Senior Director leading Solutions Engineering at Airwallex, a global payments platform. Driving technical go-to-market strategy and mentoring high-performing teams across EMEA.
Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and scale our high-performing EMEA Solutions Engineering teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence, customer obsession, and collaboration.
Develop and execute the global vision and strategy for the Solutions Engineering function, ensuring tight alignment with the company's overall sales and growth objectives.
Own the technical sales strategy, empowering your team to deliver compelling product demonstrations, proofs-of-concept (POCs), and sophisticated solution designs that solve our customers' most complex challenges.
Serve as a key executive partner to the Sales and Product organizations, acting as the voice of the customer and the field to influence the product roadmap and GTM strategy.
Implement scalable processes, playbooks, and best practices for the entire pre-sales and implementation lifecycle, from technical discovery and solutioning to RFP responses and guiding successful implementations.
Represent Airwallex as a senior technical leader in key customer meetings, industry events, and executive briefings, building trust and credibility with C-level stakeholders.
Requirements
10+ years of experience in technical, client-facing roles
Significant track record of leading and scaling global or multi-regional Presales, Sales Engineering, or Solutions Architecture teams within EMEA, with 3+ years in a senior leadership capacity
Strong knowledge of the payments ecosystem, financial services, or Fintech is highly advantageous
Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline preferred (Computer Science, Engineering, etc.)
Outstanding executive communication and presentation skills, capable of commanding a room and articulating complex technical concepts to both commercial and engineering audiences
Strategic thinker with a deep understanding of enterprise sales cycles, go-to-market motions, and how to position a technical solution to solve core business problems
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