Solutions Engineer, Acquisition | California | Remote at Grafana Labs

United States

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Requirements

  • 1-3 years of technical pre-sales experience, ideally with Open Source technologies, or in the Metrics/Monitoring space
  • Strong judgment, collaboration, and leadership skills
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to articulate the value proposition and technical advantages of Grafana products
  • Experience with customer-facing product expertise and hands-on enablement
  • Ability to work with international teams and customers remotely
  • Strong technical mindset and desire to grow technically
  • Ability to solve technical challenges and bring creative solutions to customers

Responsibilities

  • Partner with Sales team to articulate Grafana value proposition, vision, and strategy
  • Own technical engagement with customers, close high-velocity opportunities
  • Deliver product and technical presentations to potential and existing customers
  • Proactively communicate with customers and internal teams to provide feedback loop
  • Drive product conversations based on need and problems learned during customer interactions
  • Work with the team to enhance documentation, write blog posts, record videos, and create other public and internal enablement material
  • Collaborate with Sales team to qualify and close opportunities
  • Participate in ongoing interaction with customers to ensure they are happy and successful

Skills

Grafana Labs

Observability and monitoring solutions provider

About Grafana Labs

Grafana Labs specializes in observability and monitoring solutions for cloud infrastructure and applications. Its main product, Grafana, is an open-source metrics dashboard that allows users to visualize and analyze data from various sources. This helps businesses monitor the performance and health of their systems in real-time. Grafana Labs serves a wide range of clients, including large enterprises and individual developers, particularly in sectors like technology, finance, healthcare, and retail. Unlike many competitors, Grafana Labs offers both open-source and commercial products, generating revenue through premium features, enterprise support, and managed cloud services. The company's goal is to provide essential tools for monitoring and visualizing data, ensuring that digital services are reliable and efficient.

New York City, New YorkHeadquarters
2014Year Founded
$783.2MTotal Funding
SERIES_DCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

30 days of paid vacation each year on top of national holidays, parental leave, & sick leave
Health coverage
4% contribution match on our 401(k)
$1,500 learning and development stipend
Udemy subscription
Complimentary subscription to Headspace
Discounts on a wide variety of services, including entertainment, food, and fitness.
Remote Work Option
Global Employee Assistance Program

Risks

Increased competition from Datadog, Dynatrace, and New Relic pressures Grafana to innovate.
Recent critical security vulnerabilities could affect customer trust and adoption.
Rapid regional expansion may strain resources and impact service quality.

Differentiation

Grafana Labs offers a unique open-source observability platform with extensive customization.
The company provides both self-managed and fully managed observability solutions for diverse needs.
Grafana Labs integrates AI to enhance data analysis and monitoring capabilities.

Upsides

Grafana Labs raised $270M, boosting its valuation to over $6 billion in 2024.
The company surpassed $250M in annual recurring revenue with over 5,000 customers.
Expansion into Southeast Asia shows Grafana's commitment to localized cloud services.

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