Enterprise Sales Engineer, Uki

Abnormal AI · Vertical AI · United Kingdom · Remote · Sales Engineering

Enterprise Sales Engineer for Abnormal AI, focusing on selling email security solutions. The role involves being the customer's technical contact, crafting business cases, conducting product demos, and driving Proof of Value programs. Requires a strong technical background in security, networking, and understanding modern email threats, including AI-based phishing.

What you'd actually do

  1. Serve as the technical sales lead throughout the pre-sales cycle, including owning proofs-of-value (POV) results and driving their success, co-leading customer relationships with Enterprise Account Executives, and giving technical demos
  2. Provide technical pre-sales support for assigned Enterprise Account Executives
  3. Assist Enterprise Account Executives in development and implementation of sales objectives and account-based penetration strategies
  4. Conduct technical and competitive landscape research to effectively address customer questions
  5. Serve as a technical resource for pre-sales security and platform diligence, including

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years industry experience in sales engineering
  • Technical background in messaging and Internet security principles
  • Strong understanding of how Internet protocols work (HTTP, SMTP, DNS, etc.)
  • Knowledge of networking topology, TCP/IP protocol, network configuration and components (firewalls, routers, etc.)
  • Prior experience in selling software to FTSE 500
  • Knowledge of modern email threats such as business email compromise, adversary-in-the-middle phishing and AI based phishing.
  • Base knowledge of M365/Google Workspace built in security controls.
  • Strong technical presentation and communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Ability to see and present “the Big Picture”, uncover business challenges, and architect a solution to solve customer business issues
  • Ability to work independently in a high-velocity environment
  • Positive attitude, customer focus, and strong sense of ownership over customer results
  • BSCS/BSEE or equivalent work experience

Nice to have

  • CISSP, CEH and/or other relevant security certifications

What the JD emphasized

  • technical contact
  • technical value
  • technical sales lead
  • technical pre-sales support
  • technical presentation
  • technical and competitive landscape research
  • technical resource
  • technical background