Sales & Technical Sales Enablement Lead
San Jose, CA - USA
Job Summary
Job Summary
We are seeking a strategic hands-on Sales & Technical Sales Enablement Lead to design and scale world-class enablement that drives performance across our Sales and Technical Sales organization with a strong focus on accelerating hybrid cloud adoption and value realization across multi-cloud portfolio.
This role is focused on elevating how we sell position and deliver value to customers ensuring sellers solution engineers and partner technical leads are equipped with the skills workflows and tools needed to win in complex multi-cloud selling environments.
Enablement is undergoing a fundamental transformation and this role sits at the center of that shift. The ideal candidate actively leverages cutting-edge AI tools and techniquesincluding AI-assisted content creation role-based learning journeys in-the-flow coaching deal and account intelligence and adaptive enablement experiencesto dramatically increase enablement velocity relevance and impact. This is not about experimentation for its own sake but about thoughtfully applying AI to reimagine how field teams learn prepare and execute.
The ideal candidate is a modern enablement leader who deeply understands B2B sales motions technical selling and partner ecosystems and who can translate strategy into practical field-ready enablement that shows up in behavior change execution quality and business outcomes.
This role reports to the Manager Tech Team Excellence and works in close partnership with Sales Technical Sales Partner Leadership Product Marketing and Revenue Operations.
This role owns enablement across the full revenue field ecosystem including:
- Sales
- Technical Sales / Solution Engineers
- Partner Sellers and Partner Technical Leads
- First-line and second-line leaders across Sales and Technical Sales
Responsibilities
Sales & Technical Sales Enablement Strategy
Lead global sales and technical enablement aligned to business product and GTM priorities.
Drive field readiness value selling technical excellence and cloud growth.
Translate strategy into scalable enablement programs and playbooks.
Role-Based Enablement
Lead enablement across:
Prospecting and discovery
Account planning
Value selling and business cases
Technical positioning and demos
Deal strategy and forecasting
Onboarding and productivity
Cloud and hybrid solution selling
Leader & Manager Enablement
Equip leaders with coaching tools frameworks and best practices.
Integrate enablement into performance pipeline and deal reviews.
Reinforce adoption of key sales and technical behaviors.
Cross-Functional Alignment
Partner with Sales Product Marketing Customer Success Cloud and Revenue Operations.
Align field readiness messaging launches and capability development.
Connect business strategy with field execution.
Measurement & Impact
Define and track enablement success metrics and business outcomes.
Use data and feedback to optimize programs.
Ensure investments drive measurable impact.
Requirements
- 8 years of experience in Sales Enablement Technical Sales Enablement or a field-facing role (Sales or Solution Engineering or Cloud Solution Engineer experience strongly valued).
- Deep understanding of B2B enterprise sales motions and complex technical solution selling value selling.
- Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale role-based enablement programs.
- Working knowledge of cloud ecosystems (e.g. AWS Azure GCP) and hybrid cloud selling motions
- Demonstrated ability to apply modern AI tools to sales and technical enablement (e.g. AI-assisted content creation in-the-flow coaching role-based learning or deal and account intelligence) to increase enablement effectiveness and field executionwithout owning AI platforms or governance.
- Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and lead through cross-functional collaboration.
- Excellent communication skills executive presence and comfort working with senior leaders.
Preferred
- Experience supporting Solution Engineers Architects or Technical Pre-Sales teams.
- Experience enabling partner ecosystems in a B2B or enterprise technology environment.
- Familiarity with modern sales methodologies value selling and technical discovery frameworks.
- Experience working in global matrixed organizations.
Compensation:
The target salary range for this position is 147900 - 220000 USD. The salary offered will be determined by the candidates location qualifications experience and education and may be outside of this range. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards reflecting a variety of factors and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance Life Insurance Retirement or Pension Plans Paid Time Off various Leave options Performance-Based Incentives employee stock purchase plan and/or restricted stocks (RSUs) with all offerings subject to regional variations and governed by local laws regulations and company policies. Benefits may vary by country and region and further details will be provided as part of the recruitment process.
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