Lead Solution Engineer

As Lead Solution Engineer for Mollie Connect, you will steer a six-person Solutions Engineering team across three offices, bridging product, tech, and commercial strategy. You translate complex partner requirements into technical solutions and help shape the Connect roadmap through hands-on leadership. You collaborate with CTOs, solution architects, and engineering teams at platforms and enterprises to unlock value in multi-entity integrations. You influence how we sell, implement, and learn, guiding the team from pre-sales through go-live. This role offers a meaningful chance to shape a partner-first platform at scale while maintaining hands-on technical impact.

• Lead and develop a six-member Solutions Engineering team, including hiring, performance management, and career development
• Define team processes, set OKRs, and align with Mollie Connect's priorities
• Coordinate with Partner Management to unify commercial and technical efforts
• Lead upmarket pre-sales and consultative selling, designing solutions that unlock value
• Refine the team's approach for large, complex platform partnerships
• Hands-on implementation consulting for complex integrations and multi-entity setups
• Support partners from integration design to go-live with stakeholder alignment
• Represent partner needs in product discussions and contribute to the Connect roadmap
• Collaborate with Engineering Managers and Marketing to ensure enablement materials reflect real-world needs

• 7+ years in Solutions Engineering, Technical Consulting, Sales Engineering, or similar in software/SaaS
• At least 2 years in a leadership role, formal or player-coach
• Strong technical acumen with API, integration architectures, and technical docs
• Hands-on experience with APIs, webhooks, and modern integration patterns
• Proven consultative, technical pre-sales experience
• Experience in complex, multi-stakeholder environments (SaaS, marketplaces, or enterprise)
• Comfort with ambiguity and ownership
• Fluent in English

• team leadership and mentoring
• stakeholder management
• curiosity and problem solving
• APIs
• webhooks
• integration architectures