Salesforce

Lead/Principal, Manufacturing Industry Solution Engineer

Salesforce$173K — $231K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in pre-sales or solution engineering roles
  • Strong technical knowledge of AI and solution building
  • Proven project management skills in a matrixed environment
  • Exceptional storytelling and presentation abilities
  • Ability to drive strategic discussions with C-level executives
  • Strong problem-solving skills and curiosity for underlying issues
  • Experience in building and enabling reusable industry solutions

Responsibilities

  • Lead industry solution initiatives and create demo assets and content hubs
  • Conduct training sessions for internal teams on leveraging pre-built industry assets
  • Collaborate with Product and Go-To-Market teams to enhance demo environments
  • Support strategic customer pursuits as a subject matter expert
  • Capture customer success stories and provide feedback for product improvement
  • Develop tailored solution visions and demonstrations showcasing Salesforce value
  • Evaluate and implement AI tooling to enhance productivity

Benefits

  • Access to comprehensive wellness and work-life balance resources
  • Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning
  • Collaborative work environment that fosters innovation
  • Participation in high-impact industry events like Dreamforce
  • Joining a mission-driven team dedicated to customer success
Full Job Description

To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts.

Job Category

Sales

Job Details

Also known as a Pre-Sales Engineer, Solution Consultant, or Sales Consultant, a Salesforce Solution Engineer is a trusted advisor who partners with customers to understand their unique business challenges and translates them into tailored technology solutions. With a focus on removing technical barriers to co-create customer success, the Solution Engineer delivers compelling demonstrations and helps drive strategic roadmaps that showcase the power of the Salesforce platform.

The Industry Solution Engineer is a scale-focused, field-empowering role that goes beyond traditional pre-sales by playing a critical part in building and scaling industry-specific solution assets across the Manufacturing, Automotive, and Energy & Utilities verticals. As a member of the PACE Industry Solutions Scale Team (also known as the PACEmakers), you will blend deep Manufacturing industry and AI expertise with a passion for repeatability — building reusable assets, driving field enablement, and supporting high-impact customer engagements across the vertical. This highly visible role will empower you as a thought leader in your space; you will drive innovation, collaboration, and consistency across go-to-market efforts, partnering with a wide variety of teams including Solutions, Product, and the COE.

What You Will Be Doing:

* Scale and Build Industry Solutions: Lead industry solution initiatives by partnering with internal working groups to build demo assets, content hubs, and customer videos.
* Enable Our Solution Engineers and Field Teams: Conduct internal enablement, demos, and training sessions to help others leverage pre-built industry assets and content. Be the go-to expert on what's available — and how to use it to win.
* Be the Voice of the Field: Partner with Product, Industry, the COE, and Go-To-Market teams to enhance our demo environments and ensure our solutions evolve based on real customer feedback and emerging industry trends.
* Support Strategic Customer Engagements: Support Account SEs and join key pursuits as an industry subject matter expert to support discovery, demo strategy, and overall deal positioning.
* Establish a Feedback and Innovation Loop: Capture customer success stories, win/loss insights, and field input to inform ongoing product improvements and sales strategy.
* Develop and Deliver Compelling Solution Visions, Roadmaps, and Tailored Demonstrations: Showcase the immediate and long-term value of Salesforce through industry-proven use cases.
* Lead AI Tooling Adoption and Enablement: Be at the forefront of AI by evaluating and leveraging new tools to streamline productivity and facilitate how SEs do the job today.
* Support High-Impact Customer Events: Key involvement in driving content and strategy for Dreamforce sessions, product innovation hubs, and customer summits.


What We’re Looking For:

* Proactive, high performers who can operate through ambiguity and are looking to elevate their SE skill sets in a multiplier capacity.
* Excellent storytelling and presentation skills, with the ability to craft compelling customer narratives tied to business value and industry-driven use cases.
* Strong technical foundation in AI, building demos, and expertise other SEs can lean on.
* Proven project management and orchestration skills to align internal stakeholders to meet deliverable timelines.
* Confidence in presenting to C-level executives and guiding strategic conversations.
* Proven ability to run thoughtful discovery sessions that uncover true customer needs.
* Ability to collaborate effectively in a matrixed organization and lead through influence.
* Strong problem-solving skills and a curiosity to understand the "why" behind challenges and solutions.
* Passion for innovation and a drive to keep learning and improving.


Preferred Qualifications:

* Experience in pre-sales, solution engineering, or Salesforce implementation.
* Background in working with or within any of the following industries: Manufacturing, Automotive, Energy & Utilities, or Retail & Consumer Goods (preferred but not required).
* Experience building solution assets or participating in scale initiatives.
* Familiarity with the Salesforce tech stack, including the industry clouds and Agentforce.
* Obtained Salesforce certifications.
* Experience with complex solution selling and/or ROI-based selling strategies.
* Successful project leadership in a highly matrixed organization to build collaboration and be a multiplier.
* Computer science degree or technical equivalent experience.

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