Clever Inc. · 2 months ago
Senior Manager, Technical Pre-Sales
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$166K/yr - $195K/yr
6+ years expClever Inc. is on a mission to connect every student worldwide to a world of learning through their identity platform for education. As the Senior Manager of Technical Pre-Sales, you will lead a team to drive revenue growth by delivering compelling technical presentations and solutions to meet the needs of K-12 districts and partners.
Big DataData IntegrationEdTechEducation
Responsibilities
Build and uplevel Clever's technical pre-sales function, ensuring your team delivers compelling technical presentations, demos, and proof-of-concepts that drive deal momentum and revenue growth
You will be a crucial liaison, partnering closely with Sales and Customer Success leadership to drive technical deal strategy, collaborating with Onboarding, Product, and Engineering to be the voice of the customer, and mentoring your team of Technical Pre-Sales Engineers
Success is measured by accelerating the sales cycle and increasing win rate for Clever's paid offerings, ensuring smooth customer hand-offs to onboarding engineers post-sale, and building a high-performing team of technical experts
You will lead the development and standardization of Clever's technical pre-sales framework, shape best practices for technical discovery, documentation, and handoff from pre-sales to implementation
Qualification
Required
4+ years of experience in a technical leadership or management role, overseeing a Pre-Sales Engineering function
A minimum of 6+ years of total experience in technical pre-sales, solutions architecture, or technical sales, preferably in a B2B SaaS, EdTech, or IT environment with complex integrations
Proven ability to manage and scale a team of customer-facing technologists, including coaching on complex integration techniques, solution design, and pre-sales strategies
Demonstrated advanced technical expertise across the team's core domain, including: API integrations, SSO configurations, data modeling, ETL methodologies, scripting, and SQL
Exceptional cross-functional leadership skills across Sales, Customer Success, Product, and Engineering teams
Proven ability to shape and implement strategic pre-sales processes, identifying efficiencies and contributing to program-building efforts for long-term success
Preferred
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Entra (formerly Azure Active Directory), Active Directory, and Google SSO and authentication, as they relate to large-scale K-12 deployments
Deep expertise as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the EdTech or K-12 sector, especially regarding data interoperability, rostering, and analytics use cases
Experience with data warehouses/lakes and analytics platforms (e.g., Power BI) used in K-12 school districts
A proactive problem-solver with a commitment to equity and inclusivity, dedicated to furthering Clever's mission of equitable learning access
Benefits
Competitive salary
Flexible PTO and Paid Parental Leave
Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage
Mental healthcare services
Professional development budget
Annual company retreat + team events
Company
Clever Inc.
We believe technology is a powerful lever to make education equitable for all and the fastest way to improve educational outcomes now.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$43.32MKey Investors
Lightspeed Venture Partners
2021-05-06Acquired
2014-12-16Series B· $30M
2014-03-25Series A· $10.3M
Leadership Team
Trish Sparks
Vice President, Customer Success and Sales
Dan Carroll
Strategic Advisor
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