Technical Instructor

Elastic

1d • $113,100 - $215,100 • Hybrid

About The Position

Instructors play a key role at Elastic Education, and we have an opportunity for a new colleague to join the team. You will teach our customers how to best use Elastic products and solutions, helping them to become successful through the delivery of technical training programs. Besides teaching, you will closely collaborate with the Curriculum team to constantly review and improve training materials, and provide crucial input into crafting new training materials. Instructors also serve as ambassadors of Elastic.
The successful candidate will happily work on their own initiative and does not require micro-management. Do you want to be part of a passionate and distributed team that mostly works remotely, and loves to make an impact with our customers? If so, we are happy to consider you. Come join us at Elastic!

Requirements

• Experience as Technical Instructor, Consultant, Presales, or public speaker to technical audiences (engineers, developers, and other technical positions) on enterprise infrastructure software technology
• Excellent presentation and customer interaction skills, with the ability to explain complex topics in an easy-to-understand way
• Clear articulation and fluency in English
• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in information technology or computer science or equivalent experience
• Elastic certifications such as Elastic Certified Engineer, Elastic Certified Observability Engineer, Elastic Certified Analyst
• 2+ years of Education experience
• Deep understanding of Elastic solutions, such as search, observability, etc.
• Experience in curriculum development, contributing to open-source projects, or participating in community engagements (meetups, conferences, etc.)
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment

Responsibilities

• Deliver multi-day virtual and on-site Elastic training courses and workshops to enable our customers and drive business value
• Teach extremely technical concepts clearly and concisely to large audiences in an engaging manner
• Collaborate with the Curriculum team on the development of new courses and course release updates
• Collaborate with the Training Operations team for continuous improvement of our LMS (Learning Management System), virtual training platform and processes
• Mentor and coach new instructors
• Ability to work on your own initiative with fanatical attention to detail
• Strong customer advocacy, relationship building, and verbal and written communication skills
• Comfortable working remotely in a highly distributed team.
• Flexible attitude and willingness to accommodate and support changing priorities in a growing company
• Willing and able to travel globally up to 60%, primarily in the US

Benefits

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
• Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave
• Company-matched 401k with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings
• Stock program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level