Senior Manager, Solution Engineering, MuleSoft Benelux

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As the Senior Manager of Solution Engineering for MuleSoft Benelux, you will play a pivotal role in driving the success of the Benelux Business Unit. You'll lead, develop, and grow a team of Solution Engineers while partnering with Sales, Customer Success, Professional Services, Marketing, Enablement, and Salesforce's extended teams to deliver exceptional outcomes for our customers. This is a leadership role that combines strategic vision, technical expertise, and people management to propel business growth and customer success.

• Leadership in Solution Engineering: Guide the technical evaluation process in the sales cycle across key industries, ensuring alignment with customer goals and organizational strategy.
• Strategic Account Focus: Partner with Sales and Pre-Sales Leadership to drive customer outcomes, leverage product resources, and coordinate with partners when necessary.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Build strong relationships with Sales, SE leadership, and Salesforce Core and Specialist teams to create synergies and maximize business impact.
• Team Development: Recruit, hire, and nurture top talent, ensuring your team remains high-performing and engaged. Conduct regular employee reviews, provide mentorship, and support career development.
• Resource Management: Allocate resources effectively, manage account strategies, and actively participate in strategic deals to support business growth.
• Innovation & Program Leadership: Champion strategic initiatives to drive pipeline generation, gather product feedback, and contribute to the continuous evolution of our offerings.

• Leadership Experience: Proven experience in managing and growing teams, particularly in Solutions Engineering, Pre-Sales, or a similar leadership role.
• Technical & Strategic Expertise: Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical sales processes within Software/Cloud/SaaS organizations. Experience in iPaaS/APIM industries is a strong advantage.
• Sales Excellence: A track record of strategizing and closing large, complex deals using solution-selling techniques.
• Relationship Builder: Outstanding interpersonal skills to establish trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and executives, both internally and externally.
• Team-First Mentality: Passion for developing people and fostering a collaborative, high-morale team environment while exemplifying Salesforce's core values.
• Effective Communicator: Ability to influence and collaborate with executive leadership, Product Development, Marketing, and Sales teams to secure buy-in and drive success.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Strong capability to work seamlessly across Sales, Services, Customer Success, and other critical business functions.
• Language Proficiency: Fluency in English is required; Dutch and French are preferred.