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About the Position The Solutions Specialist reports to the VP of Sales Engineering and is responsible for driving revenue growth by accelerating cross-sell opportunities in the WatchGuard partner ecosystem. This role blends pre-sales product expertise with commercial ownership, partnering closely with Partner Managers to identify, progress, and close opportunities, while serving as a trusted security advisor to partners.
• Provide high-level compelling product demonstrations and handle client inquiries • Use a consultative approach to uncover customer requirements, and conduct business-oriented discovery discussions on how the products benefit the partner. • Work with account managers to identify an opportunities, and provide forecasting/pipeline updates to leadership
• The solution specialist will demonstrate how our Unified Security Platform enables MSPs to deliver identity-based access and cloud-delivered security to block web threats, eliminate VPN risk, and reduce exposure on endpoints. • The specialist should also be able to position at a general level how WatchGuard’s Unified Security Platform benefits managed services teams with one simplified, automated, intelligent approach, replacing patchwork tools. • Act as an internal product evangelist/advocate—share best practices and solutions with Account Managers and become their “go-to” resource. • Consistently meet or exceed quota/targets, demonstrating strong sales process discipline. • Coordinate inter-departmental technical resources (Sales Engineering, Product, Support, Services) to help close prospective opportunities if necessary. • The specialist typically serves as an expert on one to three product areas, enabling depth in demos and value-based positioning. • This position is based in the WatchGuard office in Cork, Ireland and covers European markets
• 3+ years of pre-sales experience (or equivalent) with strong partner-facing capability. • Effective written/verbal communication, presentation, and negotiation skills; able to run discovery and translate requirements into solution recommendations. • Working knowledge of cyber security products and market • Experience using MS Office; comfort working in CRM workflows for activity and pipeline management.
• Comfort with network security, endpoint security fundamentals, and/or SASE concepts like zero trust access. • Demonstrated ability to manage a sales process to closure, including forecasting hygiene, pipeline discipline, and consistent target attainment. • Experience selling/delivering demos for security solutions in MSP ecosystems is a plus. • Familiarity with common security/compliance frameworks and regulations (e.g., CIS controls, UK Cyber Essentials, NIS 2, EU Cyber Resilience Act) is a plus in consultative conversations. • Professional German language communication is a strong positive. Ability to deliver demonstrations in either English or German. • BS/BA or equivalent work experience.
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