Technical Sales Engineer at Maurice Xandra Solutions

Our client in the media industry and one of the accredited partners of LiveU in Nigeria seeks to hire a Technical Sales Engineer. LiveU is the leading provider of 4G/5G mobile video contribution solutions to the broadcast and online video markets and is changing the way organizations produce live video by offering new, exciting, and cost-effective ways to transmit live videos.

A Technical Sales Engineer with sound technical and sales background is urgently required to promote LiveU products in Nigeria as well as other related broadcast equipment.

Duties & Responsibilities

• The role will require a strong knowledge of all our products, including the functions and components that enable the products to work.
• Selling LiveU products to customers as well as other related broadcast equipment.
• Serve as a technical authority for multiple customers and partners including broadcasters and production companies; fully understanding customer’s needs and requirements. 
• Lead pre-sale activities and projects to promote sales goals.
• Persuading potential customers to purchase products, leading price negotiations and closing sales.
• Devise creative Live video solutions for projects and deployments to customers in the broadcast and sports domain.
• Present and demonstrate company solutions in front of technical and business audiences.
• Sourcing potential new customers and maintaining regular contact with existing customers.
• Providing Technical and post-sale support.
• Advising customers of updates and new technologies.

Education & Competency

• Degree in computer-science or related field or equivalent practical experience in video and telecommunications.
• Experience in sports production  is an advantage
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Sales Engineering / Technical Pre-sales.
• Experience in tailoring complex projects for customers.
• Good IT background.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written in English.
• Frequent traveling to demonstrate products and educating potential customers about the functions/benefits of the product.
• Putting together proposals and tender documents.
• Meeting sales and commission targets.·     

Required Skills

• Success and sales oriented, focused on opportunity development.
• Ability to work independently.
• Motivated by achievement and success.
• Dedication and responsibility.
• Good presentation skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.