Global Trainer, Professional

This role can be done from home

Building the world’s leading sound experience starts with the experience we provide for our people. That’s why we’ve been distributed from the start: initially between offices in Boston & Santa Barbara, and now with additional offices in Seattle, San Francisco & Paris. This role can be done from anywhere in the United States from one of our office locations or remotely from home. It’s about impact, not location.

A Sonos Global Trainer is responsible for bringing educational moments to life across the globe to our partners in the Professional channel. The ideal candidate for this role will have a deep understanding of consumer electronics, be an expert on home audio and networking solutions, and have a passion for communicating stories to a large variety of audiences. Members of the Sonos Professional Training Team embody all of Sonos’ behaviors, Respect, Collaboration, Transparency, and Ownership.  

What You’ll Do:

• Present engaging educational content verbally to both small and large audiences in a variety of formats. These formats include in-person events and meetings, live and pre-recorded webinars, on-camera video training, and live trade show events.

• Speak the operating languages of the audiences we connect with: Professional audio-video installation, retail consumer electronics, and more.

• Navigate and deploy different communications styles dependent on the audience.

• Work in a fast paced, ever changing environment that requires flexibility and compassion for both partners and internal teams.

• Collaborate remotely and in-person to innovate how the Sonos Professional Training Team connects with our audiences to make our training activities the most enjoyable and fulfilling educational experiences in the industry.

• Work closely with sales teams to not only use education as a way of driving sales and advocacy, but to identify opportunities for training material to alleviate issues in the installation process.

• Communicate with our partners outside of training events to answer questions and clarify key topics.

• Keep up with industry trends and technology to ensure that the team is the authority on any topic that complements or competes with Sonos.

• Continually practice presentational skills to maintain training performance at an elite level.

• Continue to build on the legacy of “best in class” training moments that Sonos has delivered over the last 10+ years.

What You’ll Need:

Basic Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience, and success with enthusiastic public speaking and on-camera presentations

• Effective experience in communicating knowledge to others

• Language fluency in English

• The ability to travel throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia for potential in-person training events on a monthly basis.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in the technical education field

• Experience in audio video retail, installation, or design

• Proficiency in writing in a clear and conversational style

• Humility to identify opportunities in oneself and the team

• A passion for consumer and professional electronics

• Experience collaborating with teammates and cross-functional teams

• Proficient in Microsoft Powerpoint and Google Slides

• Proficiency in Adobe Suite, specifically Adobe Premiere 

• A curiosity to learn new skills and a dedication to master those skills.

• Highly organized and able to deliver multiple projects at the same time.

• Additional language fluency in Spanish, French, German, Japanese, 

• A love of the music and home theater experience

Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't meet all the criteria. If you don’t have 100% of the skills listed, we strongly encourage you to apply if interested.

Visa Sponsorship: Sonos is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role at this time. We ask that applicants be authorized to work for any US employer, both now and in the future.

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