please note that we are unable to hire applicants residing in countries outside our legal entity countries. Please note that IGEL does not currently have a sponsorship license and is regrettably unable to offer sponsorship.
We celebrate tolerance and diversity, and we are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, skills and perspectives.
IGEL is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want the best available person in every job. Our policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on color, creed, sex, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.
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