Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering

Intercom; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI-based customer service company in Greater London seeks a Solutions Engineering leader to scale AI-driven support across well-known brands. This role involves defining strategies, coaching a high-performing team, and participating in complex sales cycles. Applicants should have extensive pre-sales experience and a passion for AI technologies. The company offers a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and various attractive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity

Weekly lunches and snacks

Regular compensation reviews

Pension scheme with match

Comprehensive health and dental insurance

Flexible paid time off policy

Paid maternity and paternity leave

Cycle-to-Work Scheme

Qualifications

• 5 years of pre‑sales experience as a Sales Engineer/Solutions Engineer/Architect or related role.
• 3 years of experience leading technical pre‑sales teams.
• Experience selling AI data or highly technical products.

Responsibilities

• Define the strategic vision and go‑to‑market approach for the Solutions Engineering function.
• Lead and coach a high‑performing SE team across global regions.
• Support complex sales cycles with technical guidance and demos.

Skills

Organizational Management

Presentation Skills

Agile

SAFe

AWS

Solution Architecture

Conflict Management

Data Management

Scrum

Team Management

Pre-sales

Management Consulting

Job description

Intercom is the AI Customer Service company on a mission to help businesses provide incredible customer experiences.

Our AI agent Fin the most advanced customer service AI agent on the market lets businesses deliver always‑on impeccable customer service and ultimately transform their customer experiences for the better. Fin can also be combined with our Helpdesk to become a complete solution called the Intercom Customer Service Suite which provides AI enhanced support for the more complex or high touch queries that require a human agent.

Founded in 2011 and trusted by nearly 30000 global businesses Intercom is setting the new standard for customer service. Driven by our core values we push boundaries build with speed and intensity and consistently deliver incredible value to our customers.

Whats 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 worlds 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.

Key Skills

• Organizational Management
• Presentation Skills
• Agile
• SAFe
• AWS
• Solution Architecture
• Conflict Management
• Data Management
• Scrum
• Team Management
• Pre‑sales
• Management Consulting

Benefits

We are a well‑treated bunch with awesome benefits! If theres something important to you thats 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 youre cycling weve 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.

Policies

Intercom has a hybrid working policy. We believe that working in person helps us stay connected collaborate easier and create a great culture while still providing flexibility to work from home. We expect employees to be in the office at least three days per week.

We have a radically open and accepting culture at Intercom. We avoid spending time on divisive subjects to foster a safe and cohesive work environment for everyone. As an organization our policy is to not advocate on behalf of the company or our employees on any social or political topics out of our internal or external communications. We respect personal opinion and expression on these topics on personal social platforms on personal time and do not challenge or confront anyone for their views on non‑work related topics. Our goal is to focus on doing incredible work to achieve our goals and unite the company through our core values.

Intercom values diversity and is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity. Intercom will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal state or local law.

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Senior Manager

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: years

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