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Arctic Wolf, with its unicorn valuation, is the leader in security operations in an exciting and fast-growing industry—cybersecurity. We have won countless awards for our excellence in security operations and remain dedicated to providing an industry-leading customer and employee experience.

Our mission is simple: End Cyber Risk. We’re looking for a Manager, Sales Engineering to be part of making this happen.

About the Role:

The Director of Sales Engineering – Technology Specialists Group (TSG) will lead a global team of Principal Sales Engineers to drive the technical success of the Arctic Wolf endpoint security products. This role combines strategic leadership, operational oversight, and technical expertise to deliver impactful results. The Director will collaborate across sales, product, and engineering teams, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and inspiring team success.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties:

Leadership and Team Development

• Recruit, develop, and lead a global team of Principal SEs, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and accountability.
• Drive strategic alignment of technical resources with sales and business objectives to achieve measurable outcomes.
• Provide consistent guidance and mentorship to the team, ensuring their professional growth and technical acumen by focusing on skill enhancement.
• Build strong relationships and collaborate across Sales, Operations, Marketing, Product Management and R&D teams to ensure organizational agility while leading your team(s).

Customer Engagement and Escalation

• Act as an escalation point for critical technical engagements, stepping in to assist with complex troubleshooting, Proof of Concept (POC) engagements, and high-stakes demonstrations when necessary.
• Remain “customer-ready” by growing and retaining your own technical and sales acumen and being able to participate during all stages of the sales cycle.
• Oversee the development of technical assets, such as demo environments, POC practices, and enablement materials, ensuring high-quality resources for the team and customers.

Evangelism and Collaboration

• Engage in and help build and/or maintain prospect/partner technical and/or executive relationships which help accelerate Arctic Wolf brand awareness and business closure.

• Collaborate with Product Management to provide field-driven feedback that influences product direction and ensures alignment with customer needs.
• Participate in webinars, trade shows, and field marketing events to promote the endpoint security product.

Key Skills

• Strong leadership and team-building skills, with experience managing technical professionals in a global setting.
• Proven ability in coaching and developing SEs, including talent development, performance management, and fostering career growth.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, capable of articulating complex concepts to diverse audiences.
• Strategic problem-solving abilities with a results-oriented approach.
• Deep knowledge of and hands-on experience with endpoint security technologies such as EDR, XDR, EPP, and associated solutions, including strong familiarity with malware and threat actor Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs).
• Strong understanding of OS internals (Windows/Mac/Linux) and IT infrastructure components, including networking, identity management, and cloud services.
• Ability to balance technical depth with leadership priorities, focusing on enabling the team to succeed.
• Excellent public speaking and presentation skills.

Key Competencies

• Ownership
• Organizational Agility
• Results-driven
• Communication
• Emotional Intelligence and Empathy

Qualifications

• 7+ years in a customer-facing role, with 4+ years in leadership.
• 5+ years of cybersecurity experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience leading remote technical teams and driving alignment in a global organization.
• Success in scaling teams and processes in high-growth organizations with an ability to quickly adapt.
• Proven experience exceeding revenue goals while in a leadership role.

About Arctic Wolf:

At Arctic Wolf we’re cultivating a collaborative and productive work environment that welcomes a diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and ideas to make our teams even stronger as we grow globally. We’ve been named one of the 50 Most Innovative Companies in the world for 2022 (Fast Company)—and the 2nd Most Innovative Security Company. This is in addition to consecutive awards from Top Workplace USA (2021, 2022), Best Places to Work - USA (2021, 2022) and Great Place to Work - Canada (2021, 2022).

Our Values

Arctic Wolf recognizes that success comes from delighting our customers, so we work together to ensure that happens every day. We believe in diversity and inclusion, and truly value the unique qualities and unique perspectives all employees bring to the organization. And we appreciate that—by protecting people’s and organizations’ sensitive data and seeking to end cyber risk— we get to work in an industry that is fundamental to the greater good.

We celebrate unique perspectives by creating a platform for all voices to be heard through our Pack Unity program. We encourage all employees to join or create a new alliance. See more about our Pack Unity here.

We also believe and practice corporate responsibility, and have recently joined the Pledge 1% Movement, ensuring that we continue to give back to our community. We know that through our mission to End Cyber Risk we will continue to engage and give back to our communities.

All wolves receive compelling compensation and benefits packages, including:

• Equity for all employees
• Bonus or commission pay based on role
• Flexible time off, paid volunteer days and paid parental leave
• 401k match
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Agreement
• Voluntary Legal Insurance
• Training and career development programs

Arctic Wolf is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, provincial, or local law. Arctic Wolf is committed to fostering a welcoming, accessible, respectful, and inclusive environment ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. As such, we strive to make our entire employee experience as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for candidates and employees with disabilities and/or other specific needs where possible. Please let us know if you require any accommodations by emailing recruiting@arcticwolf.com.

Security Requirements:

• Conducts duties and responsibilities in accordance with AWN’s Information Security policies, standards, processes and controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of AWN business information (in accordance with our employee handbook and corporate policies).
• Background checks are required for this position.
• This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). Please note that, if applicable, an offer for employment will be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export control laws and regulations.