EMEA Director of Solutions Architecture & Field Engineering

Talanto; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Mentorship & events

Flexible time off

WFH budget

Job summary

Talanto is seeking a Director of Solutions Architects to lead our EMEA SA team, shaping the technical pre-sales strategy across Europe. You will mentor managers and engineers, align withSales to win new business, and drive architectural excellence for Next.js and our agentic infrastructure stack.

You will report to the VP of Field Engineering, with a hybrid base in London or Berlin, and a three-day onsite requirement.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Solutions Architect, Sales Engineering, or Technical Pre-sales roles, with at least 5 years in a leadership position.
• Proven ability to lead, coach, and scale technical teams in a high-growth environment.
• Experience with enterprise and commercial customers across diverse industries.
• Strong understanding of modern software development workflows (CI/CD, DevOps, frontend frameworks).
• Experience collaborating with Sales, Product, and Engineering to drive customer success.
• Hands-on experience with Next.js or similar frontend frameworks.
• Led SA teams at high-growth SaaS or cloud infrastructure companies.
• Expertise in developer tooling, edge computing, or performance optimization.
• Comfortable presenting at conferences, webinars, or large-scale customer events.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and manage our EMEA SA team.
• Ensure technical excellence across the pre-sales cycle.
• Provide hands-on support for key accounts (presentations, architecture reviews, migration plans).
• Oversee and coach SA engagements on strategic accounts across segments.
• Partner with our engineering org to provide product feedback from the field.
• Develop repeatable plays from trends across your team.
• Track and report SA performance to Sales and Field Engineering leadership quarterly.
• Own org planning, staffing, budgeting, and regional recruiting.

Skills

Leadership

Enterprise customers

CI/CD

Frontend frameworks

Sales collaboration

Public speaking

Team coaching

Edge computing

Performance optimization

Hands-on architecture

Tools

Next.js

Job description

Talanto is seeking a Director of Solutions Architects to lead our EMEA SA team, shaping the technical pre-sales strategy across Europe. You will mentor managers and engineers, align withSales to win new business, and drive architectural excellence for Next.js and our agentic infrastructure stack.

You will report to the VP of Field Engineering, with a hybrid base in London or Berlin, and a three-day onsite requirement.