Senior Partner Solutions Engineer

Akamai Technologies
Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have 7+ years in partner-facing technical roles and deep knowledge of internet technologies.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 7+ years in partner-facing technical roles and experience in internet technologies like HTTP, DNS, and SSL
    — “7+ years of experience in Internet Technologies such as HTTP, DNS, and SSL is required”
  • Individuals who have experience tailoring training strategies for sales and technical teams
    — “tailor & execute Akamai's Partner training strategy for both partner & Akamai's growth”
  • Professionals with a background in channel go-to-market strategies and partner enablement
    — “Have good understanding of and experience working within a channel go-to-market strategy”

Things to consider

  • The role requires significant collaboration with multiple internal teams, including product and marketing
    — “Representing needs of partners with product, marketing & services teams to drive partners' success”
  • The position involves regular interaction with local pre-sales teams and participation in quarterly reviews
    — “Participating in the partner quarterly business reviews to obtain visibility and feedback from the partner”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience mentoring partners through the full sales lifecycle
    — “you will mentor the partners of the whole sales process”
  • Showcase your ability to define and execute enablement plans aligned with sales strategies
    — “Defining a partner-specific enablement plan based on the combined Akamai and partner's sales strategy”
  • Emphasize your background in security technologies like WAAP, DDoS, and Firewall
    — “Have detailed knowledge of security, such as WAAP(WAF), DDoS, Firewall, and VPN, is required”
  • Demonstrate your understanding of CDN architecture and cloud security in your application materials
    — “Have good understanding of Cloud Security, CDN architecture, solutions, and products”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • partner enablement
  • technical evangelism
Typical background
technical pre-salespartner enablement

Skills & requirements

Required

Technical Pre-salesPartner EnablementTraining Workshops

Preferred

Cloud SecurityCDN Architecture

Stack & domain

HTTPDNSSSLWAAPDdosFirewallVPNCloud SecurityCDN ArchitectureLeadershipCommunicationInternet TechnologiesSecurity

About the role

Original posting from Akamai Technologies

Do you relish the opportunity to work with global brands?

How would you evangelize our cutting edge products to partners?

Join our Partner Enablement Team!

Partner Solutions Engineers (PSE) are part of Akamai's APAC and Japan Pre-sales team. You will work with Channel Managers, Partner Account Executives, services & support teams. Together, you will ensure that partners are well enabled to identify, position, scope & sell Akamai solutions. PSEs tailor & execute Akamai's Partner training strategy for both partner & Akamai's growth.

Shape the future of the Internet

As a Senior Partner Solutions Engineer, you will mentor the partners of the whole sales process. You will be the technical evangelist supporting partners with the adoption of our products and services. You'll play a pivotal role in demonstrating the value of our solutions, helping to close the sale.

As a Senior Partner Solutions Engineer, you will be responsible for:

Working with partners to accelerate new customer acquisitionEnabling partners to market, sell, implement and support Akamai solutions to customers in a self-sustaining mannerConducting training and enablement workshops for a partner's sales, pre-sales and architect teamsDefining a partner-specific enablement plan based on the combined Akamai and partner's sales strategyCollaborating with the Channel Sales team to manage partner progress and success against the enablement planConducting feedback sessions with local presales to understand the challenges partner personnel face with current opportunitiesParticipating in the partner quarterly business reviews to obtain visibility and feedback from the partner.Representing needs of partners with product, marketing & services teams to drive partners' successDo what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

Have Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related technical fieldHave 7 years' experience in a customer/partner facing role such as, technical pre-sales, account/project management, or consulting7+ years of experience in Internet Technologies such as HTTP, DNS, and SSL is requiredHave detailed knowledge of security, such as WAAP(WAF), DDoS, Firewall, and VPN, is requiredHave good understanding of and experience working within a channel go-to-market strategyHave good understanding of Cloud Security, CDN architecture, solutions, and productsAbout us

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.

Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.

Our focus is simple:

Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.

Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.

Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.

AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.

At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.

Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.

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Source: Akamai Technologies careers

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