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Sales Engineer Manager, Pacific Northwest & NorCal
Cato Networks · Cybersecurity
Must live near Portland (Pacific Northwest & Northern California territory)
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At a glance
What you'd actually do: Lead and coach a team of pre-sales systems engineers, supporting evaluations, proofs of value and technical strategy alongside account executives for security prospects in the Pacific Northwest and NorCal.
Pay
Not listed
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Where you work
Must live near Portland (Pacific Northwest & Northern California territory)
Selling to
mid-market and enterprise IT teams
Experience asked
Not specified
Your game plan for this job
0 of 5 doneMost people just hit Apply. Do these first and you show up with someone on the inside.
- 1Pick 2–3 people at Cato NetworksWe found 46 current reps: 4 SDRs, 9 AEs, 2 SDR managers. SDRs reply the most; they were in your shoes recently. See them ↓
- 2Send a short, curious noteAsk about their experience, not for a referral. We write it for you, with the role and what Cato Networks sells.
- 3Have a 15-minute chatGood questions for this role:
- What does a normal day look like for you?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- How is the team doing on quota? What separates the people who hit it?
- How long do SDRs usually stay before moving up to AE?
- 4Apply, ideally with a referralIf the chat went well, ask if they'd refer you or point you to the hiring manager. Then apply and let them know so they can flag it.
- 5Prep for the role playSDR interviews almost always end in a mock cold call. Practice with the Cato Networks cheat sheet and the role-play guide.
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Full job description
Cato Networks is the converged network and security cloud for the AI era.
As AI reshapes cybersecurity, enterprises face a dual challenge: unlocking AI’s potential while defending against AI-driven attacks. Cato addresses both through a unified, cloud-native platform, providing the visibility and context to prioritize risks and stop threats in real time across users, applications, data, and AI agents.
Join us as we scale: take on ambitious technological challenges and shape the next generation of enterprise security at a company trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide.
Role Overview
As the Systems Engineering Manager, you will set the technical direction for your Systems Engineering team. Working with the Sales Area Director, you and your team will build client relationships, identify cyber risks, and help customers select the right applications from Cato’s platform.
Your expertise and coaching will help the SE team stay current on emerging cyber threats and use modern approaches for prevention.
We are looking for a manager to grow our pre-sales teams through training, field guidance, and product expertise. You will also relay product feedback, feature requests, and enhancement ideas to Product Management based on customer insights.
Working with sales account managers, your team will help customers replace existing technologies, expand Cato’s presence in key accounts, and secure digital transactions with Cato’s products.
Responsibilities
Recruit, train, and coach Systems Engineers within the territory, helping team members grow in their roles.
Establish and maintain customer relationships to create reference accounts and assist account teams with account planning.
Assist the field SE team with evaluations, proof-of-value exercises, troubleshooting, and issues encountered in client environments.
Deliver technical and strategic content to external audiences, including clients, partners, and employees.
Build relationships with channel partners and their technical teams to ensure they are trained and ready to assist with Cato installations.
Serve as an escalation point for technical issues arising during pre-sales and post-sales stages.
Guide discussions on industry trends and emerging changes in the security landscape that customers need to plan for.
Provide design consultation and best-practice guidance during the pre-sales process for strategic opportunities, with focus on rollout, implementation, and policy conversion.
Offer onboarding, training, and coaching to new and existing team members to maintain high technical proficiency and ownership.
Work with clients and prospective clients to apply best practices in their digital environments.
Assist in defining the periodic SE training curriculum.
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