Business Development Engineer

Business Development EngineerJob DescriptionBusiness Development, Solutions & Services organization is seeking a Business Development Engineer, Solutions Acceleration to join our growing team in the Americas. This role plays a critical part in driving both demand for, and growth of Accelerated Technologies (VMS/NVR, access control, intercom, and network audio).The role of Business Development Engineer, Solutions Acceleration requires high business acumen combined with technical aptitude; the optimal candidate will have business development or field sales experience and a technical background. We encourage any candidate who is excited by merging the creation and execution of strategic business plans with developing and commercializing total technical solutions across a wide variety of hardware and software to apply. The BDE will require the bridging of technical expertise and business strategy to address market gaps and enhance solution adoption. This role is not a part of the sales organization and requires a long-term strategic vision for success. This role is based in our Chelmsford, MAWhat you'll do here as Business Development Engineer?Develop, maintain and grow cross-functional relationships and technically manage solutions to support sales, drive opportunities, and remove hurdles to increase the value of our offeringServe as an internal resource for technology areas by supporting existing and new initiatives/projects, maintaining proficient demo skills across all technologies, and helping drive long-term business development goalsAlign with the Technology Integration Partner (TIP) team, assisting with identification and commercialization of new integrations and performing market research to identify gapsEnable the America's Architect and Engineering support organization, including A&E Program Manager and A&E Regional Managers, up to and including providing specification information and assistance to promote adoption among A&E partnersProactively engage with Pro Services Group to identify areas of customized integration, managing the development from a commercialization standpoint, and bringing these integrations to the greater America's sales organizationEngage in strategic outreach to industry stakeholders to foster partnerships and collaborations related to growing Accelerated TechnologiesMaintain a high level of technical expertise and industry knowledge to inform strategic decisionsRepresent at industry events and trade showsPerform competitive intelligence as applicable and necessaryRegularly report on the progress of strategic initiatives to leadershipWho are we looking for/Who are you?Proven track record of achieving established goals and KPIsHigh emotional intelligence and well-developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate and achieve shared goals with cross-cultural stakeholdersResiliency, patience, and motivation while nurturing long-term strategies and developing them to fruitionAbility to build trusted relationships, internally and externally, across all levels of an organizationExceptional public speaking, presentation development and delivery, education and training, and active listening skillsHigh technical aptitude, an understanding of how numerous technologies are deployed as a holistic solution, and the ability to showcase and explain this to internal and external stakeholdersWed love to hear that you have/are:Bachelor's degree in business or technically associated field preferred; relevant industry experience will be evaluated5+ years in sales, business development, sales engineering, account or program management; ideally, in the physical network security industryTechnical understanding of network video surveillance, especially VMS/NVR, access control, intercom, and network audio solutions, with an ability to design and demonstrate, as well as communicate the value across, both hardware and softwareCommand of the Microsoft 365 suite of tools and Salesforce or similar CRM platformExperience with a channel sales model, best-in-breed solutions, architects and engineers, and custom solution development is a plusPhysical Demands and Travel:Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Occasionally required to lift 20-40 lbsTravel up to a maximum of 50% (including international)

Created: 2025-02-14