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Remote Sales Engineering Manager jobs are open across the U.S. at remote-first firms and distributed teams in software, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise technology. Employers hiring remotely right now include Ameriprise Financial, TE Connectivity, and Aledade. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Who is Forcepoint?
Forcepoint simplifies security for global businesses and governments. Forcepoint’s all-in-one, truly cloud-native platform makes it easy to adopt Zero Trust and prevent the theft or loss of sensitive data and intellectual property no matter where people are working. 20+ years in business. 2.7k employees. 150 countries. 11k+ customers. 300+ patents. If our mission excites you, you’re in the right place; we want you to bring your own energy to help us create a safer world. All we’re missing is you!
Sales Engineering Manager - Midwest/West Region
The Sales Engineering Manager leads a high-performing team of Sales Engineers responsible for driving technical excellence and customer success with Forcepoint's data protection everywhere solutions. This is a strategic, consultative pre-sales leadership role that directly influences major enterprise deals across industries including financial services, retail, transportation, healthcare, and education. The Manager partners closely with executive stakeholders, customers, and internal engineering teams to shape product design, deployment strategies, and future innovations.
Location: Remote - Midwest or West Coast preferred
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Define and execute the technical pre-sales strategy for the Midwest and West regions, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Lead by example, demonstrating best-in-class technical expertise, consultative selling, and customer engagement.
Team Development & Performance
- Mentor and coach team members, creating personalized development plans to accelerate career growth.
- Drive accountability for individual and team performance metrics, ensuring consistent achievement of goals.
Customer & Partner Engagement
- Oversee delivery of compelling technical presentations and solution demonstrations to senior technical and business decision-makers.
- Guide the architecture and design of secure enterprise solutions tailored to customer needs.
- Build strong relationships with channel partners, enabling technical readiness and joint solution positioning.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with Sales, Product Management, and Engineering to influence the product roadmap and ensure successful project milestones.
- Support proof-of-concept activities and technical evaluations in collaboration with account teams.
Market & Competitive Strategy
- Analyze the competitive landscape across the Midwest and West markets, developing strategies to address technical and business challenges.
- Recommend policy and process improvements that positively impact the broader organization.
Travel & Representation
- Travel across the Midwest and West territory to engage with customers, partners, and internal teams.
- Represent Forcepoint at key customer engagements, industry events, and partner forums.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
- Extensive leadership experience managing pre-sales teams in enterprise technology environments.
- Proven success in cybersecurity pre-sales, with a minimum of 3 years in the security domain.
- Deep understanding of cybersecurity technologies and cloud platforms across multiple security domains.
- Expertise in Cloud Security, SASE/SSE, SD-WAN/NGFW, and Data Security.
- Preferred certifications: OSCP, CCNP, CCIE, CISSP, FCNSP, CEH.
- Exceptional communication, presentation, and executive influencing skills.
- Must be based in or willing to relocate to the Midwest or West Coast.
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% across assigned territory.
Forcepoint is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range and variable compensation for this role is 250,000.00 - 275,000.00 and represents the low and high end of compensation for this position. Actual salaries are determined by various factors including, but not limited to, location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Forcepoint’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include bonuses, paid time off policy, and many region-specific benefits.
Don’t meet every single qualification? Studies show people are hesitant to apply if they don’t meet all requirements listed in a job posting. Forcepoint is focused on building an inclusive and diverse workplace – so if there is something slightly different about your previous experience, but it otherwise aligns and you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply. You could be a great candidate for this or other roles on our team.
The policy of Forcepoint is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to affirmatively seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.
Forcepoint is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company’s career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to recruiting@forcepoint.com.
Applicants must have the right to work in the location to which you have applied.
Who is Forcepoint?
Forcepoint simplifies security for global businesses and governments. Forcepoint’s all-in-one, truly cloud-native platform makes it easy to adopt Zero Trust and prevent the theft or loss of sensitive data and intellectual property no matter where people are working. 20+ years in business. 2.7k employees. 150 countries. 11k+ customers. 300+ patents. If our mission excites you, you’re in the right place; we want you to bring your own energy to help us create a safer world. All we’re missing is you!
Sales Engineering Manager - Midwest/West Region
The Sales Engineering Manager leads a high-performing team of Sales Engineers responsible for driving technical excellence and customer success with Forcepoint's data protection everywhere solutions. This is a strategic, consultative pre-sales leadership role that directly influences major enterprise deals across industries including financial services, retail, transportation, healthcare, and education. The Manager partners closely with executive stakeholders, customers, and internal engineering teams to shape product design, deployment strategies, and future innovations.
Location: Remote - Midwest or West Coast preferred
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Define and execute the technical pre-sales strategy for the Midwest and West regions, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Lead by example, demonstrating best-in-class technical expertise, consultative selling, and customer engagement.
Team Development & Performance
- Mentor and coach team members, creating personalized development plans to accelerate career growth.
- Drive accountability for individual and team performance metrics, ensuring consistent achievement of goals.
Customer & Partner Engagement
- Oversee delivery of compelling technical presentations and solution demonstrations to senior technical and business decision-makers.
- Guide the architecture and design of secure enterprise solutions tailored to customer needs.
- Build strong relationships with channel partners, enabling technical readiness and joint solution positioning.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with Sales, Product Management, and Engineering to influence the product roadmap and ensure successful project milestones.
- Support proof-of-concept activities and technical evaluations in collaboration with account teams.
Market & Competitive Strategy
- Analyze the competitive landscape across the Midwest and West markets, developing strategies to address technical and business challenges.
- Recommend policy and process improvements that positively impact the broader organization.
Travel & Representation
- Travel across the Midwest and West territory to engage with customers, partners, and internal teams.
- Represent Forcepoint at key customer engagements, industry events, and partner forums.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
- Extensive leadership experience managing pre-sales teams in enterprise technology environments.
- Proven success in cybersecurity pre-sales, with a minimum of 3 years in the security domain.
- Deep understanding of cybersecurity technologies and cloud platforms across multiple security domains.
- Expertise in Cloud Security, SASE/SSE, SD-WAN/NGFW, and Data Security.
- Preferred certifications: OSCP, CCNP, CCIE, CISSP, FCNSP, CEH.
- Exceptional communication, presentation, and executive influencing skills.
- Must be based in or willing to relocate to the Midwest or West Coast.
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% across assigned territory.
Forcepoint is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range and variable compensation for this role is 250,000.00 - 275,000.00 and represents the low and high end of compensation for this position. Actual salaries are determined by various factors including, but not limited to, location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Forcepoint’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include bonuses, paid time off policy, and many region-specific benefits.
Don’t meet every single qualification? Studies show people are hesitant to apply if they don’t meet all requirements listed in a job posting. Forcepoint is focused on building an inclusive and diverse workplace – so if there is something slightly different about your previous experience, but it otherwise aligns and you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply. You could be a great candidate for this or other roles on our team.
The policy of Forcepoint is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to affirmatively seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.
Forcepoint is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company’s career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to recruiting@forcepoint.com.
Applicants must have the right to work in the location to which you have applied.
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Who's Hiring
- Ameriprise Financial8
- TE Connectivity7
- Aledade4
- FedEx Freight4
- Uniti3
Top Industries Hiring
- Electronics & Hardware10
- Technology & Software9
- Investment & Asset Management8
- Healthcare & Medical Services4
- Consulting & Professional Services4
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote sales engineering manager jobs.
- 5 or more years of pre-sales or solutions engineering experience, including team management
- Proven ability to recruit, onboard, and develop high-performing sales engineering teams
- Strong proficiency with CRM platforms such as Salesforce and SE tools like Gong or Chorus
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally with sales, product, and customer success leadership
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical discipline
- Familiarity with value-based selling methodologies such as MEDDIC, MEDDPICC, or Challenger
Tips for Your Remote Sales Engineering Manager Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote sales engineering manager openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your technical background and apply directly. Remote postings fill fast, so acting on a fresh listing beats waiting.
Prove async communication in your application
Remote hiring teams judge written communication before they schedule a call. Write your cover letter and follow-up emails the way you'd run a remote deal cycle: clear structure, no jargon, and a direct ask. Weak written communication disqualifies candidates early in distributed hiring processes.
Build a remote demo portfolio
Record a short product walkthrough or technical evaluation presentation and link it from your resume. Remote employers for sales engineering manager roles want evidence you can run compelling async and live-video demos, not just descriptions of deals you've worked on.
Target remote-first companies explicitly
Filter for companies whose engineering and sales teams are fully distributed, not hybrid firms that added a remote option. Remote-first organizations have established async workflows, distributed onboarding, and management structures built for the format, which makes the role function more smoothly from day one.
Prepare for distributed-team interview formats
Remote sales engineering manager interviews often include a technical presentation over video, async written scenarios, and panel calls across multiple time zones. Practice presenting product concepts clearly on screen and answering written scenario prompts under a realistic time constraint before your first round.
Remote Sales Engineering Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote sales engineering manager job?
Target remote-first SaaS companies, cloud infrastructure vendors, and cybersecurity firms, which run fully distributed sales engineering teams and post remote openings regularly. Remote employers screen for async communication skills, comfort with video demos and digital collaboration tools, and the ability to coach a dispersed team without in-person touchpoints. A history of managing quota-carrying teams from a home office, plus documented written communication skills, gives you a clear edge.
Which companies hire remote sales engineering managers?
Remote sales engineering manager roles are posted by Ameriprise Financial, TE Connectivity, and Aledade and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Most are remote-first software, cloud, or enterprise technology firms that run distributed sales engineering organizations across multiple time zones.
Can you get a remote sales engineering manager job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry into a management role is harder because you must ramp up independently without in-person support. The clearest path is to move from an individual-contributor remote sales engineer role into a team lead function at a smaller remote-first company. Showing a record of async project ownership, mentoring junior engineers, and closing technical evaluations remotely matters more than a management title.
Do you need a degree for remote sales engineering manager jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers weigh demonstrated technical depth, sales engineering results, and management outcomes above formal credentials. A portfolio of complex deals you shepherded through proof-of-concept stages, measurable team performance you drove, and fluency with the technical stack the company sells can carry as much weight as a bachelor's degree in a related field.
Which industries hire the most remote sales engineering managers?
Most remote sales engineering manager openings sit in Electronics & Hardware, Technology & Software, and Investment & Asset Management, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Those sectors rely on distributed sales engineering teams to deliver technical evaluations and product demonstrations to buyers across every region without requiring a centralized office presence.
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