Senior Systems Engineering Director, Majors

Job overview

The Senior Systems Engineering Director, Majors role is listed as onsite, but the work location is not specified. Compensation is $215,250–$307,500 per year in base pay, excluding commission, bonus, and equity where applicable. The role leads Zscaler's pre-sales engineering organization for major accounts. This second-line leader oversees engineering capacity, technical go-to-market execution, and technical win rates. The role builds a disciplined evaluation and sales engineering process, develops leaders, and connects field feedback to product priorities to support customer growth.

What you'll do

• Partner with regional sales leaders on territory reviews and technical coverage
• govern engineering capacity and operational metrics
• enforce proof-of-value entry and exit criteria
• sponsor strategic deals
• drive technical pipeline and account expansion
• hire, develop, and retain engineering leaders and staff
• provide structured product feedback
• promote AI tooling and workflow modernization across the field.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

sales engineering leadership

systems engineering

major accounts

cybersecurity

zero trust

sase

proof of value

technical go-to-market

zscaler

$215,250-$307,500/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Health plans, vacation and sick time, parental leave, retirement options, education reimbursement, and in-office perks.

Why this role

Second-line leadership role overseeing Systems Engineering Directors, Principal Architects, and senior individual contributors across major accounts.

About the employer

Zscaler is hiring for this role. Industry: Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services. Sector: 51.