Director, Field Sales Engineering

🕒 April 6

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

💸 Sales Engineer

Where this job comes from

Posted on Samsara's careers page, not through a job board

First seen by Remote Rocketship April 6

Apply Now
Find Similar Remote Jobs

📊 Check your resume score for this job

Improve your chances of getting an interview by checking your resume score before you apply.

Logo of Samsara

Samsara

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2015

📦 Logistics

🏗️ Construction

🏥 Healthcare

💰 Seed Round on 2014-08

Logistics • Construction • Healthcare

Samsara is a technology company that provides a comprehensive operations platform aimed at improving the efficiency, safety, and sustainability of organizations. Their solutions include video-based safety, vehicle telematics, equipment monitoring, workforce applications, and site visibility. Samsara serves a wide range of industries, including transportation, logistics, construction, and government. The platform connects people, systems, and data, enabling organizations to make faster, data-informed decisions. Samsara's Connected Operations technology helps complex organizations operate more effectively by offering real-time GPS, proactive alerts, compliance training, and asset tracking.

📋 Description

• Build and lead Samsara’s New Product Sales Engineering organization • Define the operating model and success metrics for new product incubation and scale • Hire, develop, and lead an inclusive, high-performing team of specialist Sales Engineers • Partner with Sales, Product, Engineering, and Product Marketing on go-to-market strategies, technical positioning, and field enablement • Lead executive-level customer engagements and complex technical discovery • Architect solutions and execute proof-of-value initiatives • Develop repeatable technical sales plays and proof-of-value frameworks • Own adoption, pipeline influence, and revenue goals for new products • Create feedback loops between the field, Product, and Engineering teams to influence roadmap prioritization • Align specialist Sales Engineers, mainline Sales Engineers, and broader go-to-market teams • Foster learning, experimentation, accountability, and Samsara’s cultural principles • Serve as an executive sponsor and technical thought leader for strategic opportunities • Facilitate transition of new products from incubation to scaled execution

🎯 Requirements

• 4-year degree from an accredited university • 7+ years of experience managing a technical team, ideally in a sales engineering capacity • Proven success in hiring, developing, and retaining leadership talent • Experience creating scalable and consistent feedback loops for process improvements and scaling activities • Experience with Sales Engineering capacity planning across different segments globally • Experience building processes and integrating software tools to measure organizational performance impact throughout the build/sales lifecycle • Experience driving product development based on input from Sales Leadership, prospects, and customers • Experience collaborating with Product Management, Engineering, Customer Success, Support, and other cross-functional teams • Success managing relationships with external technology partners through complex sales cycles • Ideal: BS or MS in an Engineering discipline • Ideal: 7+ years managing a Sales Engineering Team selling cloud-managed hardware product lines • Ideal: Experience partnering with GTM teams in frontier markets • Ideal: Experience defining roles and responsibilities through corporate change and team growth • Ideal: Experience managing an organizational budget • Understanding of vehicle diagnostic systems, including CAN bus and PTO applications • Hobbyist interest in electronic systems, such as car audio, classic car restoration, home automation, Raspberry Pi, or Arduino

🏖️ Benefits

• Above-market total compensation through base salary, performance-based bonus/variable pay, and equity (for eligible roles) • Professional development stipend • Comprehensive health plans • Parental leave plans • Flexible, employee-led remote model • Access to offices for those who prefer to work in-person • Equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process

Apply Now

Similar Jobs

🕒 April 3

Ipsen USA

201 - 500

🚘 Automotive

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

Sales Engineer responsible for technical hands-on outside sales of Ipsen products in the Midwest. Focusing on building relationships and understanding customer needs.

🕒 April 3

Ipsen USA

201 - 500

🚘 Automotive

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

Sales Engineer responsible for selling Ipsen products in the Northeast US including PA, NY, NJ. Focused on maintaining profitable relationships and understanding technical aspects of the product line.

🕒 April 1

Acceldata

201 - 500

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

🏭 Manufacturing

Sales Engineer at Acceldata enhancing data observability solutions with expertise and customer collaboration. Drive success by addressing customer challenges with technical insights.

🕒 March 27

SOCKET

51 - 200

📡 Telecommunications

Sales Engineer facilitating support for enterprise customers at Socket, a security SaaS firm. Engaging cross-functionally to deliver technical education and support in a pre-sales environment.

🕒 March 18

Vantiva

1001 - 5000

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🏭 Manufacturing

Sales Engineer engaging with customers to translate their technical needs into commercial proposals for advanced connectivity solutions. Collaborating with Product Management and sales teams for successful project delivery.

Developed by Lior Neu-ner. I'd love to hear your feedback — Get in touch via DM or support@remoterocketship.com
Follow Remote Rocketship on LinkedInFollow Remote Rocketship on InstagramFollow Remote Rocketship on FacebookFollow Remote Rocketship on TikTok