Manager, Solutions Architecture

MongoDB
Kuala Lumpur, MY
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward mid-level pre-sales leaders with distributed team experience who thrive in enterprise sales environments and have a database or software development background.

Best fit for

  • Experienced pre-sales leaders who excel in enterprise sales and team development.
    — “partner with our sales counterparts to define, improve and execute our sales initiatives in the enterprise market
  • Managers with a track record of overachievement in pre-sales roles.
    — “Results oriented, with a track record of overachievement
  • Candidates who can balance technical qualification with commercial acumen.
    — “Focused – you are skilled in managing time and resources and have a sound approach to technically qualifying opportunities

Things to consider

  • Up to 30% travel is required for this role.
    — “The ability to travel up to 30%
  • Management experience with distributed teams is preferred.
    — “distributed team management preferred

How to stand out

  • Highlight specific instances where you developed pre-sales talent across regions.
    — “Recruit, retain, and develop top pre-sales talent across multiple countries
  • Demonstrate your ability to drive customer success through strategic partnerships.
    — “Foster strong and effective relationships with customers, resulting in growth opportunities
  • Showcase your experience in both pre-sales and software development.
    — “Software development background a plus
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Manager

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • recruited and retained top pre-sales talent
  • successful customer engagements
Typical background
4+ years of pre-sales experience3+ years of management experience

Skills & requirements

Required

Pre-sales ExperienceSales EnablementTeam ManagementTechnical QualificationPresentation Skills

Preferred

Database Industry BackgroundSoftware Development Background

Stack & domain

Pre-sales ExperienceCommercial SkillsTeam ManagementTechnical QualificationPresentationInterpersonal SkillsResults OrientedDrivenFocusedIntelligentSalesManagement

About the role

Original posting from MongoDB

We are looking for an experienced and driven leader, with great energy, passion and initiative to manage a highly motivated Pre-Sales Solutions Architecture team.

MongoDB Pre-Sales Solution Architects partner with the rest of the go to market team to help our customers craft and build solutions to address their business needs. Our team is made up of top-tier software architects, entrepreneurs, and developers who take direct responsibility for customer success. As an integral component of the sales team, they help shoulder the responsibility of generating revenue, by strategically interfacing with the customer and becoming the trusted advisor. 

As a leader in Pre-Sales Solutions Architecture, you will cultivate a stellar team. You will partner closely with our sales counterparts to define, improve and execute our sales initiatives in the enterprise market.  You will be integral  to driving the business forward, by developing  both our pre-sales and sales practices and by bringing the voice of experience.

This role can be based remotely in the Kuala Lumpur region.

Candidate Profile

4+ years of pre-sales experience, with strong commercial skills

3+ years Management experience, ideally in pre-sales, distributed team management preferred

Results oriented, with a track record of overachievement (Circle of Excellence, Leader of the Year, etc.)

Driven – you possess a strong desire to be successful

Focused – you are skilled in managing time and resources and have a sound approach to technically qualifying opportunities

Intelligent – you possess an aptitude to learn quickly and establish credibility

Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills

Database industry background a plus

Software development background a plus

The ability to travel up to 30%

A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Position Expectations

Recruit, retain, and develop top pre-sales talent across multiple countries

Partner with our sales teams to help ensure success in accounts ranging from mid-to-large enterprises

Work closely with the Professional Services team to achieve customer happiness and with Marketing to conduct seminars, trade shows and other marketing related events

Foster strong and effective relationships with customers, resulting in growth opportunities

Coach the team to exceed monthly, quarterly and annual bookings objectives

About MongoDB

MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the database for the AI era, enabling innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified database platform, the most widely available, globally distributed database on the market, helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

With offices worldwide and over 60,000 customers, including 75% of the Fortune 100 and AI-native startups, relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software.

Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us MongoDB. 

To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world!

MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.

MongoDB is an equal opportunities employer.

Requisition ID

1273407313

 

Source: MongoDB careers

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