Sales Engineering Manager - France

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™️ platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 160+ public exchanges globally and thousands of private exchanges at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform.

We believe the future of work is Human + AI and are building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world’s hardest security challenges. Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other. We bring these commitments to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us at Zscaler.

We are looking for a Sales Engineering Manager to join our team. This is a remote role (Based in Paris, France), reporting to the Sales Engineering Director in the Solutions Consulting department. In this role, you will act as a strategic technical leader across the region, driving business performance and improving technical win rates. You will partner closely with Sales leadership to align resources with regional growth strategies while actively coaching and developing a high-performing team of Sales Engineers.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Own the end-to-end technical sales cycle across the region, ensuring opportunities are qualified, progressed, and executed with appropriate rigor, governance, and adherence to established Sales Engineering processes, including proof-of-value planning, execution, and success measurement through the Team and the Channel Partners.

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Sales Engineering team through active deal engagement, structured development plans, ongoing performance management, and continuous feedback, ensuring consistently high technical, commercial, and customer-facing standards

• Drive business performance by leading initiatives that improve technical win rates, accelerate sales cycles, increase platform adoption, and contribute directly to revenue growth across new and existing customer opportunities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with customer executives, technical leaders, and key stakeholders within assigned territories, while partnering closely with Sales leadership to anticipate territory needs, align resources to business priorities, and ensure effective execution of regional growth strategies

• Maintain a high level of technical expertise across current and emerging platform capabilities through continuous learning and achievement of relevant certifications, while attracting, developing, and retaining top talent to ensure the organization has the skills, capacity, and succession pipeline required for future success

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You act like an owner with a strong passion for the mission and a bias for action, navigating seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.

• You are a high-trust collaborator who is ambitious for the team, embracing a culture of candor, respect, and continuous feedback to build deep trust.

• You are customer-obsessed, building deep empathy for both internal and external stakeholders and anchoring every decision in solving real-world problems.

• You are resilient and adaptable, viewing change as an opportunity and maintaining composure to guide your team through high-pressure situations.

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