Solution Engineer
The Basics:
We are changing the world! Want to help the largest organizations on the planet achieve unprecedented visibility and control over the most complex environments in the world?
Do you have an uncanny ability to understand customer needs and deliver solutions? Do you have technical skills along with the ability to translate those skills to any audience? At Tanium our Solution Engineering team works closely with Sales and Customer Success (CS) teams to engage current and potential customers. We drive and lead the technology evaluation stage of the sales cycle, demo the platform, and deliver comprehensive Proof of Value (POV).
You will be engaged in interactive pre-sales discovery meetings, analysis of customers’ current technology and architecture, operational and business needs; and the development and presentation of appropriate Tanium solutions. You will lead deep-dive technical discussions with the customer to position Tanium’s transformative enterprise operations and security platform to the relevant stakeholders, from VP level to the technology user.
Ideal candidate must be based in California, Oregon, Utah, Arizona, Minnesota, Nevada or Washington. This will potentially require up to 50% travel.
What You'll Do:
Work directly with our world-class sales team from initial discovery to deal close to shorten sales cycles and improve closing rates
Oversee and participate in initial discovery meetings with customers, providing platform demos and highly technical Proof of Value engagements for both existing customers and new sales opportunities
Be the direct conduit translating customer business challenges into technical solutions, positioning Tanium to effectively solve those challenges
Function as a technical expert throughout sales engagements, ensuring that tactical motions in the pre-sales and POV processes line up with strategic account goals
Partner with field engineering teams to ensure maximum technical effectiveness and consistent customer
experience throughout the POV process
Consistently and cogently address our customers’ needs through astute verbal, written, and presentation skills
Build, manage and maintain strong relationships with customers, peers and partners
Actively participate and speak at regional marketing events and conferences
Customer facing Sales and Channel enablement, including training
Operate as a keystone in the sales model, working with the Sales, Marketing, Product, and CS organizations to continuously improve effectiveness and efficiency throughout the customer life-cycle
Travel expected to be 40-60% to engage with customers and prospects in person
We're Looking For:
4+ years of operational and/or selling experience in endpoint operations or security
2+ years of experience in customer-facing or customer support positions
Significant software pre-sales or related value-based technical selling expertise in very large enterprise environments
Experience presenting at multiple levels, from VP level to Solution Users
A demonstrated track record of taking ownership of complex initiatives and producing successful outcomes
Broad knowledge of the IT security, operations, and compliance space and products
Deep knowledge with hands-on experience in one or more of the following:
Endpoint Security
IT Operations Management
Regulatory Compliance
Broad knowledge of scripting languages is a plus
Demonstrated critical thinking skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Naturally team-oriented with a mission-first attitude
BS degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or equivalent experience required
About Tanium
Tanium delivers the industry's only true real-time cloud-based endpoint management and security offering. Its platform is real-time, seamless, and autonomous, allowing security-conscious organizations to break down silos between IT and Security operations that results in reduced complexity, cost, and risk. Securing more than 32M endpoints around the world, Tanium's customers include Fortune 100 organizations, top US retailers, top US commercial banks, and branches of the U.S. Military. It also partners with the world's biggest technology companies, system integrators, and managed service providers to help customers realize the full potential of their IT investments. Tanium has been named to the Forbes Cloud 100 list for nine consecutive years and ranks on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For. For more information on The Power of Certainty™, visit www.tanium.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.
On a mission. Together.
At Tanium, we are stewards of a culture that emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect, and diversity. In our pursuit of revolutionizing the way some of the largest enterprises and governments in the world solve their most difficult IT challenges, we are strengthened by our unique perspectives and by our collective actions.
We are an organization with stakeholders around the world and it’s imperative that the diversity of our customers and communities is reflected internally in our team members. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that only together can we do great things.
Taking care of our team members
Each of our team members has 5 days set aside as volunteer time off (VTO) to contribute to the communities they live in and give back to the causes they care about most.
What you’ll get
The annual base salary range for this full-time position is $75,000 to $220,000. This range is an estimate for what Tanium will pay a new hire. The actual annual base salary offered may be adjusted based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, location, education, skills, training, and experience.
In addition to an annual base salary, team members will receive equity awards and a generous benefits package consisting of medical, dental and vision plan, family planning benefits, health savings account, flexible spending account, transportation savings account, 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match, life, accident and disability coverage, business travel accident insurance, employee assistance programs, disability insurance, and other well-being benefits.
For more information on how Tanium processes your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.
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Solution Engineer
The Basics:
We are changing the world! Want to help the largest organizations on the planet achieve unprecedented visibility and control over the most complex environments in the world?
Do you have an uncanny ability to understand customer needs and deliver solutions? Do you have technical skills along with the ability to translate those skills to any audience? At Tanium our Solution Engineering team works closely with Sales and Customer Success (CS) teams to engage current and potential customers. We drive and lead the technology evaluation stage of the sales cycle, demo the platform, and deliver comprehensive Proof of Value (POV).
You will be engaged in interactive pre-sales discovery meetings, analysis of customers’ current technology and architecture, operational and business needs; and the development and presentation of appropriate Tanium solutions. You will lead deep-dive technical discussions with the customer to position Tanium’s transformative enterprise operations and security platform to the relevant stakeholders, from VP level to the technology user.
Ideal candidate must be based in California, Oregon, Utah, Arizona, Minnesota, Nevada or Washington. This will potentially require up to 50% travel.
What You'll Do:
Work directly with our world-class sales team from initial discovery to deal close to shorten sales cycles and improve closing rates
Oversee and participate in initial discovery meetings with customers, providing platform demos and highly technical Proof of Value engagements for both existing customers and new sales opportunities
Be the direct conduit translating customer business challenges into technical solutions, positioning Tanium to effectively solve those challenges
Function as a technical expert throughout sales engagements, ensuring that tactical motions in the pre-sales and POV processes line up with strategic account goals
Partner with field engineering teams to ensure maximum technical effectiveness and consistent customer
experience throughout the POV process
Consistently and cogently address our customers’ needs through astute verbal, written, and presentation skills
Build, manage and maintain strong relationships with customers, peers and partners
Actively participate and speak at regional marketing events and conferences
Customer facing Sales and Channel enablement, including training
Operate as a keystone in the sales model, working with the Sales, Marketing, Product, and CS organizations to continuously improve effectiveness and efficiency throughout the customer life-cycle
Travel expected to be 40-60% to engage with customers and prospects in person
We're Looking For:
4+ years of operational and/or selling experience in endpoint operations or security
2+ years of experience in customer-facing or customer support positions
Significant software pre-sales or related value-based technical selling expertise in very large enterprise environments
Experience presenting at multiple levels, from VP level to Solution Users
A demonstrated track record of taking ownership of complex initiatives and producing successful outcomes
Broad knowledge of the IT security, operations, and compliance space and products
Deep knowledge with hands-on experience in one or more of the following:
Endpoint Security
IT Operations Management
Regulatory Compliance
Broad knowledge of scripting languages is a plus
Demonstrated critical thinking skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Naturally team-oriented with a mission-first attitude
BS degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or equivalent experience required
About Tanium
Tanium delivers the industry's only true real-time cloud-based endpoint management and security offering. Its platform is real-time, seamless, and autonomous, allowing security-conscious organizations to break down silos between IT and Security operations that results in reduced complexity, cost, and risk. Securing more than 32M endpoints around the world, Tanium's customers include Fortune 100 organizations, top US retailers, top US commercial banks, and branches of the U.S. Military. It also partners with the world's biggest technology companies, system integrators, and managed service providers to help customers realize the full potential of their IT investments. Tanium has been named to the Forbes Cloud 100 list for nine consecutive years and ranks on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For. For more information on The Power of Certainty™, visit www.tanium.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.
On a mission. Together.
At Tanium, we are stewards of a culture that emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect, and diversity. In our pursuit of revolutionizing the way some of the largest enterprises and governments in the world solve their most difficult IT challenges, we are strengthened by our unique perspectives and by our collective actions.
We are an organization with stakeholders around the world and it’s imperative that the diversity of our customers and communities is reflected internally in our team members. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that only together can we do great things.
Taking care of our team members
Each of our team members has 5 days set aside as volunteer time off (VTO) to contribute to the communities they live in and give back to the causes they care about most.
What you’ll get
The annual base salary range for this full-time position is $75,000 to $220,000. This range is an estimate for what Tanium will pay a new hire. The actual annual base salary offered may be adjusted based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, location, education, skills, training, and experience.
In addition to an annual base salary, team members will receive equity awards and a generous benefits package consisting of medical, dental and vision plan, family planning benefits, health savings account, flexible spending account, transportation savings account, 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match, life, accident and disability coverage, business travel accident insurance, employee assistance programs, disability insurance, and other well-being benefits.
For more information on how Tanium processes your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.