Hybrid Director, Solutions Engineering

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About the role

  • Build, mentor, and manage the Solutions Engineering team across EMEA, ensuring strong coverage for enterprise, mid-market, and SMB segments.
  • Partner with Sales leadership to increase conversion rates, accelerate deal cycles, and optimize resource allocation to maximize ARR growth.
  • Act as an executive sponsor in key customer and prospect conversations, helping CISOs, CIOs, and security leaders understand Vanta’s value spending ~50% of their time onsite with customers and partners.
  • Establish and execute a consistent operating rhythm, ensuring forecasting accuracy, deal inspection, and scalable best practices.
  • Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, Customer Success, and Partnerships to represent the voice of the EMEA customer and influence roadmap priorities.
  • Contribute to Vanta’s Global Solutions Center of Excellence by building playbooks, enablement frameworks, and knowledge-sharing practices that scale globally.
  • Recruit, develop, and retain top SE talent in EMEA, fostering an inclusive, high-performance culture.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in Solutions Engineering, Pre-Sales, or related technical consulting roles in SaaS; at least 5 years in leadership.
  • Proven experience leading regional or global SE teams in high-growth SaaS environments.
  • Strong understanding of security, compliance, or risk management domains (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, etc.) preferred.
  • Demonstrated ability to partner with Sales, Marketing, and Product teams to drive measurable business outcomes.
  • Executive presence with the ability to build trust with CISOs, CIOs, and technical stakeholders.
  • A data-driven operator with experience setting goals, analyzing performance, and scaling processes.
  • Strong communicator and coach, with a passion for developing people and building diverse teams.
  • Experience operating across EMEA markets with sensitivity to regional nuances and cultures.

Benefits

  • 100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits with dependents coverage
  • 16 weeks paid parental leave for all new parents (birthing, non-birthing, and adoptive)
  • Health & wellness stipend
  • Remote workspace stipend
  • Commuter benefits for team members who attend the office
  • Pension matching
  • 25 days of PTO per year and unlimited sick time
  • 8 company paid holidays
  • Virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and other company-wide events!

Job title

Director, Solutions Engineering

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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