Lead Solution Engineer

The mission of our Solution Engineering team at Gong is to serve as trusted partners, advising on complex workflows and guiding customers toward an AI-first approach to their go-to-market strategy, ultimately helping them achieve their desired business outcomes.

As a Lead Solution Engineer dedicated to our West Strategic Enterprise business unit, you will be instrumental in creating raving fans among our prospects and customers. Your focus will be on helping them understand how our platform can drive their strategic business initiatives across the organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work alongside Sales and Customer Success as the ultimate product expert and account team technical advisor.
• Experience with selling into enterprise accounts (4,000+ employees), driving net new logo acquisition and upsell/expansion.
• Navigate complex, multi-threaded sales cycles (9+ months) involving C-suite and VP-level stakeholders across Revenue, Operations, and Technology.
• Thoroughly understand all aspects of the Gong platform in order to explain and demo the technology to all types of users.
• Be the trusted advisor to both prospects and customers to ensure they get the correct business outcome and value from our Gong technology, including business value quantification.
• Assist prospects and customers with business assessments (POCs, Pilots).
• Craft content to show customers how to leverage Gong for specific use cases.
• Execute the build and delivery of outcome-based demos and solution architecture diagrams for customers that have highly complex use cases.
• Solution complex business and technical requirements and explain them in simple terms.
• Assist with RFPs and questionnaires in the context of sales cycles.
• Help eliminate bottlenecks by working cross-functionally (Sales, Customer Success, Support, Product Management, Engineering) in order to get deals across the line.
• Partner with and support Marketing on demand gen activities (webinars, conferences, events).
• Contribute reusable assets to the Solution Engineering team and the company at-large.
• Collaborate closely with Product Marketing, Product Management, and Engineering to share voice of the customer feedback in order to influence our product roadmap and GTM strategies.
• This role is fully remote in the US but will require travel to customers (up to 20%)

QUALIFICATIONS 

• 8+ years of customer facing experience in a solution engineering role (pre-sales) or a combination of solution engineering and other relevant work experience.
• Consistently closed six-figure deals ($250K+) in multi-stakeholder, multi-threaded sales cycles (9+ months).
• Experience with sales technology: CRMs, cloud architecture, or telephony / web conference systems.
• Experience with data flows, AI & ML concepts, analytics, APIs, webhooks, or JSON is a plus.
• Understanding of security and privacy pertaining to SaaS systems.
• Understanding of key sales personas and workflows (including forecasting and prospecting) within a GTM organization.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to think strategically at a high level while going deep within accounts to consult on and align with global strategies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Able to make the complex sound simple!

PERKS & BENEFITS 

• We offer Gongsters a variety of medical, dental, and vision plans, designed to fit you and your family’s needs.
• Wellbeing Fund - flexible wellness stipend to support a healthy lifestyle.
• Mental Health benefits with covered therapy and coaching.
• 401(k) program to help you invest in your future.
• Education & learning stipend for personal growth and development.
• Flexible vacation time to promote a healthy work-life blend.
• Paid parental leave to support you and your family.
• Company-wide recharge days each quarter.
• Work from home stipend to help you succeed in a remote environment.

The target OTE for these positions is $213,000-$250,000.

Compensation is based on factors unique to each candidate, including, but not limited to, job-related skills, qualification, education, experience, and location. At Gong, we have a location-based compensation structure, which means there may be a different range for candidates in other locations. The total compensation package for this position, in addition to base compensation, may include incentive compensation, bonus, equity, and benefits. Some of our sales compensation programs also offer the potential to achieve above targeted earnings for those who exceed their sales targets. 

We are always looking for outstanding Gongsters! So if this sounds like something that interests you regardless of compensation, please reach out. We may have more roles for you to consider and would love to connect.

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