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Manager, Solutions Engineering - EMEA

Leads Vanta’s EMEA Solutions Engineering team across Growth and Commercial segments, developing eight SEs and evolving the technical sales motion toward consultative, value-based engagements. Requires 7+ years of pre-sales experience, including 3–5 years managing Solutions Engineers, plus EMEA market and AI tooling fluency.

About the job

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a team of eight Solutions Engineers across the Growth and Commercial segments in EMEA.
  • Establish a coaching cadence that elevates individual performance and team craft.
  • Evolve the Solutions Engineering motion from repeatable demos toward consultative, value-based engagement where appropriate while maintaining speed and volume when suitable.
  • Define and iterate playbooks for discovery, demo quality, and proof-of-concept approaches.
  • Strengthen the partnership between Solutions Engineers and Account Executives across EMEA.
  • Coach Solutions Engineers to act as trusted technical advisors.
  • Lead AI adoption and modern tooling across the team, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and building responsible team processes around AI.
  • Track technical win rates, deal attachment, pipeline influence, and team capacity; provide leadership visibility into performance and investment priorities.
  • Partner with recruiting to define hiring profiles, participate in interviews, and onboard new hires.

Requirements

  • 3–5 years of Solutions Engineering management experience.
  • 7+ years of total pre-sales or Solutions Engineering experience.
  • Experience managing Solutions Engineering teams, including one-on-ones, performance conversations, hiring, and team dynamics.
  • Experience shifting from a volume-based Solutions Engineering motion to a consultative, value-based approach.
  • Hands-on AI and modern tooling fluency, including experience building team processes around AI tools.
  • EMEA market experience and understanding of its linguistic, geographic, regulatory, GRC, compliance, and buyer diversity.
  • Experience with GRC, compliance, or security SaaS.
  • Experience at a growth-stage B2B SaaS company building processes without mature organizational infrastructure.
  • Based in London and comfortable working in a hybrid model three days per week in the office.
  • Curiosity, willingness to learn, and sound judgment in applying AI responsibly.

Nice to Have

  • GDPR fluency.

Compensation and Benefits

  • Industry-competitive salary and equity.
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits with dependent coverage.
  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave for all new parents.
  • Health and wellness stipend.
  • Remote workspace, internet, and mobile phone stipend.
  • Commuter benefits for office-based team members.
  • Pension matching.
  • 25 days of annual leave per year and unlimited sick time.
  • Eight company-paid holidays.
  • Virtual team-building activities, lunch and learns, and company-wide events.

Skills

Solutions Engineering, Sales Engineering, B2B SaaS, Artificial Intelligence, GRC, Compliance, Security Saas, GDPR, Technical Sales, Proof Of Concept, Discovery, Salesforce

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