Sales Engineering Manager

Position Sales Engineering Manager – Midwest/West Region Location Remote – Midwest or West Coast preferred Key Responsibilities Define and execute the technical pre‑sales strategy for the Midwest and West regions, ensuring alignment with business objectives. Lead by example, demonstrating best‑in‑class technical expertise, consultative selling, and customer engagement. Mentor and coach team members, creating personalized development plans to accelerate career growth. Drive accountability for individual and team performance metrics, ensuring consistent achievement of goals. Oversee delivery of compelling technical presentations and solution demonstrations to senior technical and business decision‑makers. Guide the architecture and design of secure enterprise solutions tailored to customer needs. Build strong relationships with channel partners, enabling technical readiness and joint solution positioning. Work closely with Sales, Product Management, and Engineering to influence the product roadmap and ensure successful project milestones. Support proof‑of‑concept activities and technical evaluations in collaboration with account teams. Analyze the competitive landscape across the Midwest and West markets, developing strategies to address technical and business challenges. Recommend policy and process improvements that positively impact the broader organization. Travel across the Midwest and West territory to engage with customers, partners, and internal teams (up to 50% of travel). Represent Forcepoint at key customer engagements, industry events, and partner forums. Requirements & Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience. Extensive leadership experience managing pre‑sales teams in enterprise technology environments. Proven success in cybersecurity pre‑sales, with a minimum of 3 years in the security domain. Deep understanding of cybersecurity technologies and cloud platforms across multiple security domains. Expertise in Cloud Security, SASE/SSE, SD‑WAN/NGFW, and Data Security. Preferred certifications: OSCP, CCNP, CCIE, CISSP, FCNSP, CEH. Exceptional communication, presentation, and executive influencing skills. Must be based in or willing to relocate to the Midwest or West Coast. Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% across assigned territory. Compensation Forcepoint is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this role is $250,000.00 – $275,000.00. This figure is one component of the total compensation package, which may also include bonuses, paid time off, and other region‑specific benefits. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Forcepoint is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to affirmatively seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity. Forcepoint is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including those with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation by emailing View email address on click.appcast.io. Applicants must have the right to work in the location to which they are applying. #J-18808-Ljbffr Forcepoint LLC