Manager, Solutions Engineering - EMEA North

Algolia
London
Workplace: HybridFull timeGBP 112,000 - 139,950 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Presentation","Problem-solving","Coaching"]

Lead and grow the EMEA North Solutions Engineering team (UK, Ireland, Nordics, Benelux) to architect and win technical deals for Algolia's AI search platform, coaching SEs, shaping pre-sales strategy, and collaborating with Sales, Customer Success, and Product to drive ROI for customers.

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Manager, Solutions Engineering - EMEA North

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Job Summary

Lead and grow the EMEA North Solutions Engineering team (UK, Ireland, Nordics, Benelux) to architect and win technical deals for Algolia's AI search platform, coaching SEs, shaping pre-sales strategy, and collaborating with Sales, Customer Success, and Product to drive ROI for customers.
Location: London
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead approximately 6 Solutions Engineers covering Commercial, Enterprise, and Strategic accounts across EMEA North (UK, Ireland, Nordics, Benelux)
  • •Develop your SEs to facilitate technical storytelling and drive the narrative during our pre-sales cycle
  • •Own accountability for all aspects of the technical evaluation across EMEA North deals - starting in the discovery stage (SS2), progressing through evaluation (SS3), and all the way to business close
  • •Partner with the regional Sales leader and AEs in EMEA North to align SE coverage, prioritize pursuits, and build joint pipeline and account strategy
  • •Coaching individual SEs on consultative selling; uncovering customer business outcomes and mapping Algolia capabilities to quantifiable ROI
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: GBP 112,000 - 139,950 annually

Key Requirements

  • •3+ years leading or coaching technical pre-sales teams in B2B SaaS, first-line management experience, or a strong senior IC ready to step into management
  • •5+ years working as a Solutions Engineer or Solutions Architect selling to all segments, ranging from SMB through Enterprise and Strategic
  • •Strong technical fundamentals with prior developer experience coding in a high-level programming language such as JavaScript, Java, Python, or similar
  • •A deep understanding of web technologies and architecting various ecosystems to build scalable solutions
  • •Willingness to travel (up to 25%) across EMEA North
Experience:SaaSAISearch
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipPresentationProblem-solvingCoaching
Languages:English
Tech Stack:JavaScriptJavaPythonAIHeadlessPoCDemo engineeringCloud

Company Brief

Algolia
Provides a hosted search and discovery API that enables developers and product teams to build fast, relevant search and discovery experiences across websites and applications with features like instant search, personalization, and analytics.
Industry: API Platforms
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2012
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