RUCKUS Networks · 1 month ago
VP, Systems Engineering NAR
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$250K/yr - $370K/yr
15+ years expRUCKUS Networks is dedicated to delivering purpose-driven networks that enhance human experiences across various vertical markets. They are seeking a dynamic technology leader for the role of VP of Systems Engineering NAR, responsible for leading a team of Systems Engineers, driving technical sales success, and fostering customer engagement across the North America Region.
Information TechnologyInternet of ThingsCyber SecurityTelecom & CommunicationsNetwork SecurityTelecommunicationsWireless
Responsibilities
Lead, coach, and develop a distributed team of Systems Engineers across the NAR region
Develop and execute a strategic SE business plan to drive growth
Recruit, mentor, and lead a high-performing SE team
Partner with regional sales leadership to achieve revenue targets, pipeline growth, and market expansion
Guide pre-sales activities including solution design, demos, POCs, and RFx responses
Review and strengthen technical account plans and regional go-to-market strategies
Act as a technical escalation point for complex, multi-country deployments and customer situations
Build executive-level relationships with partners, distributors, and customers as a trusted advisor
Align cross-functional teams (Sales, Product, Engineering, Marketing) to enhance customer experience
Influence product roadmaps with field insights and market demands
Optimize operational budgets and scale global SE initiatives
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT, or related field (or equivalent experience)
15+ years of pre-sales or systems engineering experience in at least one area of networking (Wi-Fi, switching, routing)
7+ years of experience leading or managing technical teams
Hands-on experience with enterprise networking solutions, including wireless and switching
Proven ability to operate across complex and matrixed organizations
Exceptional presentation and executive communication skills, with the ability to persuade and influence C-level stakeholders
Proven ability to translate business needs into technical solutions and drive revenue growth
Strong leadership in talent development, customer engagement, and cross-functional collaboration
Exceptional presentation and executive communication skills, with the ability to persuade and influence C-level stakeholders
Candidates can be located in any state across the U.S
Preferred
3+ years of experience in a second-level technical management capacity, including oversight of escalations, team leadership, and operational support
A proficient understanding of pre-sales engineering including new customer acquisition strategies, technical influencing, objecting handling, how to develop technical and business skillsets of your team, program and case management, hardware and software networking solutions in IT infrastructures, channel partner engagements for growth, and critical account management
Strong understanding and experience with mid to large enterprise business models and technical requirements for verticals that include MDU, K-12, SLED, higher education, hospitality, manufacturing, warehouse, logistics, large public venues and others
Advanced understanding of customer business drivers and how to map these to customer requirements and network environments, migrations, and network refresh decision making strategies including identification of improvement areas in network design
Multi-tasker with strong ability to manage under pressure to address deadlines, program manage development of deliverables, and logistical champion when supporting multiple projects and events
Working knowledge or understanding of networking technical skills; specifically, 802.11 Wi-Fi technology evolution releases (Wi-Fi 5, 6, 7), best practices design and assessment, wireless troubleshooting, RF tools used for pre and post site surveys, wireless network optimization, IP routing and switching WAN/LAN design, setup and configuration, Layer 4-7 application services, security authentication methods and products, SASE, SD-WAN, RADIUS, AD, Virtualization environments/deployments, VM installations, (any of VM Ware, KVM, Hyper-V, GCE, Azure, AWS), secure device/user onboarding solutions, etc
General knowledge of the following areas of specialization: Cloud services (SaaS); VLAN; network segmentation, personal identity networking, security (SASE); SD-WAN; wireless controller architectures; indoor and outdoor wireless deployments; general routing and switching
Strong program management experience, technical relationship building, verbal and written communications skills, presenting and thought leadership, and commanding a room of executive level decision makers
Benefits
A comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision plans
Life and accidental death insurance
A 401(k) plan
Participation in the Company’s Incentive Plan
Eleven paid holidays in a full calendar year
Two weeks of paid vacation (prorated based on start date)
Other leave options
Company
RUCKUS Networks
RUCKUS Networks offers network infrastructure solutions, including Wi-Fi access points, IoT systems, and enterprise switches.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Sequoia Capital Global Equities
2026-04-30Acquired
2002-01-01Seed
Leadership Team
Brian Ambrosio
Partner Account Manager
Carrie Brei
Partner Account Manager
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