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Semperis

Associate Vice President, Pre-Sales, EMEA

Semperis

. Lead, recruit, develop, and retain a high-performing team of senior Sales Engineers and frontline managers across EMEA .

Posted 10/15/2026full-timeGermanyJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong leadership in managing Pre-Sales and Sales Engineering teams, with a focus on talent development, performance management, and strategic execution. Possesses technical credibility in identity security and cybersecurity, complemented by effective communication and coaching skills.

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Leadership In Pre-Sales TeamsCoaching And Development SkillsPerformance ManagementActive Directory KnowledgeIdentity And Access Management Experience

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Hard Skills
Sales EngineeringSolutions EngineeringPerformance ManagementOrganizational DesignCapacity PlanningResource AllocationTechnical DiscoveryCustomer EngagementSuccession PlanningCommercial Judgment
Soft Skills
People LeadershipCommunication SkillsInfluencing SkillsDecision-Making SkillsChange Leadership
Certifications & Qualifications
CISSPCISM
Industry Keywords
Enterprise TechnologyIdentity SecurityCybersecurityEMEATechnical Win Rate

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead, recruit, develop, and retain a high-performing team of senior Sales Engineers and frontline managers across EMEA
  • Coach and develop managers and build a pipeline of future leaders
  • Set goals, expectations, and accountability while fostering trust, collaboration, high performance, and continuous development
  • Own talent strategy, succession planning, organizational design, hiring, capacity planning, and resource allocation
  • Identify and address performance and capability gaps through coaching, development, and organizational changes
  • Partner with EMEA Sales leadership on regional strategy, pipeline, priorities, and execution
  • Share accountability for technical win rate, opportunity progression, customer confidence, and revenue influence
  • Ensure Pre-Sales resources focus on the right opportunities and deliver consistent, high-quality customer engagements
  • Act as an executive technical sponsor on selected strategic opportunities and customer engagements
  • Establish standards and best practices for technical discovery, qualification, demonstrations, and evaluations
  • Define and monitor team performance, capacity, and effectiveness measures
  • Partner with Product, Engineering, Customer Success, and global Pre-Sales leadership to improve execution and bring customer and field insights into the business
  • Represent Semperis with key customers, partners, and at selected industry events

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Significant experience leading Pre-Sales, Sales Engineering, or Solutions Engineering organizations, ideally within enterprise technology, identity security, and/or cybersecurity
  • Proven experience leading frontline managers and senior technical professionals across multiple countries
  • Strong track record of building, developing, scaling, and retaining high-performing teams
  • Exceptional people leadership and executive presence
  • Strong coaching, communication, influencing, decision-making, and change leadership skills
  • Experience managing performance, developing leaders, succession planning, organizational design, capacity planning, and resource planning
  • Strong commercial judgment and experience partnering with senior Sales leaders to drive regional growth
  • Technical credibility from Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Pre-Sales, or a similar customer-facing technical role
  • Strong working knowledge of Active Directory
  • Fluency in English required
  • Willingness to travel across EMEA
  • Identity and Access Management or cybersecurity experience is a bonus
  • Security certifications such as CISSP or CISM are a bonus
  • Experience representing a company at executive or industry events is a bonus

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Employee experience focused on purpose, growth, and balance
  • Healthy work-life balance
  • Hybrid work model for required/designated locations: up to three days per week onsite and remaining days remotely
  • Global team environment
  • Professional growth opportunities
  • Equal opportunity employment and reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities