Head of Solutions Engineering

Clay Clay · Vertical AI · New York, NY · GTM - Ops

Head of Solutions Engineering at Clay, a company focused on helping organizations turn growth ideas into reality using AI. The role involves managing and scaling a team of Solutions Engineers, driving revenue growth through demos and POCs, building demo infrastructure, influencing product strategy, and creating a knowledge-capture system. The ideal candidate has experience in solutions/sales engineering, managing technical teams, and GTM fluency in B2B SaaS.

What you'd actually do

  1. Manage and scale the Solutions Engineering team through hiring, mentoring, and process development
  2. Drive revenue growth by improving win rates and expansion through exceptional demos and POCs
  3. Build world-class demo infrastructure including assets, tooling, and value narratives that demonstrate impact at scale
  4. Influence product strategy by partnering cross-functionally with Sales, Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Enablement to integrate solutions expertise into go-to-market plans
  5. Create a knowledge-capture system that scales team expertise: document solutions and patterns once, then transform them into internal resources (accessible via our internal AI tools) and external customer education

Skills

Required

  • 6+ years as a solutions/sales Engineer OR 6+ years in a translatable role (analytics manager, technical bizops)
  • 2+ years managing technical teams
  • GTM fluency: You’ve lived in B2B SaaS and can speak the language of sales & marketing
  • Strong technical foundation in SaaS integrations and platform architecture
  • Proven ability to build scalable teams with systems, processes, and playbooks that drive efficiency
  • Excellent cross-functional collaboration with demonstrated partnerships across Sales, Product, and Marketing
  • Outstanding communication skills with experience coaching and scaling technical teams
  • Track record of leading projects and thriving in fast-paced, evolving environments
  • High bar for quality of work & attention to detail

Nice to have

  • SQL experience

What the JD emphasized

  • 6+ years as a solutions/sales Engineer
  • 2+ years managing technical teams
  • Proven ability to build scalable teams with systems, processes, and playbooks that drive efficiency