runZero

Enterprise Sales Engineer – West

runZero

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $200,000 - $220,000 per year

About the role

  • Partner with enterprise account executives from discovery through close to drive technical wins and support attainment of team revenue goals.
  • Understand and communicate the runZero value proposition effectively through product demos, PoVs (proof-of-value), presentations, and enablement sessions with prospects, customers, or partners
  • Help qualify opportunities by assessing technical fit, urgency, stakeholder alignment, and the likelihood of a successful evaluation. Including identifying when runZero is not the right fit and helping disqualify poor-fit opportunities early.
  • Partner with Product, Marketing, Customer Success, and Engineering to share field feedback, improve messaging, and strengthen the customer journey.
  • Support partners and customer enablement where technical credibility can accelerate pipeline and adoption.
  • Actively participate and speak at regional marketing events and conferences
  • Travel is expected to be 20% to engage with customers and prospects in person

Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience in a pre-sales or similar customer-facing role supporting technical interactions and communications with a relevant market
  • Strong hands-on experience in one or more of the following: networking, security operations, vulnerability management, attack surface management, operational technology (OT), or exposure management.
  • A foundational understanding of core cybersecurity principles and challenges for IT, OT, and IoT environments
  • Ability to lead strong discovery and connect technical findings to business outcomes, operational efficiency, and risk reduction.
  • Experience running structured proof-of-value or evaluation processes with defined success criteria and executive-level summaries.
  • Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with engineers, architects, security leaders, and C-level stakeholders.
  • Ability to operate independently in a fast-moving startup environment while collaborating tightly across Sales, Product, Marketing, and Customer Success.
  • Strong curiosity, coachability, and sound judgment in ambiguous customer situations.
  • Nice-to-haves: Experience supporting partner-led opportunities and channel technical enablement.
  • Nice-to-haves: Comfort with APIs, integrations, light scripting, and troubleshooting in customer environments.
  • Nice-to-haves: Experience creating technical content, enablement materials, webinars, or thought-leadership content.
Benefits
  • Fully remote: runZero is a 100% remote company! While we aim to gather annually for kick-offs, our team thrives in the flexibility and freedom that remote work provides.
  • We prioritize the well-being of our team members, which is why runZero pays for 100% of the premium platinum-level medical, vision, dental, life, and short-term disability coverage for you and your dependents.
  • 401(k): We match 4% of 401(k) contributions
  • Time off: We offer unlimited PTO, 11 official company holidays, and a recharge week at the end of the year
  • Paid parental leave: We offer 12 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Culture of collaboration: Our team is diverse, representing various backgrounds and perspectives, which fosters an inclusive and vibrant environment. With flexible schedules and supportive coworkers who listen to one another, runZero promotes a culture of collaboration.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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

Hard Skills & Tools
networkingsecurity operationsvulnerability managementattack surface managementoperational technologyexposure managementcybersecurity principlesproof-of-value processestechnical content creationlight scripting
Soft Skills
verbal communicationwritten communicationpresentation skillsindependent operationcollaborationcuriositycoachabilityjudgmentdiscovery leadershipstakeholder engagement