Director, Enterprise Solutions Engineering

<div class="content-intro"><h3><strong>Who We Are</strong></h3> <p>Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, AI-powered platform. A leader in cloud physical security, Verkada helps organizations strengthen safety and efficiency through one connected software platform that includes solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management.<br><br>Over 30,000 organizations worldwide, including more than 100 companies in the Fortune 500, trust Verkada as their physical security layer for easier management, intelligent control, and scalable deployments. Founded in 2016, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices and 2,200+ full-time employees.</p></div><h3><strong>About The Role</strong></h3> <p>The Solutions Engineering team is looking for an Enterprise SE Director to join our team. This role reports directly to the Worldwide VP of Solutions Engineering and is responsible for leading and developing high-performing Enterprise SE teams. The candidate should be a proven technical leader in a fast-paced environment who is highly motivated, entrepreneurial, and has excellent follow-up and follow-through.</p> <h3><strong>What You'll Do</strong></h3> <ul> <li><strong>People Leader: </strong>Hire, develop and lead an inclusive, engaged, and high-performing Mid-Market Solutions Engineering team (L1 & L2)</li> <li><strong>Technical Leader: </strong>Technical coach, mentor, and problem solver, helping with technical escalations and navigating complex technical solutions</li> <li><strong>Builder: </strong>Identify gaps, show initiative, and take ownership to build out programs and processes in support of the SE team</li> <li><strong>Connector: </strong>work cross-functionally to drive improvements and increase communication and collaboration across departments e.g. sales, product, support, enablement, marketing, etc</li> <li><strong>Career Champion: </strong>develop and grow the team’s skillset through coaching, mentoring, and enablement</li> <li>This role requires regular travel, estimated to be more than 50% of the time, including both domestic and international destinations as needed. The successful candidate must be comfortable with frequent travel to support business operations, customer and partner engagements and team collaboration. </li> </ul> <h3><strong>What You Bring</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Demonstrated leadership success as a technical presales Director for the last 3+ years within a similar company (L2+)</li> <li>Experience working at a cloud and network infrastructure focused company with hardware / software exposure required</li> <li>Bachelor's degree in Computer Networking, Information Technology, Information & Computer Technology, Cybersecurity, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, IT Security or similar from an accredited university</li> <li>Proven track record in leading high performing sales engineering teams and working closely with sales teams and product teams</li> <li>Experience building and scaling technical pre-sales teams</li> </ul> <h3><strong>US Employee Benefits</strong></h3> <div> <p>Verkada is committed to investing in the holistic health and wellbeing of all employees and their families. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:</p> <ul> <li>Healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet the personal health and financial well-being needs ... (truncated, view full listing at source)