The Solutions Engineering team is looking for an additional SE Director to join our New York City office in Manhattan. This role reports directly to the VP of Solutions Engineering and is responsible for leading and developing high performing Select & Territory SE teams. The candidate should be a proven technical leader in a fast-paced environment who’s highly motivated, entrepreneurial, with excellent follow-up and follow-through.
Responsibilities
People Leader:Hire, develop and lead an inclusive, engaged, and high performing Select & Territory Solutions Engineering teams (L1 & L2)
Technical Leader:Technical coach, mentor, and problem solver helping with technical escalations and navigating complex technical solutions
Builder:Identify gaps, show initiative, and take ownership to build out programs and processes in support of the SE team
Connector:work cross-functionally to drive improvements and increase communication and collaboration across departments e.g. sales, product, support, enablement, marketing, etc
Career Champion:develop and grow the team’s skillset through coaching, mentoring, and enablement
Travel Requirement:Up to 25%
Requirements
Demonstrated leadership success as a technical presales Director for the last 3+ years within a similar company (L2+)
Experience working at a cloud and network infrastructure focused company with hardware / software exposure required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Networking, Information Technology, Information & Computer Technology, Cybersecurity, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, IT Security or similar from an accredited university
Proven track record in leading high performing sales engineering teams and working closely with sales teams and product teams
Experience building and scaling technical pre-sales teams
US Employee Benefits
Verkada is committed to investing in the holistic health and wellbeing of all employees and their families. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:
Healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet the personal health and financial well-being needs - Premiums are 100% covered for the employee under most plans and 80% for family premiums
Nationwide medical, vision and dental coverage
Health Saving Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with tax saving options
Expanded mental health support
Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits
Time off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time
Professional development stipend
Wellness/fitness benefits
Healthy lunches and dinners provided daily
