Manager I, Inside Sales Engineering
Samsara
about 1 month ago
Who we are
Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, which is a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. At Samsara, we are helping improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of the physical operations that power our global economy. Representing more than 40% of global GDP, these industries are the infrastructure of our planet, including agriculture, construction, field services, transportation, and manufacturing — and we are excited to help digitally transform their operations at scale.
Working at Samsara means you’ll help define the future of physical operations and be on a team that’s shaping an exciting array of product solutions, including Video-Based Safety, Vehicle Telematics, Apps and Driver Workflows, Equipment Monitoring, and Site Visibility. As part of a recently public company, you’ll have the autonomy and support to make an impact as we build for the long term.
About the role:
As a Sales Engineering leader at Samsara, you’d be building and looking after a diverse team of SE’s working together to bring our unique connected operations technology to customers. Your team’s work would directly contribute to a cleaner, more efficient, and more productive supply chain by creating safer roadways, reducing fuel consumption and emissions, and providing a consolidated platform for connecting operations. Daily customer engagements include conversations around how IoT can positively impact logistics management, workplace safety programs, fleet maintenance strategies, global asset management, and regulatory compliance. This means a successful SE at Samsara will develop a thorough understanding of the application of IoT hardware and sensors, hands-on hardware installation strategies, managing data collection over carrier networks, presenting a robust cloud infrastructure, and building third-party system integrations (via our open API) to ensure the best technical solution is presented to Samsara customers.
This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the US except the San Francisco Bay Area and NYC Metro Area. Relocation assistance will not be provided for this role.
You should apply if:
- You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in real-world impact—helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.
- You have an innate curiosity about how businesses work: One day you’ll meet with someone in waste management and the next you may be learning about the inner workings of a food distribution center. Our top sales team members seek to learn the ins and outs of the businesses they support in order to make a larger impact.
- You build genuine relationships with your customers: The industries we serve have relied on pen-and-paper solutions for years and haven’t been met with the type of technology we offer. Our customers value earned the trust and human relationships built over time.
- You want to be with the best: Samsara’s high-performance culture means you’ll be surrounded by the best and challenged to go farther than you have before.
- You are a team player: At Samsara, sales is a team sport. We help each other out by sharing best practices and focusing on winning as a team.
In this role, you will:
- Hire, develop, and lead an inclusive, engaged, and high-performing team
- Lead from the front in high-impact situations, serving as a thought leader and executive sponsor for key accounts
- Own your teams’ performance against all sales goals and ensure cross-functional partnerships are productive and efficient
- Develop strategies and processes that enable our Sales Engineering organization to scale, engaging leadership and stakeholders to build consensus
- Support any technical escalations that may arise from your team’s presales activities (product issues, feature requests, etc.)
- Sample the customer experience by installing, testing, and using the gear you are selling
- Improve yourself as a leader by learning with and from other leaders across Samsara, Samsara’s internal leadership development frameworks, and through your own self-directed learning
- Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s values and operating principles as we scale globally and across new offices
Minimum requirements for the role:
- Bachelors degree from a 4-year accredited institution
- 8+ years of professional experience in an Enterprise environment, with 4+ years in a technical capacity, and 2+ years of experience managing a technical team, ideally in a sales engineering capacity
- Proven success in hiring, developing, and retaining diverse talent
- Experience running scalable and consistent feedback loops to help your team debug processes, share knowledge, and advance toward their personal goals
- Ability to construct scalable engagement models for your SE Team based on maximum impact in a sales cycle
- Experience building processes and integrating software tools to measure team impact throughout the build/sales lifecycle
- Experience aggregating and accurately conveying input from prospects that drives product development
- Experience collaborating with internal cross-functional teams (Product Management, Customer Success, Support, etc.) to deliver results to customers
- Success in managing relationships with external technology partners through complex sales cycles
An ideal candidate also has:
- Bachelor or Master of Science in an Engineering discipline from a 4-year accredited institution
- 4+ years of experience managing a technical team of remote employees, ideally in a sales engineering capacity
- Experience leveraging in-house tooling combined with SAAS business systems to build robust SE engagement models
- Experience clearly defining roles and responsibilities through corporate change, including cross-functional team interactions as well as internal team growth
- Work experience in task automation scripting and transferring data between systems using Bash, Python, JavaScript, or equivalent language
- Work experience building solutions leveraging open APIs
- Understanding of vehicle diagnostic systems, including Controller Area Networks (CAN bus) and Power Take Off (PTO) applications
- Hobbyist interest in working with things driven by electronic systems (car audio installation/classic car restoration, home automation, building things with Raspberry Pi, Arduino, etc.)
Samsara’s Compensation Philosophy: Samsara’s compensation program is designed to deliver Total Direct Compensation (based on role, level, and geography) that is at or above market. We do this through our base salary + bonus/variable + restricted stock unit awards (RSUs) for eligible roles. For eligible roles, a new hire RSU award may be awarded at the time of hire, and additional RSU refresh grants may be awarded annually.
We pay for performance, and top performers in eligible roles may receive above-market equity refresh awards which allow employees to achieve higher market positioning.
At Samsara, we welcome everyone regardless of their background. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, and other characteristics protected by law. We depend on the unique approaches of our team members to help us solve complex problems. We are committed to increasing diversity across our team and ensuring that Samsara is a place where people from all backgrounds can make an impact.
Benefits
Full time employees receive a competitive total compensation package along with employee-led remote and flexible working, health benefits, Samsara for Good charity fund, and much, much more. Take a look at our Benefits site to learn more.
Accommodations
Samsara is an inclusive work environment, and we are committed to ensuring equal opportunity in employment for qualified persons with disabilities. Please email accessibleinterviewing@samsara.com or click here if you require any reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process.
Flexible Working
At Samsara, we embrace a flexible working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams. Our offices are open for those who prefer to work in-person and we also support remote work where it aligns with our operational requirements. For certain positions, being close to one of our offices or within a specific geographic area is important to facilitate collaboration, access to resources, or alignment with our service regions. In these cases, the job description will clearly indicate any working location requirements. Our goal is to ensure that all members of our team can contribute effectively, whether they are working on-site, in a hybrid model, or fully remotely. All offers of employment are contingent upon an individual’s ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the company and in the specified work location, if applicable.
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