Head Of Customer Engineering/Architect Cloud (H/F)

Thales
France
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Stakeholder management","Communication"]

Lead a Customer Engineering team of generalist engineers and specialized cloud architects to drive customer transformation and successful migration to Google Cloud. Partner with Sales to align technical resources to prioritized accounts, and guide complex sales execution. Serve as trusted advisor to CTO/CIO/CISO, bridge customer feedback to product engineering, and optimize pre-sales engineering processes, resource allocation, and POC/Plays to accelerate client value creation.

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Thales
Thales
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Head Of Customer Engineering/Architect Cloud (H/F)

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Job Summary

Lead a Customer Engineering team of generalist engineers and specialized cloud architects to drive customer transformation and successful migration to Google Cloud. Partner with Sales to align technical resources to prioritized accounts, and guide complex sales execution. Serve as trusted advisor to CTO/CIO/CISO, bridge customer feedback to product engineering, and optimize pre-sales engineering processes, resource allocation, and POC/Plays to accelerate client value creation.
Location: France
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Recruit, develop, and retain a diverse team of Customer Engineers.
  • •Collaborate with Sales leadership to align technical resources to priority accounts and market segments.
  • •Drive technical execution for complex sales cycles.
  • •Advise key client executives (CTO, CIO, CISO) as a trusted advisor.
  • •Bridge field insights to product engineering by synthesizing customer feedback and market trends to influence roadmaps and feature prioritization.

Key Requirements

  • •Proven experience (>10 years) managing a population of Cloud architects and working with cross-functional stakeholders.
  • •Experience managing relationships with interfunctional parties and guiding engagement with key technical stakeholders.
  • •Experience working with large accounts within an associated ecosystem (partners/ISVs).
  • •GCP certifications are a significant advantage.
  • •Strong English proficiency is required.
Experience:10+ years
Skills:LeadershipStakeholder managementCommunication
Certifications:GCP certifications
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Google Cloud PlatformGCPIaaSPaaSSecNumCloudData AnalyticsIA/MLArtificial intelligenceMachine learning

Company Brief

Thales
Designs and delivers advanced systems and services for aerospace, defence, security, and digital identity and cybersecurity markets, serving government and commercial customers worldwide.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Paris, France
Founded: 2000
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