Head of Solution Architecture - Pre-Sales & Growth

Wwshemi; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe is seeking a Head of Solution Architecture to lead the pre-sales engineering team and partner with Sales, Professional Services, and Product to drive growth with Enterprise, Digital Native, and SaaS platforms.

You will recruit, mentor and scale a world-class team, define the segment strategy and ensure customer outcomes through technical leadership and revenue-focused initiatives. Travel ~25% is expected.

Qualifications

• At least 3+ years of pre-sales leadership experience.
• 10+ years in a technical sales function.
• Track record of building and leading solution architecture/engineering teams.
• Experience with Enterprise, Digital Native, SaaS Platform business models.
• Willingness to travel ~25% to engage with customers and teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, build and mentor a world-class pre-sales engineering team.
• Drive strategy and execution plans for the segment with cross-functional partners.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing and Product teams to develop joint go-to-market initiatives.
• Represent Stripe at industry events and with executive stakeholders.
• Act as escalation point for pre-sales and post-sales technical issues.

Skills

Pre-sales leadership

Solution architecture

Executive engagement

People leadership

Enterprise sales

SaaS/usage-based

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Stripe is seeking a Head of Solution Architecture to lead the pre-sales engineering team and partner with Sales, Professional Services, and Product to drive growth with Enterprise, Digital Native, and SaaS platforms.

You will recruit, mentor and scale a world-class team, define the segment strategy and ensure customer outcomes through technical leadership and revenue-focused initiatives. Travel ~25% is expected.