Sales Engineer at IDG in UK
- Company: IDG
- Location: UK
- Posted: Sep 24, 2026
- Type: Full-time
- Experience: 4+ years
Overview
While this role is not open at this time , we are actively identifying and engaging with high-quality candidates in anticipation of future openings. This posting allows us to get to know potential talent, understand the market, and move quickly when timing aligns.
Job description
- While this role is not open at this time , we are actively identifying and engaging with high-quality candidates in anticipation of future openings. This posting allows us to get to know potential talent, understand the market, and move quickly when timing aligns.
- Candidates who apply may be contacted for an exploratory conversation or kept in mind for upcoming opportunities.
- As the AE's regional technical counterpart across the full customer lifecycle, you'll lead technical discovery and demos during the sales cycle, guide deployment and integration planning, and ensure seamless handoffs to Customer Success, Professional Services, Product, and Engineering — setting customers up to succeed with Quanta from day one.
Responsibilities
- Partner with AEs through the pre-sales cycle; deliver standard and lightly customized Quanta demos.
- Map customer needs to Quanta packaging and coverage areas; coordinate with Deal Desk and Product.
- Own the technical motion for the region's complex deals; cross-train to back up the adjacent region's time zone (no single point of failure).
- Capture recurring technical objections and feed the enablement/FAQ library.
- Drive structured handoffs from sales into implementation/adoption, including customer requirements, integration needs, risks, and next-best technical actions.
Requirements
- [4+] years in SaaS sales engineering/pre-sales; balanced technical and customer-facing skills.
- Comfortable with demos, basic integrations, and security conversations; AI/data product familiarity a plus.
- Regional market knowledge and language(s) as appropriate .
Skills
Required
- Comfortable with demos
- Basic integrations
- Security conversations
Preferred
- AI/data product familiarity
Benefits
- A complete benefit package: private healthcare, non-contributory 8% pension plan, 28 days of holidays, 1 volunteer day, plus annually reviewed company-wide closures on 19 August (Unplug Day) and 24 December – 1 January inclusive (Global Shutdown) and a volunteering day.
- Individualized Culture: An environment where you can explore new areas outside yourspecialty and stay engaged with work you enjoy.
- Hybrid Working: a pleasant office in a convenient location in Fitzrovia.
- A position in a highly professional and globally respected market research and advisory firm, where initiative leading to results is rewarded.
About IDG
At IDC, your work helps shape how the world understands technology and where it goes next. You collaborate with curious, high-caliber colleagues who value rigor, integrity, and shared success. As the premier global provider of trusted technology intelligence, IDC equips business and technology leaders with the evidence they need to make confident decisions. Our insights inform strategy, investment, and innovation across industries and regions. Recognized by IIAR as Analyst Firm of the Year for five consecutive years, IDC sets the standard for credibility and impact. With more than 1,000 analysts worldwide and a truly global perspective, we combine deep expertise with practical relevance. Here, your ideas matter, your voice is heard, and your contributions provide the insights leaders rely on every day. It is meaningful work, backed by a culture that supports growth, collaboration, and long-term career development with a globally respected brand.