Senior Manager, Specialist Solutions Architects - Zero Trust Branch

Overview

Remote - USA

About Zscaler

Zscaler is a pioneer and global leader in zero trust security. The world’s largest businesses, critical infrastructure organizations, and government agencies rely on Zscaler to secure users, branches, applications, data & devices, and to accelerate digital transformation initiatives. Distributed across more than 160 data centers globally, the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform combined with advanced AI combats billions of cyber threats and policy violations every day and unlocks productivity gains for modern enterprises by reducing costs and complexity.

Here,
impact in your role matters more than title and trust is built on results. We believe in transparency and value constructive, honest debate
—we’re focused on getting to the best ideas, faster. We We build high-performing teams that can make an impact quickly and with high quality. To do this, we are building a culture of execution centered on customer obsession, collaboration, ownership and accountability.

We champion an “AI Forward, People First” philosophy to help us accelerate and innovate, empowering our people to embrace their potential. If you’re driven by purpose, thrive on solving complex challenges and want to make a positive difference on a global scale, we invite you to bring your talents to Zscaler to help shape the future of cybersecurity.

As the Senior Manager of Specialist Solutions Architects for the Zero Trust Branch offering, you will be a pivotal technical leader driving the strategy that aligns our innovative security solutions with the complex business needs of enterprise clients. Reporting to the Director of Specialist Solutions Architects for Zero Trust Branch, you will lead a high-performing team to own the technical sales motion, foster executive-level relationships, and scale processes that ensure consistent, high-impact wins across the territory.

• Team Leadership: Recruit, mentor, and build a world-class team of product professionals, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous development.
• Strategic Execution: Collaborate with sales leadership and clients to develop and execute winning segment and account-level strategies, owning the technical sales motion from start to finish.
• Operational Excellence: Refine and scale core sales engineering processes to ensure consistency, efficiency, and high performance across the region.
• Executive Sponsorship: Act as a key technical leader and executive sponsor for strategic customers and partners, representing the company at industry events, forums, and executive briefings.
• Technical Strategy: Drive the technical strategy that aligns our innovative solutions with the complex business needs of our enterprise clients.

• You act like an owner. You operate with integrity and navigate seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
• You are a learner. You hold a true growth mindset, actively seeking feedback to become a better partner and teammate.
• You are customer-obsessed. You build deep empathy for customers and anchor every decision in solving their real-world problems.
• You operate with urgency. You understand that speed and quality are not mutually exclusive and have a relentless focus on execution.
• You are resilient and adaptable. You maintain composure in high-pressure situations, guiding your team through complexity with a steady hand.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Technology, a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 10+ years of experience in Sales Engineering, Solutions Consulting, or Solutions Architect
• 4+ years of experience directly leading and managing technical teams.
• Proven experience selling network security technologies (SD-WAN, routing protocols, SWG, routing, proxies, firewalls, SSL/IPsec, VPNs, DLP, and end-user monitoring).

• Industry
  
  Certifications:
  
  CCNP, JNCIP, PCNSA, CISSP, or CCSP.
• A leadership style that balances high-level strategy with the ability to "roll up sleeves" for strategic account wins.
• Deep understanding of complex, multi-year sales cycles and expertise in value-based storytelling.

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