Calix

AVP, Sales Engineering – Strategic Accounts

Calix

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • California • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $310,000 - $496,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

Cloud

About the role

  • Lead a high performing pre-sales Solutions Engineering team to year-over-year record sales growth and customer success.
  • Develop, coach, mentor and guide a high performing team supporting sales pursuits in both new and existing strategic customers.
  • Ensure interlock with sales strategy, and engage directly in must win opportunities.
  • Develop strong , trusted customer relationships as a field technology leader to influence customer engineering to align with the Calix platform.
  • Lead and manage a team of Sales Engineering professionals, providing guidance and support to achieve s ales targets.
  • Foster a culture of innovation within the team, encouraging exploration of new technologies and approaches.
  • Articulate complex technical concepts clearly to secure customer commitments and foster long-term partnerships.
  • Oversee and lead architecture discussions on integrating agentic AI and cloud instances with customer IT Infrastructure.
  • Oversee strategy in systems and hardware solution efforts in Access and WiFi.
  • Stay at the forefront of AI, cloud, hardware, and systems advancements.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver transformative solutions.
  • Oversee the professional development of sales engineering organization.

Requirements

  • 7 + years proven Sales Engineering or technical presales equivalent leadership experience .
  • CxO level experience in technically selling software and hardware solutions to Broadband S ervice P roviders .
  • Strong problem-solving skills and a strategic mindset.
  • Successful track record of guiding teams to achieve sales targets.
  • Expertise in integrating AI into cloud and enterprise solutions.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Travel required.
  • Must have a valid Driver's License.
Benefits
  • For information on our benefits click here .

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
Sales EngineeringTechnical presalesAI integrationCloud solutionsHardware solutionsSystems architectureAccess technologyWiFi technologyProblem-solvingStrategic mindset
Soft skills
LeadershipCoachingMentoringCommunicationPresentationRelationship buildingInnovationCollaborationGuidanceCustomer influence
Certifications
Valid Driver's License
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