Sr. Manager of Presales Engineering
Chicago, IL - USA
Job Summary
At Motorola Solutions we believe that everything starts with our people. Were a global close-knit community united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration thats critical for safer communities safer schools safer hospitals safer businesses and ultimately safer nations. Connect with a career that matters and help us build a safer future.
Department Overview
Job Description
Motorola Solutions is building talent pipelines to meet future hiring demands. This is a pipeline role while there is not an immediate opening we want to build relationships with prospective candidates like you. If your background is a match to our requirements well follow up with an exploratory conversation.
The Sr. Manager of Presales Engineering will lead scale and elevate our Global Enterprise Solutions Engineering this role the Sr. Manager will bridge the gap between technical innovation and revenue growth driving the technical sales strategy for complex enterprise deals.
The Sr. Manager will manage a high-performing team of Presales Engineers who partner with Account Executives to win multi-year complex enterprise SaaS contracts. The Sr. Manager leads the team beyond traditional product demosand drive value-based technical selling establish scalable presales operations integrate AI tools into the presales lifecycle and foster deep cross-functional alignment with Product RevOps Engineering and Customer Success.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Strategic Leadership & Team Management
Partner directly with Sales Leadership on tier-1 enterprise opportunities. Serve as the executive sponsor on complex technical evaluations POCs and security reviews
Strategically align PSE resources to high-value opportunities based on domain expertise capacity and account complexity
Operations & Revenue Alignment
Shift team focus from feature demonstration to business-outcome selling value realization modeling and architectural alignment with customer Enterprise Architecture teams
Define and standardize the technical sales methodologyfrom discovery and custom demo environments to Proofs of Concept (POCs/POV) and the technical responses to our RFP responses
Oversee the full technical presales lifecycle from opportunity identification and proposal inception through transition to the post-sale team
Modernize presales tools by leveraging AI demo automation automated RFP intelligence and interactive sandbox environments to accelerate the technical sales cycle
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Establish a formal channel to feed field intelligence feature requests competitive insights and friction points directly to Product Management and Engineering
Work closely with Professional Services Customer Success and Implementation teams to ensure seamless handoffs and fast time-to-value for new enterprise customers
Collaborate with Product Marketing to develop technical battlecards demo stories and technical whitepapers
Qualifications:
Bachelors Degree with 6 years experience in Engineering Sales Engineering Sales
Experience selling into the enterprise market required
Familiarity with Motorola Solutions product portfolio (specifically: video security or software)
Experience leading proposal development for large complex RFPs
Deep understanding of modern Enterprise Cloud Architecture (AWS) REST APIs microservices security protocols (SOC2 ISO27001 GDPR) and data governance
Familiarity with modern presales technology stacks (e.g. Reprise Consensus Navattic Salesforce Gong Vivun or similar presales management tools)
Demonstrated experience working with AI (e.g. Gemini Claude ChatGPT etc) and MCP servers
Experience navigating complex enterprise IT buying processes CISO/Security reviews and procurement workflows
Location/Travel:
Preferred candidates will live in Illinois
Must be willing to travel up to 35% of the time
Target Base Salary Range: $120000 - $140000 USD
Consistent with Motorola Solutions values and applicable law we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Pay within this range varies and depends on job-related knowledge skills and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate.
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Basic Requirements
Bachelors Degree with 6 years experience in Engineering Sales Engineering or Sales
OR 8 years experience in Engineering Sales Engineering or Sales
Travel Requirements
Relocation Provided
Position Type
Referral Payment Plan
Our :
Incentive Bonus Plans
Medical Dental Visionbenefits
401K with Company Match
10 Paid Holidays
GenerousPaidTime Off Packages
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
PaidParental & Family Leave
and more!
EEO Statement
Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion or belief sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.
We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If youd like to join our team but feel that you dont quite meet all of the preferred skills wed still love to hear why you think youd be a great addition to our team.
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Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
Motorola Solutions, Inc., incorporated on March 9, 1973, is a provider of communication infrastructure, devices, accessories, software and services. The Company operates through two segments: Products and Services. It serves global customer base spanning federal, state, county, provin ... View more