Experience leading or mentoring technical pre-sales, solutions engineering, sales engineering, solution architecture, or related customer-facing technical teams
Strong experience in a vendor, pre-sales, or commercial technology environment, with a track record of supporting complex enterprise sales motions
Deep understanding of modern data platforms and the surrounding ecosystem, including data engineering, analytics, cloud data platforms, and adjacent technologies
Ability to coach teams on technical sales strategy, customer engagement, executive communication, and cross-functional execution
Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage both technical and executive audiences
Demonstrated people leadership capability, including coaching, performance management, team development, and hiring
Ability to operate strategically while maintaining enough technical depth to guide teams through customer and deal complexity
Strong collaboration skills and the ability to influence across Sales, Product, Engineering, and partner teams
Experience working in complex enterprise environments with multiple stakeholders and long, strategic sales cycles
A pragmatic, customer-first approach with strong commercial judgment
Experience in the data, data engineering, or observability space
Experience leading Solutions Engineering teams supporting enterprise or expansion sales motions
Background with cloud platforms and modern data ecosystems, such as AWS, dbt, Domo, Datadog, or similar technologies
Experience developing teams in high-growth SaaS environments
Ability to coach teams on balancing technical depth with sales velocity and commercial sharpness
Degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience