CareerPlan

Manager, Sales Engineering - SMB

Remote - USAFull-time$155k–$221k2026-10-23 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Lead and grow the sales engineering organization for the core portfolio including Gen AI, aligning with GTM Sales Leaders, Product Management, and Engineering to execute strategic solutions and close deals.

Role type

Manager, Sales Engineering

Builds

Strategic solutions and closed deals for customers and partners

Domain

Cybersecurity, Networking, SaaS, Generative AI

Required skills

Team leadership and talent development, Technical expertise in cybersecurity and networking, Value-based selling in matrixed environments, Process refinement and scaling, Strategic solution design, Mentoring and coaching

Preferred skills

Experience with Zscaler or competitive solutions, Deep understanding of SaaS-based technologies and regulatory compliance, Teaming with large GTM and Partner Ecosystems, AI fluency with coding assistants, LLMs, and Generative AI tools

Technologies

SASE, Zero Trust Exchange, Gen AI, LLMs, Coding assistants

Responsibilities

Recruit, mentor, and develop the sales engineering team; Refine and scale core sales engineering processes; Partner with sales leadership and clients to design and present business solutions; Work within a matrixed environment to promote and support the Zscaler portfolio

Seniority

Manager, hands-on leadership