Salesforce

Senior Manager, Solution Engineering

Salesforce

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: ChicagoIllinoisNew YorkUnited 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