About the Role
The Program Manager – Pre-Sales Portfolio oversees and optimizes the full portfolio of pre-sales engagements. This role ensures alignment between Sales, Pre-Sales, Product, and Engineering by driving structured program governance, resource planning, performance measurement, and cross-functional execution to support high-growth SaaS objectives.
Responsibilities
- Own and manage the portfolio of pre-sales programs and engagements to align with revenue strategy.
- Develop and implement governance frameworks to improve visibility, forecasting accuracy, and resource allocation.
- Prioritize opportunities based on business impact, deal complexity, customer need, and strategic value.
- Establish program standards for solution design, demos, proof-of-concepts, and technical validation.
- Monitor portfolio health, identify risks, and drive mitigation plans.
- Partner with Pre-Sales leadership to allocate technical resources based on expertise and bandwidth.
- Build and maintain forward-looking capacity models to forecast demand and support hiring.
- Optimize resource utilization while maintaining quality and customer experience standards.
- Identify skill gaps and recommend development or hiring strategies.
- Drive continuous improvement across the Pre-Sales lifecycle to reduce cycle times and improve conversion rates.
- Define and monitor KPIs including win rates, engagement velocity, resource utilization, and sales cycle impact.
- Develop reporting dashboards and executive-ready updates.
- Standardize best practices to create scalable, repeatable engagement processes.
- Partner with Sales Leadership to align technical strategy with account planning and revenue goals.
- Collaborate with Product Management to translate customer feedback into actionable insights.
- Work with Engineering to track technical dependencies and ensure demo environments evolve with product releases.
- Establish structured communication mechanisms between Product, Engineering, and Pre-Sales teams.
- Support complex or enterprise-level opportunities by coordinating technical strategy.
- Ensure executive visibility on high-impact programs.
- Identify trends across engagements to inform go-to-market improvements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 8+ years of experience in program management, technical sales, solutions engineering, or related roles within SaaS or cloud-based environments.
- Proven experience managing cross-functional programs with revenue impact.
- Strong understanding of SaaS sales cycles, enterprise account strategy, and customer success principles.
- Experience with Salesforce or other CRM systems.
- Familiarity with cloud technologies, data platforms, analytics, or AI/ML.
- Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
Skills
- Program management
- Technical sales
- Solutions engineering
- SaaS sales cycles
- Enterprise account strategy
- Customer success
- Salesforce
- CRM systems
- Cloud technologies
- Data platforms
- Analytics
- AI/ML
- Executive communication
- Stakeholder management
Location
- New York, USA
Experience Level
- 8+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Salary/Compensations
- $130,000—$150,000 USD
Benefits
- Comprehensive health benefits program
- Extended health coverage
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Annual allotted vacation days
- Paid sick days
- Maternity/parental leave enhanced program
- Commuter benefits
- Corporate bonuses
- 401(k)-retirement plan with company contribution matching
- Subsidized meal program (New York office)
About the Company
- Global Relay provides enterprise information archiving, surveillance, eDiscovery, and analytics solutions.
- The company has over 25 years of experience in the industry.
- Global Relay focuses on capturing and preserving communications data for highly regulated firms.
Equal Opportunity
- Global Relay is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- The company ensures reasonable adjustments, accommodations, and personal time are tailored to meet the unique needs of every individual.
