7AI is the foundational AI security company. Founded in 2024 by Cybereason co-founders Lior Div and Yonatan Striem-Amit, we came out of stealth in February 2025 to take on the non-human work of the SOC. Our platform pairs a federated SIEM with AI agents that detect, investigate, respond, and hunt, plus dedicated threat hunting and threat intelligence, with humans on the loop.
Backed by $166 million in total funding from investors including Index Ventures and Blackstone, we're building the AI foundation for security operations in the agentic era, and we're still early. That's the appeal: you'll join at a pivotal stage where your work shapes what 7AI becomes, alongside security veterans who've built this before. Our culture runs on respect, collaboration, and a shared bar for excellence, all pointed at one goal, delivering real outcomes for the customers who trust us to defend them.
Overview
7AI is hiring a Director of Sales Engineering to lead our east region Sales Engineering function. You'll be the technical backbone of our sales organization in the region - partnering directly with Account Executives to run discovery, deliver technical demonstrations, design proof-of-concept engagements, and translate complex security and AI concepts into clear business value for CISOs and security leaders.
What You'll Do
Own technical win strategy for East region opportunities, from discovery through proof-of-concept to close
Design and run POCs/pilots that prove out 7AI's agentic security capabilities in customer environments
Serve as the technical voice of the customer, feeding field insights back to Product and Engineering
Recruit, hire, and develop a team of Sales Engineers as the East region scales
Build repeatable technical sales methodology, demo environments, and POC frameworks for the region
Represent 7AI at industry events, customer briefings, and analyst conversations
Partner closely with Sales leadership on territory strategy and account planning
What We're Looking For
8+ years in sales engineering or solutions architecture, with a track record of success in cybersecurity, SOC/SIEM, or security operations technology
3+ years of experience leading or building a sales engineering team
Deep technical fluency in security operations - detection engineering, threat investigation, SOAR/SIEM platforms, or AI/ML-driven security tooling
Proven ability to sell to and influence CISOs, security architects, and SOC leadership
Comfortable operating in a fast-moving startup environment, building process where none exists yet
Excellent communicator - able to move fluidly between whiteboard technical depth and executive-level business narrative
Based in or willing to be based in the Eastern time zone, with regular travel across the region
Skills Required
- 8+ years of experience in sales engineering or solutions architecture
- Track record of success in cybersecurity, SOC/SIEM, or security operations technology
- 3+ years of experience leading or building a sales engineering team
- Deep technical fluency in security operations, including detection engineering, threat investigation, SOAR/SIEM platforms, or AI/ML-driven security tooling
- Proven ability to sell to and influence CISOs, security architects, and SOC leadership
- Ability to operate in a fast-moving startup environment and build processes from scratch
- Excellent communication skills across technical and executive audiences
- Based in or willing to be based in the Eastern time zone
- Willingness to travel regularly across the East region
7AI Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Employer-provided salary ranges appear on multiple postings, indicating visible pay bands. Pay is positioned as competitive to attract talent in the fast-growing AI/security space.
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Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is explicitly listed as part of the package. This establishes a solid baseline of health benefits for an early-stage startup.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity or stock options are included alongside cash compensation. Ownership participation is presented as a meaningful component of total rewards.
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What We Do
7AI is building foundational AI security: the AI-native layer for how modern security work gets done. Our autonomous AI agents work across the security tools organizations already use to ingest and enrich alerts, investigate threats, form defensible conclusions, and recommend or take response actions. By taking on repetitive, non-human work at machine speed, 7AI helps security teams move up to proactive defense, threat hunting, and the strategic work that protects their organizations. Founded by world-renowned cybersecurity experts Lior Div and Yonatan Striem Amit and backed by Greylock Partners, Index Ventures, and Spark Capital, 7AI is leading the agentic security revolution.
Why Work With Us
7AI is a builder-led, low-ego company. People have real ownership, move with speed and urgency, and care more about solving hard problems than hierarchy or politics. We’re collaborative, thoughtful, and grounded in substance over hype. Join us if you want to shape a new category and work on problems that genuinely matter.
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