Senior Director, EMEA Pre-Sales & Solution Architecture

6 hours, 11 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
Sales and Business Development
LivePerson

LivePerson

LivePerson is a global leader in Conversational AI, offering real-time intelligent customer engagement solutions through their platform, LiveEngage, for over 18,000 clients worldwide.

Internet Software & Services
1K-5K
Founded 1995

Description

  • Lead the EMEA Pre-Sales Engineering and Solution Architecture functions across the region.
  • Support strategic deal discovery, ideation, and education programs to uncover customer pain points and solution opportunities.
  • Guide Solution Consultants in delivering value-driven consultations and platform demonstrations.
  • Partner with Sales leadership on strategies for new business, renewals, upsells, RFPs, and technical proposals.
  • Engage directly with technical stakeholders, economic buyers, and C-level executives to explain technical value and architecture.
  • Oversee billable Solution Architects to ensure utilization, capacity planning, and successful post-sales delivery.
  • Drive technical discovery, solution framing, and architectural governance for LivePerson’s portfolio.
  • Develop processes, solution blueprints, API integration standards, and scoping tools.
  • Manage technical scope, API requirements, and solution deliverables through change management.
  • Serve as the senior technical escalation point for complex onboarding and implementation issues.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of Solution Architecture or Technical Pre-Sales experience.
  • 5+ years of leadership experience heading a Pre-Sales Engineering, Technical Consulting, or Enterprise Architecture practice.
  • Experience managing both pre-sales resources and billable delivery-focused technical teams in a multi-product SaaS environment.
  • Deep architectural understanding of API-first SaaS platforms, web services (REST, SOAP), integration middleware, webhooks, microservices, and identity management (OAuth, SAML).
  • Strong familiarity with Conversational AI, LLMs, and messaging protocols is highly preferred.
  • Ability to communicate effectively in both technical and executive settings.
  • Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
  • Proven ability to mentor employees, manage customer expectations, and drive technical excellence.
  • Ability to translate complex technical architectures into compelling business outcomes and ROI narratives.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental insurance.
  • Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with confidential counseling and wellbeing support.
  • Workplace pension scheme with company contributions starting at 5% and increasing to 7.5% based on employee contribution.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) with a discount on company shares.
  • Group life insurance, group income protection, and group critical illness cover.
  • 28 days of paid time off plus bank holidays.
  • Up to 5 additional Emergency Care Days after PTO is exhausted.
  • Paid parental leave and maternity support.
  • Fully remote work with access to WeWork space for in-person collaboration.
  • Access to internal professional development resources.

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