Senior Sales Engineer - Germany
Zscaler · Remote · Germany
- Base
- Not disclosed
- OTE
- Not disclosed
- Posted
- 3mo ago
Still open · checked 1h agoon Zscaler's careers page
The job
- What you'd do
- Show prospective customers in Germany how Zscaler's cloud security works, using demos, presentations and trial projects. Turn their goals into practical advice, working remotely from Germany and in German.
- What you'd sell
Cloud security that connects workers to apps from anywhere
When a large organization has to secure its users and devices, it usually still relies on legacy security setups. The problem is, older setups struggle once people, devices, and apps are spread across many locations. Zscaler runs a cloud security service that securely connects users, devices, and applications in any location, so customers can move off legacy setups to Zero Trust.
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- Who you'd sell to
- Still reading the posting. Check back within the hour.
- Where deals come from
- Not stated in the posting.
The Braun Read
Proceed with cautionA few things here deserve a hard look before you spend time on it.
- Pay
- No pay listed at all.
- Transparency
- Says nothing about quota, attainment, deal size, territory or sales cycle.
- Time on market
- Open 98 days. Ask why it's been hard to fill.
- Company hiring
- 52 sales roles open, hiring at a steady pace. Ask how many reps they hired last year and how many are still there.
Red lights
None spotted.
Yellow lights
- German required. The posting asks for fluent German. Worth knowing before you apply if you only sell in English.
- Open 90+ days. This role has been posted for three months or more. Ask why it's been hard to fill, and whether anyone left it.
Green lights
None spotted.
Based only on what the posting says. Lights are a starting point for your first call, not a final judgment.
Questions to ask on the first call
Built from what this posting leaves out. How they answer tells you as much as what they say.
- 1.
This role has been open a while. What's made it hard to fill?
The answer tells you what candidates saw that made them walk.
- 2.
What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?
OTE is what you could earn. This is how likely you are to earn it.
- 3.
What are the base and the OTE for this role?
No point investing hours before you know the number.
- 4.
What's the annual quota, and how was it set?
A quota built from real data is a target. Otherwise it's a hope.
- 5.
Where does pipeline come from: inbound, SDRs, or me?
Tells you how much of your week is prospecting versus selling.
- 6.
Why is this role open? Did someone leave, or is it new?
New headcount is growth. A replacement means someone left. Ask why.
› When the offer comes
Save these for later. They land better once they've said yes to you.
- 1.
Can I see the full comp plan in writing, including clawbacks and accelerators?
What's in writing is what gets paid. Read it before you sign.
- 2.
Can I see the actual comp distribution for the team last year, not just the OTE?
The spread shows what most reps really take home. OTE is just the target.
- 3.
I'd be walking away from earned commission to join. Is there room for a sign-on bonus to help cover that?
Leaving money behind is a fair reason to ask. The worst answer is no.