
Senior Manager, Solution Engineering
Salesforce
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • Illinois • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $171,710 - $229,670 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Build and Lead an Elite SE Team
- Recruit, develop, and retain top-tier Solution Engineers aligned to Financial Services use cases and customers
- Set clear expectations for technical excellence, executive presence, and customer impact
- Observe SEs in live customer engagements and deliver direct, actionable coaching
- Address underperformance early and decisively while actively developing future leaders
- Empower the team to bring their best every day - Passion, Innovation, Attitude, Creativity
- Help remove obstacles that prevent the SEs from performing to their best
- Drive the Data Foundations Vision
- Lead the technical and narrative strategy for Data Foundations across integration, data, governance, and AI
- Ensure SEs can clearly articulate how MuleSoft, Informatica, Data360, and AI work together to enable: Trusted data, Scalable architectures, AI-ready platforms, Measurable business outcomes
- Translate complex architectural concepts into executive-level value discussions for CIOs, CDOs, CTOs, and line-of-business leaders
- Be a Strategic Partner to Sales Leadership
- Partner with AEs, RVPs, and AVPs on account strategy, opportunity prioritization, and resource alignment
- Actively inspect pipeline and deal execution quality—not just coverage
- Anticipate technical, data, and organizational risks before they surface in deals
- Ensure SE engagement drives confidence, differentiation, and technical wins
- Own Thought Leadership and Standards
- Develop and enforce standards for discovery, solutioning, presentations, and demos
- Shape Financial Services–specific points of view, use cases, and narratives around data and AI
- Ensure content and guidance provided to Sales and SEs is high-quality, coherent, and field-ready
- Remain personally accountable for the substance and quality of strategic deliverables—not delegated synthesis
Requirements
- 8+ years in Solution Engineering, Technical Pre-Sales, or Solutions Architecture, including people leadership
- Deep experience in Financial Services (banking, insurance, capital markets, fintech, or payments)
- Strong understanding of enterprise integration, data platforms, governance, and analytics
- Comfort engaging and challenging senior executives with confidence and clarity
- Proven ability to coach, inspect, and elevate senior technical professionals
- A bias for accountability, clarity, and high standards.
Benefits
- time off programs
- medical
- dental
- vision
- mental health support
- paid parental leave
- life and disability insurance
- 401(k)
- employee stock purchasing program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
Solution EngineeringTechnical Pre-SalesSolutions Architectureenterprise integrationdata platformsdata governanceanalyticscoachingpresentation skillssolutioning
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationaccountabilityclarityhigh standardsstrategic thinkingproblem-solvinginnovationcreativityexecutive presence