Director of Field Engineering, Halcyon
$220-280k
Plus bonus and generous equity package
Travel domestically up to 40%
Cybersecurity tools to protect against ransomware
Open for applications
Cybersecurity tools to protect against ransomware
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$220-280k
Plus bonus and generous equity package
Travel domestically up to 40%
201-500 employees
Company mission
Halcyon's mission is to defeat ransomware.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years in cybersecurity roles, with at least 3 years leading high-performing Solutions Architect or Sales Engineering teams
- Proven expertise in Endpoint Security / EDR, Incident Response, and the Ransomware lifecycle
- Excellent leadership and coaching abilities; demonstrated success developing talent and fostering strong team culture
- Track record of driving process standardization and POC success in a fast-paced technical sales environment
- Effective communication skills with the ability to engage customers, sales teams, and executive stakeholders
- Comfortable balancing strategic planning with hands-on technical engagement during escalations
- Certifications such as CISSP, GIAC, or equivalent are a plus
What the job involves
- The Vice President, Field Engineering is a front-line leader responsible for managing Halcyon’s Solutions Architects supporting Strategic and Enterprise accounts across the US and Canada
- This role combines deep technical leadership in endpoint security and ransomware resilience with proven experience building high-performance teams and scaling technical sales processes
- This leader will directly manage a team of Solutions Architects and will spend ~30% of their time actively supporting key sales opportunities and escalations, while dedicating the majority of their focus to coaching, process improvement, training, and building repeatable excellence in field engineering
- Lead, develop, and retain a high-performing team of Solutions Architects supporting Strategic and Enterprise sales across North America
- Ensure technical field support aligns with Halcyon’s growth goals, capacity planning, and customer expectations
- Own and drive key Field Engineering metrics including capacity management, POC success rates, and sales engineering collateral maturity
- Engage directly on critical technical escalations and high-value opportunities alongside sales teams
- Establish and enforce best practices for POCs, demos, and field technical validation
- Develop team training plans and professional development programs to ensure skill growth in endpoint security, incident response, and ransomware expertise
- Partner with Sales leadership to align team efforts to regional quotas and revenue goals
- Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence within the Field Engineering team
- Support hiring and onboarding of new Solutions Architects to scale Halcyon’s market reach
- Maintain personal expertise in the latest trends in endpoint security, incident response, and ransomware threats to guide and mentor the team
- Travel domestically up to 40% to support team and customer engagements as needed. Candidates should be capable to travel on short notice, given customer necessity
Our take
As cyber attacks become increasingly complex, especially in the mode of ransomware, companies such as Halcyon are becoming an ever more important weapon in the fight for cybersecurity. Though only formed in 2021, its founders have extensive experience as researchers at cybersecurity unicorn Cylance, amongst other notable companies in the sector.
Halcyon’s product stands out from similar - and abundant - offerings thanks to its melding of multi-proprietary advanced prevention engines and AI models designed specifically to seek out and destroy ransomware threats. It's the flexibility and reactivity of these two multi-tiered facets that have made Halcyon a trusted partner for companies on the Forbes Global 2000 list.
With significant funding behind it, Halcyon will ramp up the development of its platform's features and continue expanding its customer base.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Nov 2024
$100m
SERIES C
Dec 2023
$40m
SERIES B
Total funding: $204m
Company benefits
- A Remote Native Global Team - As a remote first, completely distributed team, we recognize great talent can exist anywhere. We invite you to apply to a job you’re interested in and we'll work a plan to meet your needs.
- Health & Wellness - We offer comprehensive health benefits to meet you and your family’s needs, including 100% covered Medical, Dental and Vision insurance for you and all your dependents.
- Competitive Compensation Packages - We offer competitive compensation packages with equity, depending on position, along with a generously matched retirement plan, unlimited PTO, paid sick time and holidays
- Future Planning & Time Off - We offer paid time off to take care of yourself! Relax and recharge on us. We also include paid parental leave, short & long term disability insurance, life insurance and more
Company HQ
Congress Avenue Historic District, Austin, TX
Leadership
Jon Miller
(CEO & Co-Founder)Previously CEO and Founder at Boldend, Advisory Board member at Cylance, Vice President at Accuvant LABS, Managing Consultant at IBM.
Ryan Smith
(CTO & Co-Founder)Currently Owner at Hustle Labs. Previously Chief Research Officer at Boldend, Advisory Board Member at Cylance.
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