Manager, Solutions Engineering

Manager, Solutions Engineering

Manager, Solutions Engineering

Staffbase

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About

  • About Staffbase
  • We inspire people to achieve great things together. Our mission is to help organizations unlock the power of inspirational communication with the first AI-native Employee Experience Platform. Our industry-leading and award-winning agentic AI communications channels - intranet, employee app and email solutions - create engaging experiences that connect and empower employees.
  • Headquartered in Chemnitz, Germany and New York City, with offices in Berlin, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Prague, and Minneapolis–St. Paul, our diverse team of 750+ employees supports 2,000+ customers—reaching over 16.4 million employees—in transforming their employee experience.
  • We are proud to be a Unicorn company—privately valued at over $1 billion—demonstrating strong growth, innovation, and lasting impact in our industry. Together, we’re shaping the future of workplace communication.
  • We are a SaaS unicorn that is growing exponentially, and are looking for a Solutions Engineer Manager to join our Americas Sales Org. As a Manager of Solutions Engineering, you will work closely with internal teams like Product & Engineering, Security team, Design team, Customer Success as well as the Partner Network teams to ensure the best possible solution recommendation for our future customers.
  • Join a high-growth GTM team where you’ll drive impact through an industry-agnostic SaaS platform improving the work lives of millions. You’ll collaborate with global leaders — from Toyota and DHL to Sephora, Adidas, Alaska Airlines, and Bacardi — to redefine how companies create outstanding employee experiences.
  • What you’ll be doing
  • The role will start within the current North American business as a player/coach and as the Staffbase Latin America presence grows, own the technical sales process for that market
  • You work with our Account Executives to build and deliver engaging demos to prospective customers that spark excitement
  • You work with our prospective customers to find the best technical setup for their internal communications needs and remove technical obstacles to winning deals
  • You run technical evaluations of the Staffbase platform and consult on different integration methods
  • You position yourself as a strategic partner to our Account Executives and a trusted advisor to our prospective customers
  • Consult prospects regarding our APIs, our architecture recommendations and implementation approaches
  • Interfacing between sales and product to always have cutting edge industry and product knowledge and inform product development with learnings from our prospects
  • Crafting and building RFP response documents which position the Staffbase product in the best possible manner.Developing comprehensive RFP response documents that effectively highlight the Staffbase product's strengths
  • You take ownership of ensuring the proposed solution during pre-sales is being accepted and executed in post-sales (and overall customer satisfaction) by CS
  • As a Solutions Engineer you’re a role model and mentor to less experienced Solutions Engineers on the team, lead by example, and have an impact on how Solutions Engineers play a role in the broader sales process
  • What you need to be successful
  • Bachelors or Masters Degree in Information Science, Informations Systems, Business Engineering, or role/technical experience to replace degree requirements
  • You’ll need to be fluent in Spanish — ideally a native speaker or someone who grew up speaking it as your first language. Clear, confident communication in both Spanish and English is essential to the role
  • 5-8 years of experience in a similar role, (SaaS pre-sales/solutions engineering/solutions consulting)
  • Solution-focused understanding of REST APIs and how to interact with them
  • Strong understanding of the enterprise software landscape architecturally and SaaS industry concepts/integrations: SAP, Workday, ADP - style HRIS SaaS applications as well as user identity management frameworks like SAML & OIDC
  • Solution-based mindset to identify & mitigate any gaps being introduced by architectural practices of cloud vs. legacy applications
  • While you’re not required to be a full stack engineer, you should have a general understanding of web development and knowledge of common technologies You shouldn’t be afraid to whip up an MVP that interacts with our APIs
  • You bring the ability to quickly understand technical concepts and effectively communicate them to technical and non-technical audiences
  • Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, presentations)
  • You enjoy communicating and working with customers directly
  • Strong interest (and ideally experience) in the Employee Experience space
  • What you'll get
  • Competitive Compensation - we offer attractive salary packages including LTIP (unit-based Long Term Incentive Plan)
  • Flexibility - we offer flexible working time models and the option of hybrid work, and support this with a yearly flex work allowance of $2400
  • Recharge - with 31 vacation days annually (incl. one floating holiday), plus pro rata fully paid Fridays off during August
  • Wellbeing - Monthly Wellbeing Allowance $50, from fitness to mental health, hobbies to relaxation
  • Support - we’re offering a RRSP program with company match and health plans, including dental & vision. Parents can get 12 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Volunteer Day - you’ll get one day off per year for supporting a social project