Sales Engineer, UK
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£41,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 3552 (95% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £41,700, and Hazelcast is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
About the role
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Remote, UK
Description
WHAT WE NEED
We are looking for a Sales Engineer to drive the technical win on named, forecasted enterprise deals through to commercial close. You will be a dedicated closer, engaging after Sales qualifies the opportunity, focused on competitive displacements against incumbent platforms in latency-critical environments like financial services, payments, and telco.
In this role, you will join the Sales organization, aligning directly with 2–3 Regional Sales Directors reporting to the regional Sales Leader while maintaining a dotted line to the global Senior Director, Solutions Architecture to ensure technical excellence.
What You'll Do
- Run technical discovery and MEDDPICC qualification (Metrics, Decision Criteria, Decision Process, Competition) on assigned deals
- Own end-to-end proofs of concept (POCs) with pre-agreed written entry/exit criteria and explicit time-box limits
- Lead competitive displacement by architecting migration paths off incumbent platforms and addressing the case for staying
- Build signed total cost of ownership (TCO) models and business cases for economic buyers
- Prioritize time strictly by deal size and stage, building self-serve artifacts for the shared library secondary to deal execution
- Own technical relationships with systems integrators and regional reseller partners during co-sell motions
- Manage post-sale continuity for 45 days post-close before executing a formal written handover to the Technical Account Manager (TAM)
- Feed structured competitive intelligence and platform gap data back to the Senior Solution Architect and Product teams
- 8+ years in enterprise technology, with at least 4 years in pre-sales winning competitive, executive-sponsored B2B deals
- 25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays + Quarterly Wellbeing Days
- Group Company Pension Plan
- Private Medical Insurance
- Private Dental Insurance
- Life Insurance
- EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Hazelcast, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
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Not necessarily. Hazelcast holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 3552 going rate of £41,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.