Regional Sales Engineering Manager – UAE

Zscaler, Inc.; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 420,000 - 780,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Time off plans

Parental leave

Retirement options

Education reimbursement

In-office perks

Job summary

Zscaler, Inc. is seeking a Sales Engineering Manager for the UAE in a hybrid setup.

You will lead the regional pre-sales motion, build and coach a high-performing Sales Engineering team, and partner with customers to shape security and networking solutions while feeding feedback to product teams. Ideal candidates have extensive enterprise pre-sales experience, strong executive engagement skills, and a track record of driving strategic outcomes across multiple markets.

Qualifications

• 8+ years enterprise pre-sales / solutions engineering experience (security, networking, cloud, or SaaS) across complex, multi-stakeholder deals.
• 2+ years leading and developing Sales Engineers (hiring, coaching, performance, career growth).
• Proven ability to run the regional pre-sales motion: pipeline support, deal strategy, and forecasting partnership with Sales.
• Strong executive customer leadership and a deep security/networking foundation with cross-functional collaboration and willingness to travel.
• Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end pre-sales motion and ensure the SE team delivers high-quality, value-based customer engagements that accelerate pipeline and close outcomes.
• Build a high-performing SE team through coaching, 1:1s, career progression plans, and mentorship.
• Partner with customers across markets to deliver network, security, and application access transformation while influencing product direction internally.

Skills

Enterprise pre-sales

Solutions engineering

Team leadership

Forecasting

Executive engagement

Job description

Zscaler, Inc. is seeking a Sales Engineering Manager for the UAE in a hybrid setup.

You will lead the regional pre-sales motion, build and coach a high-performing Sales Engineering team, and partner with customers to shape security and networking solutions while feeding feedback to product teams. Ideal candidates have extensive enterprise pre-sales experience, strong executive engagement skills, and a track record of driving strategic outcomes across multiple markets.