Pre-Sales Solution Engineer (Data Foundation)

Join Salesforce as a Pre-Sales Solution Engineer for the Data Foundation team. In this role, you will provide technical sales support, deliver product demonstrations, conduct technical discovery meetings, and collaborate with various teams to improve DataFoundation's products. You will also provide ongoing technical guidance to clients post-sales. Benefits include medical care, life insurance, retirement savings, and paid time off.

• Provide technical sales partnership to sales teams and align solutions to customers' vision.
• Perform technical discovery qualification, deliver product demonstrations and Proof of Concepts, and make architectural recommendations.
• Build trusted relationships with internal and external partners to qualify deals, identify business value, and provide technical guidance.
• A skillset to establish trust with clients, and the ability to influence key decision makers
• Excellent presentation and composure abilities in front of all levels of technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to travel as needed and to work flexible hours
• Experience building and delivering Proofs of Concept (PoCs) and responding to functional & technical elements of RFIs/RFPs independently
• Hands-on Java development experience and ability to code and debug against Java APIs is preferred
• Ability to lead architectural discussions
• Degree or equivalent relevant experience required. Experience will be evaluated based on the core competencies for the role (e.g. extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer roles, work experience, etc.)
• A passion for technology and an ability to translate that passion to impact business for our customers
• Experience with cloud technologies - iPaaS, SaaS applications, cloud infrastructure, etc. is preferred
• Minimum of 4 years of professional experience
• Ability to work as part of a team to solve technical problems in varied political environments
• Strong oral, written, presentation, collaboration, and interpersonal communication skills
• Knowledge of related applications, relational databases, and ERP technologies
• B.S Computer Science is required (BS, Master's, PhD)
• Salesforce certifications
• Previous experience as a Solution Engineer/Sales Engineer