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You will be an integral part of the success for both our customers and Account Executives by performing technical discovery qualification, delivering product demonstrations and Proof of Concepts, delivering technical workshops, and making architectural recommendations.\n\nResponsibilities\n\nBuild trusted relationships with internal and external partners to qualify deals, identify business value, and provide technical guidance.\n\nConduct technical discovery meetings to document, analyze, and clarify business and technical requirements to support detailed solution proposals.\n\nDeliver architecture reframes and develop white‑boarding skills through shadowing and customer‑scenario role‑playing.\n\nRespond to Request for Information / Proposal documents.\n\nWork hands‑on with prospects and customers to deliver standard, customized and/or strategic solution demonstrations, white‑boarding, presentations, architecture workshops, and best practices that showcase the functional capabilities, competitive advantages, and business benefits of DataFoundation solutions from demo and proof of concept to design and implementation.\n\nCollaborate with Product Management, Engineering, and Product Marketing to continuously improve DataFoundation’s products and marketing.\n\nStay ahead of and immerse yourself in the ever‑evolving technology and landscape while maintaining a deep understanding of competitive and complementary technologies and vendors, and how to position MuleSoft’s values in relation to them.\n\nProvide ongoing, post‑sales, technical guidance to the client’s technical team to drive adoption/utilization of DataFoundation’s solutions and digital transformation success.\n\nWhat You Will Get to Do in This Role\n\nBuild trusted relationships with internal and external partners to qualify deals.\n\nConduct technical discovery meetings to document, analyze, clarify business and technical requirements to support detailed solution proposals.\n\nDeliver architecture reframes and develop white‑boarding skills through shadowing and customer‑scenario role‑playing.\n\nRespond to Request for Information/Proposal documents.\n\nWork hands‑on with prospects and customers to deliver standard, customized and/or strategic solution demonstrations.\n\nCollaborate with Product Management, Engineering, and Product Marketing to continuously improve DataFoundation’s products and marketing.\n\nStay ahead of and immerse yourself in the ever‑evolving technology and landscape while maintaining a deep understanding of competitive and complementary technologies and vendors and how to position MuleSoft’s values.\n\nProvide ongoing, post‑sales, technical guidance to the client’s technical team to drive adoption/utilization of DataFoundation’s solutions and digital transformation success.\n\nQualifications\nYou may be a good fit if you:\n\nAre Salesforce Smart and value knowledge, Innovation, Integration, can manage ambiguity and adapt to change.\n\nPossess a \"Get it Done\" mentality with a drive for results while aligning values and vision with the direction of the team.\n\nHave a desire to \"Win As A Team\".\n\n\"Motivate and Champion\" through development, ownership, gratitude, authenticity, emotional intelligence, inspiration, and having a growth mindset.\n\nAre a \"Courageous Communicator\", who is comfortable giving and receiving constructive feedback, and having difficult conversations.\n\nHave strong \"Values\" of open communications, customer success, innovation, and a respect for the diversity of people.\n\nRequired Qualifications\n\nB.S. 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