Description
The Experience
We're looking for a Lead Solution Engineer to join the Tableau team at Salesforce. In this role, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor and key partner — translating complex customer business challenges into tailored Tableau and Salesforce solutions. You'll work at the intersection of technology, strategy, and storytelling, helping our most strategic customers unlock value through data and AI-powered analytics.
This is a chance to grow your technical leadership, build executive relationships, and shape how our most strategic customers experience the future of data and AI — all within one of the most innovative teams in enterprise software.
What You'll Actually Be Doing
Lead the full solution engineering (SE) cycle — from discovery through close — in collaboration with executives, product specialists, and engineering
Design and deliver customized demonstrations that showcase Tableau's data and AI capabilities to both technical and executive audiences
Serve as a technical thought leader, articulating the value of Tableau Classic, Tableau Next, Agentforce, and Data360 to drive business transformation
Drive executive-level engagement through live demos, points of view (POVs), and strategic thought leadership in 1:1 and broader forum settings
You're Our Person If...
You have experience in solution engineering, pre-sales consulting, enterprise software delivery, or customer success
You have hands-on experience with Tableau, Salesforce, or comparable analytics/CRM (Customer Relationship Management) platforms
You can lead discovery sessions, understand complex institutional challenges, and craft tailored solutions
You communicate clearly across audiences — from data analysts to C-suite executives
A related technical degree required
Even Better If...
You hold Salesforce and/or Tableau certifications (e.g., Tableau Desktop Specialist, Salesforce Administrator, Data Cloud, AI certifications)
You have practical experience with CRMA (CRM Analytics), Agentforce, Data360/Data Cloud, and AI/ML concepts including LLMs (Large Language Models) and generative AI
You have a track record of executive-level engagement and influence
You're familiar with semantic data modeling and data pipeline architectures
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.