Senior Solutions Engineer, Enterprise - East

Job Summary

We are looking for a seasoned, hardworking, smart and over achieving Senior Solutions Engineer with proven experience and a passion for selling technology solutions to senior executives. You will be responsible for selling into new prospects as well as farming back into existing customers to ensure high renewal and customer satisfaction levels. Measures of success include new customer acquisition rates, renewal rates, up-selling, cross-selling, customer satisfaction and contribution to overall sales team and business success. For this role, we are requiring that the candidate is located either on Central or Eastern time.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with sales executives to plan, prepare and execute on strategic deals in sales cycles
• Create a process from the ground-up to streamline the communication and increase efficiencies
• Manage all technical aspects of RFP / RFI responses
• Effectively communicate client needs to the R&D teams for future product enhancements
• Focus on shortening the sales cycles while providing technical support on proof of concepts without overcomplicating the buyer’s journey.
• Support sales executives with solution selling into prospect account base
• Successfully match customer pain/requirements to proposed solutions
• Create and deliver powerful presentations and demos that clearly communicate the uniqueness of the value proposition
• Collect and document competitive intelligence
• Model the financial business case associated with each sales opportunity

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years of experience as a Sales/Solutions Engineer preferably in the SaaS space.
• Preferred knowledge of cloud providers, such as AWS, GCP, etc.
• Experience building out proof of concepts
• Proven track record selling/supporting complex enterprise solutions
• Ability to forge strong, long-lasting relationships with senior executives
• Ability to creatively explain and present complex concepts in an easy to understand manner
• Solid technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent presentation and creativity skills

How We Support You

At Drata, our people are our strongest advantage—and we prove it with support that exceeds industry standards. Our total rewards package is designed to power your well-being, accelerate your growth, and keep your work-life balance thriving.

• Shared Success: We provide stock equity to ensure that as the company grows, you share directly in that success. Equity gives every employee a sense of ownership and the opportunity to celebrate our wins together—because your contributions don’t just support our progress; they help drive our collective success.
• Health & Wellness: Up to 100% employer-paid premiums for medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents, along with comprehensive wellness benefits and healthcare concierge services designed to support your needs beyond traditional insurance.
• Financial Well-being: A comprehensive suite of financial benefits, including a 401(k) plan, company-paid life and disability insurance, tax-advantaged spending accounts, and a range of discounted voluntary offerings to help you customize and strengthen your overall financial position.
• Family Support: We want to support you in life's most important moments, so we offer a paid Parental Leave policy, after six months of employment. Employees also receive access to Kindbody fertility and family-building benefits and dedicated leave specialists who help guide you through the entire process.
• Growth & Development: Generous annual stipends for both professional and personal development, empowering you to invest in your continued growth. You’ll also have access to a wide range of internal learning opportunities, ensuring you can build new skills, deepen your expertise, and advance your career with confidence.
• Time Off & Flexibility: We believe that to do your best work, you should get the time you need for rest, rejuvenation and recovery. Drata offers a flexible vacation policy, paid holidays, and other perks to recharge.

This role will receive a competitive salary, variable compensation, benefits, and/or stock, typically in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The applicable range of On-Target Earnings (OTE) for each US-based role is based on where the employee works and is aligned to one of 3 tiers based on the cost of labor for that geographic area. The expected OTE ranges for this role are set forth below, subject to change. Tier 1: $223,900 - $276,600 Tier 2: $201,500 - $249,000 Tier 3: $179,100 - $221,200 You can view which tier applies to where you plan to work here. A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s leveling and compensation–including a candidate’s professional background and experience. These ranges may be modified in the future and final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed above.

Key skills/competency

• Solutions Engineering
• SaaS Sales
• Enterprise Solutions
• Cloud Providers (AWS, GCP)
• Proof of Concepts
• Technical Presentations
• RFP/RFI Response
• Customer Relationship Management
• Sales Cycle Management
• Technical Background