Senior Director, Sales Engineering - Majors

Zscaler

Remote regions

USA

Salary range

$215,250–$307,500/yr

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Role Responsibilities:

  • Partner with regional sales VPs on quarterly reviews, account tiering, and technical coverage planning.
  • Balance SE team capacity across accounts, allocating resources where win probability is highest.
  • Manage operational metrics including technical win rates and resource utilization.

POV Governance & Deal Execution:

  • Enforce entry and exit criteria for evaluations, requiring documented executive business goals.
  • Hold SE Directors accountable for tracking 30-day milestones and maintaining customer war rooms.
  • Act as executive technical sponsor on flagship deals during late-stage negotiations.

People Leadership:

  • Hire, develop, and retain high-performing SE Directors, Managers, and Principal Architects.
  • Drive structured performance management, succession planning, and leadership development.
  • Foster a high-accountability, collaborative engineering culture aligned with core values.

Field AI Tooling:

  • Drive adoption of modern AI tools for faster RFP responses, lab automation, and solution modeling.
  • Equip SEs to use LLMs and automation for discovery synthesis.
  • Modernize pre-sales workflows to improve efficiency and outcomes.

Zscaler

Zscaler accelerates digital transformation with a cloud security platform that securely connects users and devices. The company protects thousands of customers, operates across 200+ global data centers, and fosters an inclusive culture emphasizing collaboration and ownership.

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