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We are looking for an Associate Customer Engineer to work with some of our newest customers, guaranteeing their technical success. The ideal candidate will have a history working in a fast paced environment helping guide customers as they grow with Elastic.
The role will be the first contact point remediating customer friction points. Also, it will work with different departments at Elastic like Support, Sales teams and Product. Escalating to senior members of the team or other teams as needed. And have a plan of actions and follow up with the customers at the start of their journey.
The Associate Customer Engineer role is a start point for anyone that is eager to learn and develop Elastic skills technically. In order to be successful in this role, you need to be naturally curious, like to test things yourself and to be excited to learn new technologies. The main goal of this role is to continuously develop your skill set. First, dealing with simple questions and engagements, and as the role develops get more complicated engagements and become a CE.
What You Will Be Doing:Serving as a technical point of contact for Elastic customers across the breadth of the Elastic customer journeyWorking in a pooled model triaging and taking customer requestsProviding basic technical, architectural and best practice guidanceUnderstand the breadth of Elastic's services and support offerings in order to make suggestions to customers based on their use caseIdentify customer friction points through customer interaction and provide feedback on programmatic remediation Escalate the issues as neededAuthoring material with other senior members of the team for internal and customer facing Knowledge Base articles based on impactful themes identified from customer interactionsPartnering up with other team members to help create content for periodic customer facing webinars on some of the above themes with the opportunity to deliver as wellWhat You Bring Along:A Bachelor's degree or its equivalent with at least 2 yrs of relevant industry experiencePrevious experience working with Elastic customers or similar role recommendedA track record of success in a technical customer facing environmentSelf starter who is able to analyze current processes and develop ideas based on a deep understanding of how customers engage with productsWillingness to learn the breadth of Elastic's offering and how customers utilize Elastic in their wider business environmentsAbility to learn new technologies quicklyAbility to communicate effectively with customers to enable onboarding and recommendationsAbility to effectively organize and manage multiple customers simultaneouslyTeam player, ability to work in a fast pace environment with a positive approach and responsiveStrong communication skills while multitasking at a rapid pacePreference:
A technical background including Elastic technology stack
Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary. This role does not have a variable compensation component.
The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is listed below. In select locations (including Seattle WA, Los Angeles CA, the San Francisco Bay Area CA, and the New York City Metro Area), an alternate range may apply as specified below.
These ranges represent the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the ranges may be modified in the future.
An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.
Elastic believes that employees should have the opportunity to share in the value that we create together for our shareholders. Therefore, in addition to cash compensation, this role is currently eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program. Our total rewards package also includes a company-matched 401k with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings, along with a range of other benefits offered with a holistic emphasis on employee well-being.
The typical starting salary range for this role is:
$78,600 - $124,300 USD
The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed above is:
$94,400 - $149,300 USD
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