Principal Solution Engineer - Marketing Cloud - Middle East

Salesforce, Inc; United Arab Emirates; Hybrid; AED 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Marketing Solution Engineer to partner with our Middle East sales teams from Dubai. You will translate business needs into Marketing Cloud architectures and deliver compelling demonstrations for enterprise and commercial customers.

In this hybrid role, you’ll combine product expertise with regional insights, shaping technical solutions that enable data-driven engagement while collaborating with product management and regional marketing teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in Solution Engineering or digital marketing with Salesforce tech.
• Strong knowledge of marketing technology and customer engagement solutions.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Qualify opportunities with Account Executives and build winning sales strategies for Marketing Cloud.
• Deliver tailored product demonstrations, POCs, and technical presentations.
• Translate customer requirements into Marketing Cloud solution architectures (Email Studio, Journey Builder, Personalization, Data Cloud).
• Respond to RFPs/RFIs with compelling, technically sound proposals.
• Stay current on marketing technology trends and regional digital marketing maturity.
• Build trusted relationships with customer marketing, IT, and digital transformation stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Product Management to relay regional customer feedback.
• Support regional marketing events and executive briefings.

Skills

Marketing Cloud

Solution Engineering

Customer Engagement

Presentation Skills

Tools

Email Studio

Journey Builder

Data Cloud

Job description

To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts.

Job Category

Sales

Job Details

About Salesforce

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Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

About the Role

As a Marketing Solution Engineer, you'll be the technical and strategic partner to our sales teams across the Middle East, helping customers understand how Salesforce Marketing Cloud can transform their customer engagement and marketing automation. You'll combine deep product expertise with regional business acumen to design and deliver compelling solutions for enterprise and commercial customers.

Job Details

• Title: Solution Engineer – Marketing Cloud (Middle East)
• Grade: Grade 8 (Principal)
• Location: Dubai, UAE (or Riyadh, KSA) — Hybrid

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Account Executives to qualify opportunities and build winning sales strategies for Marketing Cloud
• Design and deliver tailored product demonstrations, proofs of concept (POCs), and technical presentations
• Translate customer business requirements into Marketing Cloud solution architectures (Email Studio, Journey Builder, Personalization, Data Cloud integration, etc.)
• Respond to RFPs/RFIs with compelling, technically sound proposals
• Stay current on marketing technology trends, competitive landscape, and regional digital marketing maturity
• Build trusted relationships with customer marketing, IT, and digital transformation stakeholders
• Collaborate with Product Management to relay regional customer feedback
• Support regional marketing events, webinars, and executive briefings

You're Our Person If...

• You have proven experience in a role such as Solution Engineering, Digital Marketing, or Customer Success with Salesforce technology or technical consulting, with a strong focus on marketing technology and customer engagement solutions.
• You have a strong technical understanding of data-driven solutions, including Data 360 and customer data platforms.
• You are "high-impact" minded blending Deal Making, Deal Closing, and Driving Ongoing Value — following clients through creating, activating, using, and expanding solutions, with a strategic data + AI lens
• You have excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to persuasively present complex technical and data-centric concepts to audiences ranging from technical teams to C-level executives.
• You have a proven ability to develop and articulate a strategic vision for using marketing and data technologies to drive business outcomes.
• You are fluent in English and Arabic is highly preferred.

Even Better If...

• You have knowledge of programming languages and at least two years of hands-on experience with Agentic marketing solutions.
• You have experience in deployment, meaning whatever you are solutioning for a client has a production-grade prototype in mind.
• You are AI versed and lean into coding agents, vibe coding that are shaping any asset, deliverable while focusing on scale but always having the actual understanding of the configuration and architecture of the components in mind
• You stay current on Customer Data Platform trends and data-driven marketing, and enjoy acting as a thought leader in the marketing technology space.
• You have a track record of working effectively with cross-functional teams, including sales, product management, and customer success.

Unleash Your Potential

When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.

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