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Director, Security Solutions – Pre-Sales Engineering
Location
California
Posted
3 days ago
Salary
$200K - $240K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Director, Security Solutions – Pre-Sales Engineering
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• Oversee and manage the Security Solutions Engineering Team. • Provide thought-leadership, solution sales account planning, and technical pre-sales leadership for internal sales teams. • Lead a team of Solutions Engineers for the Security Practice. • Directly manage Security Solutions Engineers and Architects. • Responsible for interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. • Lead go-to-market strategy, planning and execution for the Security Practice. • Drive execution of technical go-to-market plan with field sales. • Drive discovery and execution of cross-function solutions to advance our customer’s next generation programs. • Drive cross-functional education and execution across different technology disciplines. • Provide expertise and input to solution development process. • Create solution plays consisting of engineering led solutions that educate field sales on areas of expertise. • Maintain required technical certification requirements for key partners. • Ensure Solutions Architects and Engineers are managing opportunities and proactively driving to closure. • Demonstrate and actively promote an understanding and commitment to the mission of the company.
Job Requirements
- Must reside in PST/MST
- 10+ years’ experience in related area with IT background.
- Technical sales related experience around security tools, security architecture, consulting and collaboration.
- Excellent communication skills via presentations, written and oral communications.
- Ability to manage security and networking technologies.
- Proficient use of all Microsoft Office applications.
- Superior leadership abilities.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively across functional groups and levels within an organization, as well as externally.
- Self-starter with excellent organizational, administrative, and interpersonal skills and ability to project manage, multi-task, and work in a fast-paced environment.
- Communicate with leadership effectively.
- Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
Benefits
- Salary commensurate with years’ of experience, technical expertise and geographic location.
- Salary range: $200,000 to $240,000.
- Performance bonuses.
- Benefits package that includes 100% paid medical, dental and vision for the employee
- 401(k) with employer match.
- Strong company culture.
- Flexible PTO policy.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Annual company overnight retreat.
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