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Pre-Sales Director

United States, McLean · Job Posted June 29, 2026
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The Pre-Sales Director is a key leadership role bridging the Sales organization with Product and R&D teams. The role is responsible for ensuring that proposed customer solutions are both technically relevant and commercially compelling, thereby supporting the sales process and driving successful business outcomes. The Pre-Sales Director will lead, in a matrix structure, all pre-sales teams across the company’s global sites and will drive knowledge management, methodologies, work culture, and collaboration models with the sales organization worldwide.

Job Responsibility

  • Pre-Sales Team Leadership
  • Driving Pre-Sales Support
  • Strategy & Processes
  • Technical & Business Leadership

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field
  • Proven leadership and management experience of at least 5 years in a Pre-Sales, Sales Engineering, or Solution Architect role – mandatory
  • Strong emphasis on demonstrated technical expertise and capabilities in a Pre-Sales, Sales Engineering, or Solution Architect role – mandatory
  • Excellent presentation and public speaking skills
  • Fluent English, both written and spoken
  • additional languages are an advantage
  • Strong technical understanding of the company’s products/solutions and their technological ecosystem
  • Ability to accurately analyze operational and business requirements while considering customer constraints
  • Creativity and strategic thinking with the ability to analyze competing technologies and propose compelling customer-focused solutions
  • Strong business acumen with the ability to translate technical requirements into business value
  • Experience leading continuous improvement initiatives
  • Ability to build strong working relationships with customers, sales teams, and technical organizations
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Strong technical writing capabilities
  • Strong time-management skills, multitasking ability, and capability to work effectively under pressure

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