Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering, Mid-Market East
New York City, NY - USA
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Job Summary
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Were looking for a Senior Solutions Engineering Manager to lead a highperforming team of Solutions Engineers who help our largest customers realize measurable business value from Atlassians System of Work.
In this role you will:
Directly manage and grow a team of SEs supporting MidMarket accounts
Operate as a playercoach: staying close to deals and programs while building a scalable outcomedriven SE practice
Partner with Sales Value Management Product and Advisory teams to win complex multiproduct deals and drive longterm customer outcomes
Shape how we engage customers in your segment/geo and contribute to global SE strategy and best practices
You will own multiple workstreams drive mediumtolongterm strategy for your team and be measured on team impact people leadership collaboration and orglevel impact.
Team Leadership & People Management
Hire onboard and develop a diverse team of highperforming Solutions Engineers
Set clear expectations and coach SEs on both attainment (quota / influenced revenue) and performance (quality of execution behaviors)
Build succession and growth plans; help SEs progress toward Principal SE or management tracks
Foster a healthy inclusive team culture aligned to Atlassian values; monitor and improve team health and engagement
Customer & Deal Impact
Align SE coverage and capacity to regional/segment revenue goals and territory plans
Partner with AEs on account and opportunity strategy ensuring SEs are engaged in the right deals at the right moments
Ensure your team leads highquality technical discovery solution design demos POV/POVs and executive presentations
Drive consistent use of valuebased selling and outcomeoriented narratives (business cases ROI past value delivered roadmap sessions)
Act as an executiveready technical leader in key tipofthespear cycles when needed
Operational Excellence & Ways of Working
Own team operating rhythm: forecasting deal reviews account planning coverage models and inspection of SE impact metrics
Use data (pipeline influence win rates expansion product mix cycle time activity signals) to optimize how the team spends time
Standardize and continuously improve core SE motions: discovery frameworks demo patterns POV templates security plays RFP/RFI responses etc.
Partner with peer SE leaders to drive consistent execution globally while adapting to local market needs
CrossFunctional Collaboration
Partner tightly with:
Sales leadership on segment strategy territory design and forecast health
Value Management / VMO on business value assessments and execlevel ROI stories
Product Marketing and Advisory / Services on feedback loops field readiness and solution commercialization
Represent the SE point of view in regional GTM planning QBRs and strategic initiatives (e.g. AI / Rovo plays Guard / security motions cloud migration)
OrgLevel Impact
Lead or contribute to programs that scale beyond your own team such as:
Playbooks for your segment
Reusable demos and POV assets or repeatable plays (health checks strategy workshops adoption programs)
Process or tooling changes that improve SE productivity across the region or globally
Actively share best practices mentor other managers and raise the bar for SE craft and management across the org
Your Background
Significant experience in presales / solutions engineering or a closely related technical customerfacing role
Proven track record as a people manager leading SE or technical consulting teams (typically 612 ICs)
Deep background in at least one of: Agile / DevOps ITSM/ESM enterprise work management or adjacent solution domains
Experience driving complex multistakeholder deals with Enterprise or Strategic customers
Skills & Capabilities
People Leadership
Builds highperforming diverse teams; gives clear actionable feedback
Can articulate different development needs for earlycareer vs senior/principal SEs
Technical & Solution Depth
Strong grasp of SaaS cloud architectures integrations and security / compliance basics
Able to challenge and support SEs on solution design not just deal mechanics
Commercial & Strategic Acumen
Comfortable in forecast pipeline and coverage discussions; understands how SE motions impact revenue and margin
Thinks in systems: connects customer outcomes to Atlassians System of Work platform strategy and product roadmap
Execution & Operations
Demonstrated ability to introduce at least one teamlevel improvement that materially changed productivity quality or consistency
Strong command of CRM/process hygiene and datadriven decisionmaking
Communication & Executive Presence
Handles Clevel conversations with confidence; can translate between business technical and value narratives
Clear written communicator; comfortable driving DACIs and crossteam alignment
Compensation
At Atlassian we strive to design equitable explainable and competitive compensation programs. To support this goal the baseline of our range is higher than that of the typical market range but in turn we expect to hire most candidates near this baseline. Base pay within the range is ultimately determined by a candidates skills expertise or experience.
In the United States we have three geographic pay zones. For this role our current base pay ranges for new hires in each zone are:
Zone A: $206600 - $269780
Zone B: $185900 - $242802
Zone C: $171500 - $223917
This role may also be eligible for benefits bonuses commissions and equity.
Benefits & Perks
Atlassian offers a wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you your family and to help you engage with your local community. Our offerings include health and wellbeing resources paid volunteer days and so much more. To learn more visit Atlassian
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