What's the opportunity?
We’re seeking a transformational Solutions Engineering leader to lead our SE team within the EMEA region. You’ll be a pivotal figure in helping Intercom scale its AI-driven support platform to some of the world’s most well-known brands. This role will shape how we engage with large, complex organizations, defining our go-to-market, building a world-class team, and delivering tangible customer outcomes through innovation and credibility.
This role is both strategic and hands-on. You will lead a Solutions Engineering team focused on winning complex deals, creating vertical-specific solution architectures, and building repeatable playbooks. We believe in leaders who are open to be a player and a coach, regardless of seniority. You’ll collaborate closely with Sales, Success, Product, Engineering, and Services to deliver customer transformation through Intercom’s AI-first platform – be it through strategic guidance as a senior leader on the team, or securing deals with your own technical credibility where needed.
What will I be doing?
- Define and evolve the strategic vision and go-to-market (GTM) approach for the Solutions Engineering function.
- Lead, coach, and scale a high-performing SE team across global regions and core verticals.
- Operate as a player-coach, actively engaging in strategic deals while developing team capabilities.
- Support complex, six-figure sales cycles with technical guidance, architecture, demos, and product evaluation support, as well as sales expertise.
- Serve as a trusted technical advisor and executive point of contact for large customers.
- Partner closely with Sales, Product, Marketing, and R&D to shape verticalized GTM motions and solution strategy.
- Champion a customer-obsessed culture across the pre-sales journey – from outbound to implementation.
- Lead discovery, design, and delivery of tailored technical solutions, including PoCs and business value assessments.
- Build reusable, scalable solution frameworks, and industry-specific technical assets.
- Advocate for customer needs and insights internally to influence product roadmap and prioritization.
- Represent Intercom and the SE function externally through executive meetings and strategic events.
- Foster strong relationships with C-level stakeholders, translating AI product capabilities into tangible business impact.
What skills do I need?
- 5+ years of pre-sales experience as a Sales Engineer, Solutions Engineer/Architect, or related individual contributor role.
- Having 3+ years of experience leading technical pre-sales teams, with a proven track record of hiring, mentoring, and managing high-performing teams.
- Ideally, experience selling AI, data, or highly technical products; or at the very least, deep curiosity and utilization of AI on your day-to-day.
- Comfortable with ambiguity in environments with an ability to stay focused and thrive under pressure while working with customers to solve their most challenging issues.
- Have a humble attitude, and a passion to help others, with a willingness to learn whatever it takes to support the team and help our customers thrive.
- A track record of consistently delivering revenue numbers, producing accurate forecasts, while maintaining a focus on team development and growth
- Able to travel internationally on average once a month
- Ability to flex working hours to partner with teams in US and APAC.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
Benefits
We are a well-treated bunch, with awesome benefits! If there’s something important to you that’s not on this list, talk to us!
- Competitive salary and equity in a fast-growing start-up
- We serve lunch every weekday, plus a variety of snack foods and a fully stocked kitchen
- Regular compensation reviews - we reward great work!
- Pension scheme & match up to 4%
- Peace of mind with life assurance, as well as comprehensive health and dental insurance for you and your dependents
- Flexible paid time off policy
- Paid maternity leave, as well as 6 weeks paternity leave for fathers, to let you spend valuable time with your loved ones
- If you’re cycling, we’ve got you covered on the Cycle-to-Work Scheme. With secure bike storage too
- MacBooks are our standard, but we also offer Windows for certain roles when needed.
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