Manager, Inside Systems Engineering

Hungry, Humble, Honest, with Heart.

The Opportunity

Do you love discovering customers’ business challenges and crafting unique solutions for them? Are you looking to build something greater than yourself? If you have a passion for Hybrid Multicloud Technologies and a knack for helping customers understand them; we want to talk to you!

About the Team

Nutanix (NTNX) is looking for a motivated and results-oriented Manager, Inside Systems Engineering to manage a team of Presales Systems Engineers as part of the sales organization to achieve revenue targets and ensure customer success. As part of our SE early career program, you’ll oversee the development and engagement of Inside Systems Engineers who have responsibility for educating, consulting, assessing, architecting, and proposing Nutanix solutions with technical decision makers across all business segments. You’ll play an integral role in partnering with the Inside Sales Managers, sales, product, and engineering teams to bring the maximum value of our Nutanix solutions to market and manage escalations for our customers and partners.

Your Role

• Part of Inside Sales leadership team based out of the Nutanix Durham, North Carolina office, 3+ days per week
• Provide active coaching and talent development of iSEs to enable each team member and ensure they meet sales targets and work on skills development goals
• Work with Talent Acquisition and the SE Academy to help recruit and hire new iSEs into their respective territories
• Support iSEs in drafting proposals, preparing complex product specifications, designing custom solutions, and solving complex problems
• Provide cross-functional escalation in support of customer/partner satisfaction
• Establish and maintain a line of communication across the sales organization to ensure collaboration
• Assist staff in deal negotiations with end-users and/or channel partners (if applicable)
• Develop relationships with technical leadership at customers/partners within respective territory.
• Deliver roadmap/vision presentations to technical leadership within respective territory.
• Be able to support technical sales cycle as a player/coach as needed.
• Responsible for managing team metrics, use skill criteria to hire, develop, and promote team members, and initiate in regular career conversations.

What You Will Bring

• 3+ years of management experience or equivalent
• 5-7+ years of experience in a Presales customer-facing technical role
• Bachelor’s Degree, and working knowledge of Information Technology, or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated leadership skills in guiding teams to hitting their goals
• Excellent people management skills; high empathy and consideration for team morale and member’s career progression
• Technical experience with virtualization technologies, data center consolidation, and/or server technologies will prepare you for our environment
• Ability to assimilate new technologies and have proven customer-facing skills at both the C-level and line management level
• Team player with a zealous drive
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to build trust and rapport with cross-functional partners
• A structured thinker with excellent presentation and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects, determine project urgency, and execute detailed action plans
• Highest level of personal and professional ethics and integrity.
• Collaborative and love belonging to a high-achieving sales team.

Work Arrangement

Hybrid: This role operates in a hybrid capacity, blending the benefits of remote work with the advantages of in-person collaboration. In locations where our workplace policy applies (i.e. San Jose, Durham, Mexico City, Bangalore, Pune, Hoofddorp, Belgrade, Barcelona, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo), employees are expected to work onsite a minimum of 3 days per week to foster collaboration, team alignment, and access to in-office resources. Workplace type may vary based on location and team requirements. Please speak with your recruiter for details. Additional team-specific guidance and norms will be provided by your manager.

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between USD $ 196,000 and USD $ 245,000 per year.

However, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors. Our application deadline is 40 days from the date of posting. In good faith, the posting may be removed prior to this date if the position is filled or extended in good faith.

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