About this role
Veeam, the #1 global market leader in data resilience, believes businesses should control all their data whenever and wherever they need it. Veeam provides data resilience through data backup, data recovery, data portability, data security, and data intelligence. Based in Seattle, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide who trust Veeam to keep their businesses running. Join us as we move forward together, growing, learning, and making a real impact for some of the world’s biggest brands. The future of data resilience is here - go fearlessly forward with us.
About the Role
The Senior Manager, Systems Engineering leads a team of senior Systems Engineers and Solutions Architects focused on high‑complexity service provider and MSP engagements. The role demands strong judgment, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to guide teams and customers through technically and politically challenging situations. This leader sets a higher bar for technical quality, strategic engagement, and customer outcomes as Veeam evolves into a full data resilience platform.
What You’ll Do
People Leadership
- Lead and develop a senior Systems Engineering team supporting complex, high‑impact partner engagements.
- Set expectations for technical excellence and customer‑facing professionalism.
- Coach team members through escalations, strategic conversations, and challenging situations.
- Foster accountability, curiosity, and continuous improvement.
Operational & Business Leadership
- Align SE resources to priority accounts and strategic opportunities.
- Make high‑stakes decisions on prioritization, trade‑offs, and resource allocation.
- Partner with senior sales leadership on account strategy and deal execution.
- Adjust plans as customer and market conditions evolve.
Technical, Data Resilience & AI Leadership
- Serve as a senior escalation point for complex architectures involving cyber resilience, ransomware recovery, regulatory exposure, and hybrid cloud.
- Ensure the team can articulate how resilient, secure, governed data enables analytics, AI, and digital transformation.
- Guide customer conversations linking data resilience to business risk and AI readiness.
- Stay current on emerging threats, patterns, and technology trends.
Cross‑Functional & Ecosystem Influence
- Collaborate with Sales, Product, Engineering, and Alliances to improve execution in complex scenarios.
- Support strategic partner engagements requiring deep architectural alignment.
- Provide field insight to refine Veeam’s positioning and go‑to‑market approach.
Data Resilience, AI & DSPM Context
- Demonstrate strong AI literacy and understanding of data security, governance, and posture management.
- Understand DSPM concepts (discovery, classification, risk exposure, policy enforcement).
- Engage credibly in advanced customer and partner discussions on resilience, security, privacy, and AI integrity.
What You’ll Bring
- 8+ years in pre‑sales systems engineering, solutions architecture, or enterprise technology.
- Experience leading technical teams in customer‑facing environments.
- Strong background in infrastructure, data platforms, security, and resilience architectures.
- Proven success in complex, high‑stakes customer scenarios.
- Ability to influence across functions without formal authority.
- Strong executive communication skills.
- Curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset.
- Willingness to travel 25–30%.
What you'll get:
- Unlimited paid time off, 12 paid holidays, plus 4 extra global VeeaMe Days for self-care and 24 paid volunteer hours annually through Veeam Cares
- Paid parental leave: 8 weeks for all parents, 16 weeks for birthing parents
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on your first day
- Mental health support, therapy sessions, and digital wellness tools via our Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions
- Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support through Maven, plus paid volunteer time
- AirVet: 24/7 virtual veterinary care at no cost
- Legal services, identity protection, and supplemental health insurance options
- Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuting
- Opportunities to learn and grow through on-demand libraries (LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly), mentoring, workshops, and learning events like our annual Global Day of Learning
Compensation Transparency
Veeam is committed to pay transparency and equitable compensation. For this role, the compensation range below reflects the expected total target compensation (TTC), inclusive of base pay and a competitive performance-based bonus. For roles with a commission plan, the compensation range represents On Target Earnings (OTE), which includes base salary plus variable commission. When determining compensation, Veeam takes into consideration factors such as experience, education, skills, and geographic zone. Offers are typically made below the midpoint of the range.
In addition to compensation, Veeam provides a comprehensive benefits package, including health coverage, retirement plans, and unlimited time off.
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Veeam®, the #1 global market leader in data resilience, believes every business should be able to bounce forward after a disruption with the confidence and control of all their data whenever and wherever they need it. Veeam calls this radical resilience, and we’re obsessed with creating innovative ways to help our customers achieve it.
With Veeam, organizations achieve radical resilience through data security, data recovery, and data freedom for their hybrid cloud.
Veeam solutions are purpose-built for powering data resilience by providing data backup, data recovery, data freedom, data security, and data intelligence. With Veeam, IT and security leaders rest easy knowing that their apps and data are protected and always available across their cloud, virtual, physical, SaaS, and Kubernetes environments.
Headquartered in Seattle with offices in more than 30 countries, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide, including 67% of the Global 2000, that trust Veeam to keep their businesses running.
Radical resilience starts with Veeam.
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What you'll do
- Lead and develop a senior Systems Engineering team supporting complex partner engagements. Ensure technical excellence and guide teams through challenging situations.
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