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Excerpt: We are hiring a Sales Engineering lead to accelerate our SE team’s growth and development as we scale our GTM team.
Status: Open
Location: San Francisco, CA
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About the role
- Why Sales Engineering Leadership matters at Hex: Due to the nature of Hex’s product and our target end users (data folks), we have a complex and very product-based sales cycle that Sales Engineers play a huge role in. As we grow, we will need a leader who can continue to refine our pre-sales processes, standardize our sales motions, and develop our talent so we can effectively scale the things that have worked well to-date and discover new strategies.
- This role will help build a top-notch SE team skilled not only classic sales tactics but also product/ecosystem expertise that is a competitive advantage for Hex. They will be responsible for hiring, coaching, and mentoring the folks on their team. They will partner closely cross-functionally with leaders in revenue, product, and engineering to efficiently close new business and help drive our roadmap. Success will be measured by revenue attainment and the adoption/efficacy of internal processes.
What you will do
Focus Areas
- Hire, develop, and grow our team of talented SEs
- Build and develop programs/processes to support the SE team as our product evolves, team grows, and complexity in our sales cycles increases
- Cultivate a high-trust, creative, and fun environment for our SE team to work and thrive in
Key Responsibilities
- Support the day to day needs and development of the SE team as they work to land new logos and grow our accounts
- Work with Sales leadership to develop and implement our sales methodology across market segments
- Develop a deep understanding of Hex’s technology, ecosystem, competitors, and use-cases to spearhead projects that will evolve our positioning, sales execution, and approach to deals
- Partner closely with Product and Engineering leadership on product roadmap, launches, customer research, and maintain a tight product feedback loop amongst the teams
- Travel as-needed to build strong prospect & customer relationships
Who you might be
You might be a fit for this role if you have:
- 3+ years of experience managing a Pre-Sales team with experience as an individual contributor as a Sales Engineer
- Proven track record of successfully hiring, growing, and scaling teams
- Experience selling a highly technical product (ideally in the data, analytics, or data management space) to a technical persona (data, engineering, platform)
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence and inspire varied audiences
- Growth-minded with have a desire to build from the ground up - we’re early stage and this will be a very hands-on role with a broad remit
- Highly accountable and are able to effectively manage your and your team’s time and priorities with limited oversight needed
What We Do
We're building a collaborative platform for data science and analytics. Our product empowers users to explore, analyze, and share data more effectively and has become essential to how data teams at 800+ companies like Notion, Brex, and Fivetran operate.
Every day, Hex empowers thousands of people to ask and answer new questions of data, and seamlessly share the results with everyone. We have a big vision for analytics, where everyone can access and create knowledge from data – and there’s so much left to do. Our roadmap is full of big ideas and little details, and we want your help bringing them to life.
Why Work With Us
We’re a team of builders. We spend our days designing and developing beautiful products, growing and supporting our user base, and helping each other succeed and learn. To do that, we've developed a culture focused on quality, craft, and speed -- with very few meetings, bias toward action, and taking care of each other through feedback and support.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
We have a truly hybrid workforce, with many employees working fully remotely, and others coming into one of our two offices (SF or NYC) 2-3 days per week.
