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Director, Sales Engineering - SLED

Remote - USAFull-time2026-11-04 → 2026-11-10
Remote

Core

Lead the US SLED Sales Engineering organization, building a world-class team of managers and architects, and owning the technical sales motion from start to finish for strategic customers.

Role type

Director, Sales Engineering (SLED)

Builds

A high-performing sales engineering team and winning segment/account strategies for the US SLED market.

Domain

Cloud Security / SASE / Zero Trust

Required skills

Team leadership and mentoring, Strategic account management, Network security sales expertise, Technical strategy development, Process refinement and scaling, Executive representation

Preferred skills

Industry certifications (CCNP, JNCIP, CISSP), Hands-on engagement with strategic accounts, Complex multi-year sales cycle management, AI tool fluency and integration

Technologies

Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, SASE, SSL, Proxies, Firewalls, VPNs, DLP, AI/LLM tools

Responsibilities

Recruit and mentor sales engineering managers and individual contributors, Develop and execute winning segment and account-level strategies, Refine and scale core sales engineering processes, Act as key technical leader for strategic customers and partners, Drive technical strategy to align with customer business objectives

Seniority

Director, hands-on leadership