Manager, Solutions Architecture (Pre-Sales)
MongoDB
$134,000 - $264,000 / year
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Description
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 hybrid out of Houston, Dallas, or Austin.
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 data platform for the AI era, enabling builders to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified data platform, the most widely available, globally distributed data platform 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 data platform and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
With offices worldwide and over 67,000 customers, including AI-native startups and approximately 75% of the Fortune 100, 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, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Req ID: 3273561417
MongoDB’s base salary range for this role is posted below. Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set, experience, qualifications, and work location. Salary is one part of MongoDB’s total compensation and benefits package. Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, 401(k) plan, mental health counseling, access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage, and health benefits offerings. Please note, the base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to U.S.-based candidates.
Benefits
- $264,000 USD
About this role
Leading MongoDB's pre-sales solutions architecture team in Austin puts you at the intersection of technical expertise and revenue generation. You'd manage a distributed group of top-tier architects and developers who work directly with enterprise customers to design database solutions, while partnering closely with sales to drive bookings and account growth. The role demands both people leadership—recruiting, coaching, and retaining talent across multiple countries—and hands-on involvement in high-stakes customer engagements and sales strategy.
This position suits someone with at least four years of pre-sales experience and three years managing teams, ideally in similar environments. You should have a proven track record of exceeding targets, strong commercial acumen, and the ability to quickly learn technical concepts and build credibility with customers. Database or software development background is valued, as is comfort with up to 30% travel and the flexibility to work hybrid from the Austin, Dallas, or Houston area.
MongoDB offers competitive base compensation between $134,000 and $264,000, along with equity, comprehensive health benefits, parental leave, and professional development support. The company emphasizes a culture of innovation and employee wellbeing, with a customer base spanning AI-native startups to 75% of the Fortune 100.
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