# Head of Solutions Engineering, Americas

**Company:** [Vanta](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/vanta)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Solutions Architecture
**Salary:** $298k – $351k/yr
**Experience:** 12+ years
**Skills:** Solutions Engineering, Pre-Sales, SaaS, Salesforce, Gong, GRC, Compliance, Security, Identity, AI
**Posted:** 2026-05-22

> Own and scale Vanta's Americas Solutions Engineering organization, driving technical win rates and revenue across all segments while leading a team of SEs and partnering closely with Sales, Product, and CS leadership.

## Job Description

## What you’ll do as a Head of Solutions Engineering at Vanta

### Revenue & Technical Win Rate
- Own SE attach rate, win rate, and revenue per SE across all Americas segments — Early Stage through Enterprise and Strategic
- Partner with segment Sales and Account Management leaders to ensure the right technical coverage at the right stage for every deal type
- Drive workshop-led engagement that shortens sales cycles, improves forecast accuracy, and accelerates time to value
- Build and maintain competitive positioning and technical proof points that win complex deals
- Cultivate trust and credibility with prospects and customers throughout the technical evaluation

### Team Leadership
- Lead and develop a team of Solutions Engineers across Early Stage, Growth, Commercial, and Enterprise segments
- Build a culture of speed, precision, and customer obsession
- Partner with the Global Center of Excellence and Enablement to accelerate ramp time and elevate team performance
- Attract, develop, and retain top technical talent across a fast-scaling AMER organization

### Cross-Functional Partnership
- Partner with the AMER GTM Leadership — proactive, data-driven, and collaborative
- Partner with segment Sales and Account Management Directors to optimize the SE motion
- Work closely with Product to surface field signal and influence roadmap priorities
- Align with Customer Success to ensure seamless handoffs and strong post-sale outcomes
- Represent NAMER Solutions in global leadership forums

### Operational Excellence
- Own the SE scorecard and operating cadence for AMER: weekly readouts, QBRs, deal inspection, and forecast reviews
- Drive consistent logging and data hygiene across Salesforce, Gong, and Dust
- Define and maintain clear rules of engagement for SE coverage
- Contribute to Vanta's Global Solutions COE by building playbooks and best practices
- Design and build with AI to drive efficiency and higher-quality outcomes

## How to be successful in this role
- 12+ years of experience in Solutions Engineering, pre-sales, or technical consulting in SaaS, with at least 5 years in a people leadership role
- Proven track record leading SE teams across multiple segments — ideally spanning both high-velocity SMB/Growth motions and complex Enterprise deals
- Deep experience partnering with Sales leadership at the VP and Director level
- Demonstrated ability to build operational systems that make Solutions impact measurable and repeatable
- Background in GRC, compliance, security, or identity is a strong plus
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for current or future employer sponsorship
- Open to using AI to amplify their skills and strengthen their work

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