Global Sales Engineer

About Axis Communications
Axis offers intelligent security solutions that enable a smarter, safer world. As the market leader in network video, Axis is driving the industry by continually launching innovative network products based on an open platform - delivering high value to customers through a global partner network.

Axis has long-term relationships with partners and provides them with knowledge and ground-breaking network products in existing and new markets.

Axis has more than 2,100 dedicated employees in more than 50 countries around the world, supported by a global network of over 80,000 partners. Founded in 1984, Axis is a Sweden-based company listed on NASDAQ Stockholm under the ticker AXIS.

For more information about Axis, please visit our website www.axis.com .

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WHAT IS AXIS?
Axis is a fast growing and innovative IT company with a global footprint. Our success is largely due to our highly skilled staff and our strong culture of daring to succeed and allowing ourselves to constantly break new ground. At Axis our employees are innovative, dedicated and energetic and that’s just the beginning. They are the driving force of the company and seek to move it forward towards the goal of being number one in our industry. As the global market leader in network video, Axis is driving the industry by continually launching innovative network products based on an open platform - delivering high value to its customers.

We are now looking for a Global Sales Engineer, to join our Solution Management organization.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?
The Global Sales Engineers team is the hub of the global sales engineer’s network at Axis.

As part of the Solution Management organization, you will establish and leverage on a strong network within HQ departments; with focus in R&D, Product Management, and Partner Management; in order to empower our regional sales teams in system and application matters.
The GSE team focuses on solving specific sales project needs based on Axis and partners components offering the end customer functional enterprise systems.

In this role you will:

Provide agile support as first escalation point in Lund for our sales engineers using our case handling tool. Guarantee a quick response for the Sales Engineers network with the prioritization and follow through of cases. Act as a troubleshooter and coordinator and solve but also escalate technical problems to the right people. Be a part of a group within the GSE team that builds and documents our findings and drives and structures the sales engineers’ network globally. Participate and deliver regional and global trainings as an application expert. Be a key interface between our sales engineers in the region and our organization in Lund HQ.
You will be stationed in Lund and the position requires approximately 30 days of travelling a year.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We see you as being a structured, organized and creative individual with a strong technical interest.

Driven by the will to service your colleagues by documenting and sharing information. You have experience of taking your own decisions, are business oriented with a good understanding of the project sales cycle. You have excellent communication and networking skills and a good understanding of project sales. You are also fluent in written and oral English. Fluency in other languages is considered a plus.

We also believe that you have:

Relevant (Bachelor’s or Master’s) degree or similar. More than 3 years’ experience within system engineering and at least some years with customer relations. Several years of technical experience, preferably from the IT industry. Documented work with system solutions close to end customers. Experience from the project sales lifecycle. A broad cross-cultural experience is highly appreciated.
THE SOLUTION MANAGEMENT UNIT
Solution Management drives the development of Axis solutions. This includes Product management for Software and Service components as well as supporting technical and knowledge structures to bring Solutions to market. In our effort to increase the end-customer value through targeted solutions that solve their needs we cooperate closely with Product Management, Sales, Marketing, the sales regions and R&D.

WHAT CAN AXIS DO FOR YOU?
This is a great opportunity to grow in an international organization. You will have a great chance for development in a rapidly growing organization that promotes individual growth. We welcome your application and look forward to the possibility of you joining us!

READY TO ACT?
Axis is a company realizing the benefits of a diverse workforce. We know that diversity in groups creates a better working environment and promotes creativity, something that is fundamental for our success.

For more information, please contact recruiting manager Danilo Chinchilla Sosa or Peter Friberg at +46 46 272 1800

This recruitment is handled solely by Axis Communications AB, and we politely but firmly decline all calls from recruitment and consulting companies.