Jr. Global Sales Engineer, Kensington

Position Overview

At Kensington, we pride ourselves on an entrepreneurial culture that empowers creativity, collaboration, and innovation—values that have driven our success for 40 years. Headquartered in Burlingame, California, and a division of ACCO Brands (one of the world’s largest designers, marketers, and manufacturers of branded products), we are seeking a Jr. Global Sales Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will work closely with our global Sales and Technical Teams to support pre and post-sales activities, provide technical guidance to customers, and contribute to the development of solutions that align with client needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with pre and post-sales technical support to customers, sales teams, and channel partners.
• Participate in product demonstrations, webinars, and virtual training sessions to showcase solutions and value propositions.
• Work with the global sales teams to identify and qualify business opportunities as well as understand key technical requirements.
• Support the creation of sales enablement materials such as presentations, whitepapers, and technical documents.
• Respond to technical inquiries from clients and provide initial troubleshooting support.
• Stay up to date on product features, competitive landscape, and industry trends to provide insightful recommendations.
• Assist in drafting responses to proposals (RFPs) and technical documentation.
• Work closely with Product Management, Marketing, and Technical Support to relay customer feedback and enhance solutions.
• Develop relationships with customers and partners to ensure successful product adoption and satisfaction.
• Represent Kensington at user group meetings, tradeshows, and industry conferences.
• Work closely with strategic partners to develop or enhance our solutions.
• Ability to travel up to 40%—domestic and international as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, preferred; or three years of experience in a relevant market and industry.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Self-motivated with a keen interest in technology and sales.
• Experience with solution selling and technical presentations is a plus.
• Comfortable working in a remote and fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to travel occasionally for team meetings or client interactions.
• Self-starter, energetic and pro-active with the ability to adjust to ambiguity.
• Detail-oriented with a desire to engage with partners and end users daily.
• Experience with computer attached peripherals preferred.
• Experienced in solution selling, project scoping, and product demonstrations.
• Comfortable with consultative presentations to C-level business executives as well as detailed, in-depth discussions with a technical audience.
• This is a remote position. Candidates based in the CST or EST time zones are highly preferred.

Benefits & Perks

• Compensation:$80,000 - $85,000
• Benefits:Click here to learn more about our employee benefits