Motive

Senior Manager, Strategic Solutions Engineering

Motive

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $208,000 - $270,000 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Strategic Enterprise-focused Solutions Engineers supporting discovery, executive-level presentations, complex demos, proof-of-concepts/trials, and multi-threaded solution design.
  • Ensure the delivery of compelling, customized demonstrations aligned to Strategic Enterprise buyer pain points, business outcomes, and technical sophistication across diverse stakeholder groups.
  • Drive operational excellence in our proof-of-concept and technical evaluation workflows, ensuring consistency, quality, and scalability across large, complex accounts.
  • Act as a trusted technical and strategic advisor—internally and externally—on Motive’s capabilities, architecture, integrations, security, and future roadmap.
  • Collaborate with Account Directors to craft persuasive responses to technical evaluations, RFPs, RFIs, and security reviews.
  • Partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Customer Success, and Product Marketing to ensure tight communication loops, efficient escalation paths, and informed roadmap feedback.
  • Lead and support team-wide initiatives and cross-functional projects that elevate technical excellence, improve sales effectiveness, and increase customer impact across the Strategic segment.
  • Support deal strategy, objection handling, competitive positioning, and executive alignment throughout long, multi-stage Strategic Enterprise sales cycles.
  • Partner with Business Value Services to reinforce ROI, TCO, and measurable business outcomes for senior stakeholders.
  • Stay informed on competitive trends, emerging technologies, and the evolving needs of Enterprise customers to guide enablement and strategic execution.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of pre-sales leadership experience supporting Enterprise or Strategic accounts within SaaS or complex technology environments.
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred; Master’s degree a plus.
  • Proven background as an individual contributor Solutions Engineer — or similar — with a record of success in complex technical selling.
  • Strong understanding of value-based selling frameworks such as MEDDIC, MEDDPICC, Command of the Message, or similar, along with SE-specific methodologies like Demo2Win or Great Demo!.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead teams supporting long, multi-threaded Enterprise sales cycles with multiple technical and executive stakeholders.
  • Experience with integrations, cloud architectures, APIs, hardware/IoT, and emerging technologies such as AI/ML is strongly preferred.
  • Strong organizational and team leadership skills with a focus on coaching, scaling, and navigating large, cross-functional efforts.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence executive stakeholders and collaborate across internal teams.
Benefits
  • health insurance
  • pharmacy benefits
  • optical care benefits
  • dental care benefits
  • paid time off
  • sick time off
  • short term and long term disability coverage
  • life insurance
  • 401k contribution
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
pre-sales leadershipSolutions Engineervalue-based sellingMEDDICMEDDPICCCommand of the MessageDemo2WinGreat Demo!integrationscloud architectures
Soft Skills
team leadershipcoachingorganizational skillscommunication skillsinfluencingcollaborationstrategic advisingproblem-solvingobjection handlingsales effectiveness
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeMaster’s degree