Senior Director of Solution Consulting

Salesforce; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 224,000 - 299,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce, Inc. is seeking a Senior Director of Solution Engineering for the MeshMesh team in Seattle.

You will build and lead a world-class team of Solution Engineers, connect it to business priorities, and demonstrate the value of AI-driven demos and proofs of value using agentic tools. You will partner with Sales, Product, Marketing, and Engineering leadership to drive revenue, shape the product roadmap with customer insights, and set the standard for technical selling.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in solution engineering, pre-sales, or technical sales.
• 5+ years leading SE teams.
• Proven track record building scalable SE organizations that drive revenue.
• Agentic Engineer leader using AI coding tools to ship demos and prototypes fast.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; able to engage executives.
• Experience selling CRM, SaaS, or other high-value enterprise solutions.
• Strategic thinker who can operate hands-on in customer engagements.
• Degree or equivalent relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, hire, coach, and develop a high-performing team of Solution Engineers and managers.
• Define and drive the agentic solution engineering strategy leveraging AI agents and tools.
• Partner with Sales leadership to support pipeline creation and quota attainment.
• Engage with senior executives to articulate business value of MeshMesh.
• Establish best practices, playbooks, and reusable assets for demos and customer engagements.
• Build scalable enablement programs for SEs and sales teams on product capabilities and value-based selling.
• Serve as the voice of the customer to Product and Engineering.
• Define and track team metrics and productivity gains from agentic workflows.
• Represent MeshMesh at marketing events and customer briefings.

Skills

Solution engineering leadership

Executive stakeholder communication

Agentic engineering with AI tools

Revenue-driven pre-sales

Strategic thinking with hands-on

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience

Tools

Claude AI coding tools

Job description

Job Category

Sales

Job Details

About Salesforce

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn't a buzzword - it's a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.

The Experience

The MeshMesh team is building the next-generation mesh networking platform for Salesforce customers. As the Senior Director of Solution Engineering, you will build and lead a world-class team of Solution Engineers who show customers what we are building, connect it to their business priorities, and help them see why it matters. You will pioneer agentic solution engineering, equipping your team to design, build, and deliver demos, prototypes, and proofs of value using AI agents and AI coding tools, and scaling the way we engage customers.

You will partner closely with Sales, Product, Marketing, and Engineering leadership to drive revenue, shape the product roadmap with customer insights, and set the standard for technical selling.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

• Lead, hire, coach, and develop a high-performing team of Solution Engineers and managers.
• Define and drive the agentic solution engineering strategy, using AI agents and AI coding tools to accelerate discovery, demo and prototype creation, technical validation, and proof-of-value delivery.
• Partner with Sales leadership to support pipeline creation, deal strategy, and quota attainment through technical expertise.
• Engage with senior business and technical executives at key customers to articulate the business value of MeshMesh.
• Establish best practices, playbooks, and reusable assets for demos, workshops, and customer engagements, including agent-built and agent-assisted assets.
• Build scalable enablement programs that train SEs and the broader sales team on product capabilities, agentic ways of working, and value-based selling.
• Serve as the voice of the customer by feeding field insights and competitor intelligence to Product and Engineering.
• Define and track team metrics, including coverage, win rate, technical win rate, and productivity gains from agentic workflows.
• Represent MeshMesh at marketing events, customer briefings, and industry conferences.
• Be willing and flexible to travel as needed.

You're Our Person If…

• You have 10+ years of experience in solution engineering, pre-sales, or technical sales, including 5+ years leading SE teams.
• You have a proven track record of building and scaling high-performing SE organizations that contribute to revenue growth.
• You are an Agentic Engineer leader - you and your team build with Claude and similar AI coding tools, using agent loops, tool use, and well-grounded context engineering to ship demos and prototypes fast.
• You have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence executives.
• You have excellent presentation and storytelling skills with a focus on articulating business value.
• You have experience selling CRM, SaaS, or other high-value enterprise solutions across a range of industries.
• You are a strategic thinker who can also operate hands-on in the details of key customer engagements.
• You have a degree or equivalent relevant experience.

Even Better If…

• You have experience introducing agentic or AI-driven workflows into a pre-sales organization.
• You have a technical understanding of SaaS solutions, architecture, integrations, and modern business applications.
• You have a broad understanding of cloud computing, CRM, and AI.
• You have experience in multi-product solution selling and business case/ROI construction.
• You have detailed knowledge of the Salesforce platform, including Agentforce.
• You have experience working cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Marketing.

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.

Accommodations

If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, we provide an Accommodations Request Form.

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