VP Sales Engineering

This is a pivotal leadership role at the heart of Ventions commercial engine. You will lead the Application Engineers and Solution Architects who partner with our quota-carrying sales teams to win technically complex deals ensuring every solution we sell is one our customers can successfully deploy to achieve their manufacturing automation objectives. Beyond supporting todays business across SMB Commercial and Enterprise you will spearhead our evolution into larger more complex Enterprise engagements including multi- ystem deployments professional services scoping and solutions that stretch the boundaries of the MAP platform. You will be a bridge between what is commercially possible and what is technically sound.

What Youll Do

Team Leadership

• Lead coach and grow a team of Application Engineers and Solution Architects; align
• capacity and expertise to deal complexity and segment requirements
• Build career paths and a coaching culture that attracts and retains top automation and
• robotics engineering talent.
• Educate the team on best machine design practices from EOL solution to conveyor to gantry robots etc.
• Global team management
• Drive constant improvement in process ways of working template ad tools 
• Deploy the right talent model: high-velocity support for SMB/Commercial; deeper consultative engagement for Enterprise pursuits.

Revenue & Pre-Sales Execution

• Partner tightly with quota-carrying sellers and leadership across all three segments to qualify opportunities shape the technical approach and drive closure.
• Own the technical win ensuring Ventions solution architecture is compelling credible and competitive at every stage of the sales cycle.
• Define and enforce rigorous scope validation standards so that every committed solution is deliverable within budget and timeline.
• Ensure that pre sales engineering resources are utilized effectively and efficiently
• Support client visits and business development activities
• Support complex RFQ/RFP responses executive-level presentations and technical workshops for Enterprise prospects.

Enterprise Segment Development

• Lead the design of pre-sales motions solution frameworks and engagement models
• suited to Enterprise complexity multi-system multi-site and professional servicesinclusive deals.
• In close partnership with Post Sales Engineering work with customers and prospects to scope and price professional services engagements that set realistic expectations and protect project margins.
• Push the boundaries of the MAP platform: champion creative solutions collaborate with
• Product and Engineering on feasibility and help define whats next.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Serve as the critical bridge between pre-sales and the post-sales engineering team
• ensuring clean detailed handoffs that set delivery up for success.
• Feed structured field intelligence to Product and Engineering: win/loss insights recurring
• technical gaps customer requirements that should shape the roadmap.
• Act as the stakeholder representing pre-sales in the Vention TMP product development process. 
• Collaborate with Marketing on technical content reference architectures demo assets
• and event presence that accelerate the pipeline.

Process & Operational Excellence

• Build and continuously refine pre-sales processes qualification frameworks and design
• review cadences that scale across segments.
• Define and track pre-sales KPIs: technical win rate time-to-proposal scope change rate
• and NPS at handoff.
• Develop tools templates and playbooks that multiply team output without sacrificing
• solution quality.

Qualifications :

Experience

• 12 years in industrial automation robotics or manufacturing technology including deep hands-on technical expertise.
• 5 years leading pre-sales application engineering or solutions engineering teams in a commercial technology environment.
• Demonstrated track record of partnering with quota-carrying sales teams to close complex high-value deals.
• Experience scoping and selling professional services or project-based engagements alongside a product platform.
• Exposure to all commercial segments from transactional SMB to large Enterprise / Fortune 500 manufacturers.

Technical Depth

• Fluency in automation system design: mechanical controls architecture robotics and
• AI enabled software integration.
• Comfort with the full pre-sales technical toolkit: concept design BOM estimation feasibility assessment ROI modelling and TCO business cases. 
• Enough technical credibility to earn respect from your engineers and challenge assumptions in customer discovery.

Commercial & Leadership Acumen

• Strong commercial instincts you understand deal economics margin implications and
• how pre-sales investment drives win rates.
• Exceptional communicator: equally effective presenting to a CTO coaching a junior
• engineer or aligning with a product team.
• Energized by ambitious targets comfortable with ambiguity and capable of building
• structure in a scaling organization.
• Bilingual (English/French) an asset; experience working across North America and Europe a plus.

Additional Information :

What We Offer

• Career pathing: Real opportunities to grow through personalized development plans bi-annual employee reviews and mentorship program 
• Professional development: Continuous training in performance management inclusive leadership leadership operating model team building and giving/receiving feedback
• Gender diversity & inclusion: Pay equity reviews inclusive policies and a Womens Employee Resource Group offering networking mentorship and quarterly learning sessions.
• Hybrid work: Enjoy flexibility with our hybrid model allowing you to work from home on select days.
• Community engagement: Two paid volunteering days per year to give back to causes you care about.
• Central location: Regular team gatherings and a collaborative office space in the heart of Montreal surrounded by cafés and restaurants.
• Team events: All year round employee events including annual kick-off employee summit quarterly happy hours and department events.
• Comprehensive benefits: A complete group benefits plan for you and your family that start day one.
• Top-up and benefits for new parents: Additional financial support and resources to support employees during their transition to parenthood.

What to Expect in Your Interview

• Initial Call
• Meet the Team
• Case or take-home interview
• Decision & Offer

Were committed to making every step of the process inclusive and accessible. If you require accommodations at any stage please let us know well ensure you have what you need to succeed.

Professional Growth & Development

Vention believes strongly in promotion from within. For this reason we structured a comprehensive professional development program that elevate high-performing individuals who deeply understand the inner workings of Vention. This program encompasses:

• In-house coaching program with former industry executives working with small cohort of emerging leaders
• Quarterly management training on topics ranging from Giving & Receiving Feedback to Building high-performing teams to Developing your own Leadership model
• Quarterly World-Class Speaker Series featuring industry leaders sharing their perspective and lessons learned as they build their function and business
• Dedicated professional development channels sponsored by the Executive team to foster continuous professional learning
• Book allocation program to further your knowledge in your domain of expertise or any business leadership topics

Diversity Inclusion & Belonging at Vention

When you join Vention you join a team of professionals with diverse experiences backgrounds and perspectives. Together were building a workplace where everyone belongs feels valued and can achieve extraordinary results.

We celebrate differences in ideas in experiences and in people. Our initiatives in gender equity career growth and leadership development are designed to create real opportunities for everyone to thrive.

Ventions culture

Vention is an uplifting environment for high achievers. Thinking that Ventions culture would keep you energized See our full culture guide here.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time