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Braze

Customer engagement platform for cross-channel messaging

Lead Solutions Engineer - POC Operations

Program ManagementUpdated on Nov 10
Full-timeChicago, IL, USA$89k - $140k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of experience in technical program management, solutions consulting operations, or a related role within B2B SaaS.
  • Experience designing, scaling, or operating a technical program such as proof of concepts, pilots, or technical evaluations across many simultaneous engagements, rather than personally running individual engagements.
  • Strong program management fundamentals, including scoping, milestone tracking, resource planning, and risk management.
  • Comfort working with technical concepts such as application programming interfaces, software development kits, and data integrations well enough to scope and sequence technical work; building the solution is not expected.
  • Ability to align Sales, Solutions Consulting, Engineering, and customer stakeholders around a shared plan through stakeholder management.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience reporting program health to leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Define the end-to-end proof-of-concept methodology, including intake criteria, standard timelines, and exit and success criteria, for Solutions Consultants to scope and run individual proof of concepts.
  • Build and maintain the resourcing and capacity-planning model that matches proof-of-concept demand to available technical talent across regions, and flag capacity gaps to the AVP of Global Technical Consulting.
  • Run recurring intake, status, and review cadences across active proof of concepts, providing Sales and Solutions Consulting leadership with visibility into progress and risk without personally running each engagement.
  • Design the risk and escalation process for flagging scope creep, resourcing gaps, and technical blockers, and step in to unblock only the highest-risk proof of concepts.
  • Build and maintain repeatable proof-of-concept playbooks, templates, and tooling for technical teams to use in the field, improving consistency and speed across regions.
  • Own proof-of-concept program metrics, including volume, cycle time, win rate, and resourcing utilization, and report trends and recommendations to the AVP of Global Technical Consulting.
  • Partner with Product and Engineering to relay recurring proof-of-concept blockers or feature gaps surfaced across engagements, and partner with Sales and Solutions Consulting on demand forecasting.
  • Use program data to identify bottlenecks and iterate on process, staffing, and tooling to improve program-wide win rates and cycle time.

Desired Qualifications

  • PMP, CSM, or an equivalent program/project management certification.

About the Company

Braze

Customer engagement platform for cross-channel messaging

Braze is a customer engagement platform that helps brands build ongoing relationships with customers by coordinating real-time, cross-channel messages across email, push, in-app, SMS, and more. It collects data from any source, segments audiences, and orchestrates customer journeys so the right message reaches the right person at the right time. It also uses AI-powered experimentation and optimization to test and improve campaigns. Braze differentiates itself with a data-driven, multi-channel approach and a strong emphasis on journey orchestration and real-time engagement, serving a wide range of clients from small businesses to large enterprises and operating globally. Its goal is to enable brands to deliver relevant, personalized experiences at scale, across channels, to drive lasting customer relationships.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2011

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