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Job Description
Come join the organization that is redefining security for the AI era. As one of the fastest-growing startups ever, we enable teams to secure cloud and AI applications by connecting code, cloud, and runtime into a single shared context. Trusted by security teams all over the world, we have a proven track record of success and a culture that values world-class talent. Not to mention, we're now powered by Google, meaning we offer our customers an AI-powered platform that harnesses Google’s Threat Intelligence and Security Operations to better detect, prevent, and respond to threats across all environments, allowing for further innovation.
Our Wizards from all over the globe work together to protect the infrastructure of our customers, including over 65% of the Fortune 100, who trust us to scan and secure over 230 billion files daily. We’re honored to be a leading player in a massive and growing market, and we continue to look for exceptional Wizards who are eager to make a significant impact on our team. At Wiz, you’ll have the freedom to think creatively, dream big, and use your full range of skills to contribute to our momentous growth. Come join our team and help us create secure cloud environments that allow even the best companies to move faster, all while having some fun!
Summary
As a Technical Account Manager (TAM), you’ll be responsible for planning and executing strategies to drive customer adoption and use of the Wiz platform. You will provide both strategic and technical guidance to customers throughout the Wiz journey, from onboarding to operationalization through to a successful renewal and expansion.
Technical expertise and strong customer-facing skills will be essential in addressing the needs of our customers. Serving as the bridge between customers and the broader Wiz team, you'll streamline collaboration between Product Management, Sales, Engineering, and Support to deliver a cohesive customer experience.
What you’ll do:
- Be a Wiz Product and Cloud Security Expert – Serve as a trusted technical advisor throughout your customers’ Wiz journey
- Confidently navigate customers through deployment, configuration, and operationalization of Wiz using best practices and your existing cloud-security domain expertise
- Serve as the primary technical contact for your book of customers, helping to solve technical questions and issues as they arise via email, meetings, Slack, and support tickets
- Continuously monitor news related to emerging cloud security threats and further develop your domain expertise
- Continuously stay abreast and enabled on new Wiz features and functionality
- Drive Adoption, Business Value Realization, and Customer Satisfaction – Ensure your book of customers are delighted and seeing value from their Wiz purchase
- Help customers develop success plans with measurable goals throughout the Wiz lifecycle that align with their organizational security and compliance objectives
- Act proactively, by leading the customer on a journey to full adoption and value, and promoting excellence in addressing Cloud, Code, and Runtime security risk
- Use your expert knowledge of the Wiz platform and features to accelerate your customers’ success and attainment of value
- Assist customers in project managing Wiz adoption and operationalization goals across business units and stakeholders
- Help unblock adoption as necessary by working with both internal and external parties to resolve people, process, and technology issues
- Drive and track your customers’ achievement of business goals and realization of value through Wiz
- Report progress and results to key Wiz and customer stakeholders in executive-friendly communications and QBRs/executive briefings
- Advocate for your Customers – Understand, document, and represent your customers’ needs to internal Wiz stakeholders
- Capture feature requests/adoption blockers and liaise with Product and Engineering teams to determine priority and alternative solutions
Manage your book of business and support revenue objectives - Support and manage a book of up to 15 customers, depending on size and complexityIdentify opportunities for expansion and assist in securing renewals in partnership with sales and renewals teams.
- Drive towards utilization/adoption targets for your book of business
- Identify, document, and action on risks (e.g, satisfaction, churn, renewal, tenant health) in customer engagements
- Develop and cultivate close relationships with key customer contacts, from C-level to practitioner, to understand sentiment and drive forward key Wiz objectives
Help build and scale a world-class TAM organization at a hyper-growth company – assist in driving improvements in Wiz’s TAM motion and have an impact across GTM teams Develop documentation, mentor associate TAMs, and develop areas of technical subject-matter expertise
- Partner cross-functionally with internal teams to improve processes
What you’ll bring
- Overall
- 5-8+ years of experience in technical customer-facing roles, ideally supporting a cloud / cloud-security product
- For example: Technical Account Manager, Professional Services, Solutions Engineering, Technical Support, Customer Success Engineer, and Architect.
- B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or similar field, or equivalent experience.
- Ability and willingness to navigate nebulous job responsibilities while actively contributing to the further refinement of the TAM motion
Technical Knowledge
- Strong understanding of cloud services and architecture of at least 1 CSP (AWS/GCP/Azure/OCI) – ideally, you have a CSP certification (e.g., Certified Solutions Architect, Certified DevOps Engineer)
- Familiarity with cloud-security best practices, common threat models, and CNAPP use cases. Ideally, you have a security certification or experience helping organizations address cloud-security challenges
- Familiarity with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes), as well as the associated security considerations
- Familiarity with DevOps technologies – CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Version Control Systems, etc.
- Familiarity with Linux and Windows operating systems concepts and runtime sensing
- Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues and drive resolution across nebulous structures, both internal and external
- Ability and willingness to continuously learn emerging cloud/security technologies
Account Management and Customer Success
- Proven track record of successfully managing a book of business with 5-10+ customers
- Proven track record of building and maintaining relationships with enterprise clients, driving customer outcomes, and exceeding performance targets
- Ability and willingness to continuously enable customers on the Wiz platform and assist them in solving problems, ranging from trivial to highly complex
- Willingness to work across multiple communication channels and platforms to assist your customers - e.g., responding to Slack messages, emails, and support tickets
- Ability to use data and systems (e.g., CRM, log analysis tools) to monitor customer health and identify trends to inform customer success and retention initiatives.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels of an organization
Compensation + Benefits
Compensation for this full-time position includes base salary + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is listed below.
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the country where the position is based, without the need for visa sponsorship. This role does not offer visa sponsorship.
Wiz is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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