Director, Presales Engineering

We are looking for a Director, Pre-Sales Engineering to lead and scale our presales team and processes. You will raise technical win rate, compress POV cycles, and partner with Sales, Product Marketing, Partners, and Success to win strategic evaluations and scale repeatable execution.

• →Hire, onboard, and mentor SEs; build the bench and succession plan for future managers
• →Stand up the SE operating system: KPIs, inspection cadence, regional coverage model, and quality standards
• →Own demo and POV strategy: success criteria, timelines, resourcing, and executive ready readouts
• →Drive early technical discovery, solution design, competitive plans, and paper process clarity
• →Partner with Sales leaders on territory planning, account prioritization, and resourcing SLAs
• →Build field assets with Product Marketing and SEs: reference architectures, POV kits, competitive briefs, ROI storylines
• →Enable partner co sell with priority resellers and SIs; track influenced pipeline and win rate
• →Create the feedback loop to Product and Engineering with crisp requirements and clear impact
• →Collaborate with RevOps on capacity planning, hiring plan, and budget alignment
• →Model an inclusive, learning oriented culture; invest in manager and IC development

• 10+ years in B2B SaaS Pre-Sales
• 4+ years leading a team of solutions engineers; experience leading managers is a plus
• Identity or security domain fluency is preferred; strong technical depth across APIs, integrations, and enterprise stack
• Proven lift in technical win rate, POV conversion, and sales velocity at regional or global scale
• Mastery of MEDDPICC and enterprise deal mechanics; confident with executive storytelling
• Operational rigor in KPI design, forecast collaboration, capacity modeling, and process improvement
• Excellent communications skills and cross functional collaboration across Sales, Product, Marketing, Partners, and Success
• Ability to travel as needed

We also care about whether you would be a good fit for Lumos based on the values and characteristics that define how we achieve outcomes, not just your resume. 

Thank you for considering Lumos, we hope to hear from you! 🎉

OTE $260,000 - $320,000. Note that this range is a good faith estimate of likely pay for this role; upon hire, the pay may differ due to skill and/or level of experience.