
Manager, Sales Engineering
Contrast Security
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $250,000 - $300,000 per year
About the role
- Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of Sales Engineers.
- Provide technical leadership and resource management for the team's sales pipeline.
- Define and track team goals, metrics, and reporting to align with sales objectives.
- Act as the primary technical escalation point for your team and customers.
- Collaborate with Sales, Product, and Engineering leadership to drive strategic initiatives.
- Develop and standardize sales engineering processes, tools, and materials.
- Recruit, hire, and onboard new members of the Sales Engineering team.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical field, or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years of AppSec experience, with at least 5 years in a customer-facing sales engineering role.
- 2+ years of leadership or mentorship experience within a technical team.
- Proven ability to lead technical discussions, including at the code-level (Java/.NET preferred).
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
- Expert knowledge of the SDLC, DevOps, CI/CD, and modern cloud/container technologies (AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, etc.).
- Deep understanding of the application security landscape (SAST, DAST, IAST, RASP) and competitors.
- Ability to travel up to 40% as needed.
Benefits
- Offers Equity
- Offers Commission
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
AppSecJava.NETSDLCDevOpsCI/CDAWSAzureKubernetesSAST
Soft Skills
leadershipmentorshipcommunicationpresentationcollaborationresource managementgoal settingmetrics trackingtechnical discussioncustomer engagement