Technical Instructor
Elastic · United States
- On site
- United States
About the role
Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.
What is The Role
Instructors play a key role at Elastic Education, and we have an opportunity for a new colleague to join the team. You will teach our customers how to best use Elastic products and solutions, helping them to become successful through the delivery of technical training programs. Besides teaching, you will closely collaborate with the Curriculum team to constantly review and improve training materials, and provide crucial input into crafting new training materials. Instructors also serve as ambassadors of Elastic.
sful candidate will happily work on their own initiative and does not require micro-management. Do you want to be part of a passionate and distributed team that mostly works remotely, and loves to make an impact with our customers? If so, we are happy to consider you. Come join us at Elastic!
What You Will Be Doing
- Deliver multi-day virtual and on-site Elastic training courses and workshops to enable our customers and drive business value
- Teach extremely technical concepts clearly and concisely to large audiences in an engaging manner
- Collaborate with the Curriculum team on the development of new courses and course release updates
- Collaborate with the Training Operations team for continuous improvement of our LMS (Learning Management System), virtual training platform and processes
- Mentor and coach new instructors
- Ability to work on your own initiative with fanatical attention to detail
- Strong customer advocacy, relationship building, and verbal and written communication skills
- Comfortable working remotely in a highly distributed team.
- Flexible attitude and willingness to accommodate and support changing priorities in a growing company
- Willing and able to travel globally up to 60%, primarily in the US
What You Bring
- Experience as Technical Instructor, Consultant, Presales, or public speaker to technical audiences (engineers, developers, and other technical positions) on enterprise infrastructure software technology
- Excellent presentation and customer interaction skills, with the ability to explain complex topics in an easy-to-understand way
- Clear articulation and fluency in English
- Bachelor's degree (or higher) in information technology or computer science or equivalent experience
- Elastic certifications such as Elastic Certified Engineer, Elastic Certified Observability Engineer, Elastic Certified Analyst
- 2+ years of Education experience
- Deep understanding of Elastic solutions, such as search, observability, etc.
- Experience in curriculum development, contributing to open-source projects, or participating in community engagements (meetups, conferences, etc.)
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment
Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary. This role does not have a variable compensation component.
The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is listed below. In select locations (including Seattle WA, Los Angeles CA, the San Francisco Bay Area CA, and the New York City Metro Area), an alternate range may apply as specified below.
These ranges represent the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the ranges may be modified in the future.
An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.
Elastic believes that employees should have the opportunity to share in the value that we create together for our shareholders. Therefore, in addition to cash compensation, this role is currently eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program. Our total rewards package also includes a company-matched 401k with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings, along with a range of other benefits offered with a holistic emphasis on employee well-being.
Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People
As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.
We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.
- Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
- Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
- Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
- Generous number of vacation days each year
- Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
- Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
- Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave
Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.
We welcome individuals with disabilities and strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all individuals. To request an accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email candidate_accessibility@elastic.co. We will reply to your request within 24 business hours of submission.
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