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📍 London, England, United Kingdom· Full-time
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WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. Why we're hiring: WPP is embarking on a major 3-year transformation to simplify, modernise, and unify its technology platforms across the group. This change is critical to: Enable cost-effective transformation and operational efficiency Accelerate adoption of AI, data, and digital platforms Ensure consistent delivery of value and benefits across all agencies and markets Minimise disruption and maximise engagement during large-scale change Workday is a cornerstone of this transformation, providing a single, modern system of record for people data and for driving efficiency through our operations and finance functions. By standardising core processes, improving data quality and enabling better insights, Workday supports consistent ways of working, stronger governance and future‑ready capabilities, while creating the foundation for scalable change, automation and AI‑enabled decision making across WPP. We are looking for a Workday Global HCM Support Lead with strong experience in leading a global technology support function. The purpose of the role is to deliver a high-quality support service to our key s

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📍 London, United Kingdom· Full-time
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About Pinterest: Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product. Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible. At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI. Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here . Our Content Enablement team sits within the Content organization in the Global Business Organization. We create scalable, trusted guidance that helps content producers create high-quality organic content and supports Pinterest’s priority product and commercial experiences. The Content Enablement Lead will lead the strategy and execution of product-related organic content education, helping organic content producers understand and adopt the Pinterest products that support their success. You’ll champion producer needs, translate product developments into clear guidance and drive measurable adoption. What you’ll do: Set the strategy and direction for scalable, product-related organic content education in complex or ambiguous product areas. Translate audience insights, product knowledge, feedback and data into a clear point of view on organic conten

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📍 London, UK, United Kingdom· Full-time· Remote
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At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. As a product marketer at Vanta, you’ll help bring this vision to life by defining the new category of trust management, shaping Vanta’s positioning and differentiators externally, and influencing our product and business roadmap. We sit at the intersection of Marketing & Demand Generation, Sales, Product, and Customer Success and revel in connecting all of these teams to drive the business forward. Research, analysis, curiosity, storytelling, and project management are just a few of the attributes of our team – in addition to being open, empathetic, and genuinely nice people. As the EMEA Product Marketing lead, you will be responsible for bringing Vanta’s story to the EMEA audience to help us drive sustainable growth in the market. You’ll craft compelling messaging that’s tailored to the region, based on insights from buyer and market research. You’ll lead product launches to help amplify Vanta’s presence in the region, and partner closely with our product management team to identify growth opportunities for us to continue building our product. Finally, you’ll partner closely with our GTM organisation to expand Vanta’s footprint and accelerate our growth. What you’ll do as a Product Marketing Lead at Vanta: Define and manage go-to-market (GTM) strategy for Vanta’s business in EMEA tailored to the unique opportunities across the EMEA region Develop tailored messaging and positioning for EMEA based on market research and customer insights Partner with our EMEA growth team on the development and execution of targeted marketing campaigns, including tailored messaging and content that effectively engage local audiences and drive

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📍 London, Greater London, United Kingdom· Full-time
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Synthesia is the world’s leading AI video platform for business, used by over 90% of the Fortune 100. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in London, with offices and teams across Europe and the US. As AI continues to shape the way we live and work, Synthesia develops products to enhance visual communication and enterprise skill development, helping people work better and stay at the center of successful organizations. Following our recent Series E funding round, where we raised $200 million, our valuation stands at $4 billion. Our total funding exceeds $530 million from premier investors including Accel, NVentures (Nvidia's VC arm), Kleiner Perkins, GV, and Evantic Capital, alongside the founders and operators of Stripe, Datadog, Miro, and Webflow. About the role Most people think AI is coming for their job. We think it's coming for the boring parts of it. We’re not looking for a social media manager. We’re looking for a Social Media Lead — someone who’s plugged into the conversation at a level that goes beyond posting. Someone who understands that the debate happening right now around AI and human creativity is one of the most consequential of our time, and who wants to be an active voice in shaping it. Less Gordon Ramsay, more Anthony Bourdain. You'd own how Synthesia shows up across LinkedIn, X, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Not just posting. Thinking. Helping figure out what a leading AI company should sound like in culture, and then making it happen. You'll work within brand foundations built by people who've shaped some of the most iconic companies in the world. But social is its own language and we know that. You'll have a real say in how the voice evolves. The team You'll report into the Head of Social Media and work alongside a team of six, including videographers, editors, and creators who produce exceptional content in-house across every format and channel. This team can make anything. What they need from you is someone who knows how to make i

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📍 London, England, United Kingdom· Full-time
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🚀 About WRITER WRITER is where the world's leading enterprises orchestrate AI-powered work. Our vision is to expand human capacity through superintelligence. And we're proving it's possible – through powerful, trustworthy AI that unites IT and business teams together to unlock enterprise-wide transformation. With WRITER's end-to-end platform, hundreds of companies like Mars, Marriott, Uber, and Vanguard are building and deploying AI agents that are grounded in their company's data and fueled by WRITER's enterprise-grade LLMs. Valued at $1.9B and backed by industry-leading investors including Premji Invest, Radical Ventures, and ICONIQ Growth, WRITER is rapidly cementing its position as the leader in enterprise generative AI. Founded in 2020 with office hubs in San Francisco, New York City, Seattle, Austin, Chicago, and London, our team thinks big and moves fast, and we're looking for smart, hardworking builders and scalers to join us on our journey to create a better future of work with AI. 📐 About the role WRITER is looking for a customer success professional who will own deployment and activation success across a customer portfolio. You'll embed deeply into your customers' organizations, understand their business objectives, and build the programs, communities, and frameworks that turn AI investment into measurable outcomes. You'll partner closely with a Transformation lead to identify the right WRITER capabilities for each use case, then design and execute the strategies that drive meaningful adoption: building champion networks, running customized workshops, and advising customers on how to scale their AI programs over time. The ideal candidate brings a builder's mindset to customer success: you're not waiting for customers to engage, you're creating the conditions for it. This is a hybrid role based in our London hub. 🦸🏻‍♀️ What you'll do Own activation and platform success Deeply understand each customer's specific use cases, business objectives, and succe

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📍 London, England, United Kingdom· Full-time
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🚀 About WRITER WRITER is where the world's leading enterprises orchestrate AI-powered work. Our vision is to expand human capacity through superintelligence. And we're proving it's possible – through powerful, trustworthy AI that unites IT and business teams together to unlock enterprise-wide transformation. With WRITER's end-to-end platform, hundreds of companies like Mars, Marriott, Uber, and Vanguard are building and deploying AI agents that are grounded in their company's data and fueled by WRITER's enterprise-grade LLMs. Valued at $1.9B and backed by industry-leading investors including Premji Invest, Radical Ventures, and ICONIQ Growth, WRITER is rapidly cementing its position as the leader in enterprise generative AI. Founded in 2020 with office hubs in San Francisco, New York City, Seattle, Austin, Chicago, and London, our team thinks big and moves fast, and we're looking for smart, hardworking builders and scalers to join us on our journey to create a better future of work with AI. 📐 About the role WRITER is looking for a customer success professional who will own deployment and activation success across a customer portfolio. You'll embed deeply into your customers' organizations, understand their business objectives, and build the programs, communities, and frameworks that turn AI investment into measurable outcomes. You'll partner closely with a Transformation lead to identify the right WRITER capabilities for each use case, then design and execute the strategies that drive meaningful adoption: building champion networks, running customized workshops, and advising customers on how to scale their AI programs over time. The ideal candidate brings a builder's mindset to customer success: you're not waiting for customers to engage, you're creating the conditions for it. This is a hybrid role based in our London hub. 🦸🏻‍♀️ What you'll do Own activation and platform success Deeply understand each customer's specific use cases, business objectives, and succe

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📍 London, United Kingdom· Full-time
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About Pinterest: Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product. Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible. At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI. Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here . Pinterest is on a mission to improve the comprehensiveness and shoppability of ads on our platform. We’re accomplishing this by expanding our advertising demand sources through partnerships with third-party ad platforms and working closely with Agencies and media companies who manage performance marketing budgets. As the founding member of the EMEA Programmatic Sales & Operations team, you will play a pivotal role in driving Pinterest’s advertising growth and revenue through a full-funnel sales strategy. As the primary partner to clients, you’ll drive deal creation, oversee campaign setup, and ensure seamless launches. Leveraging data-driven strategies, you will proactively optimize performance, uncover growth opportunities, and deliver exceptional results that maximize client value and business impact. Through close collaboration wit

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📍 London, United Kingdom· Full-time
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Join us in building the future of finance. Our mission is to democratize finance for all. An estimated $124 trillion of assets will be inherited by younger generations in the next two decades. The largest transfer of wealth in human history. If you’re ready to be at the epicenter of this historic cultural and financial shift, keep reading. About the team & role We are building an elite team, applying frontier technologies to the world’s biggest financial problems. We’re looking for bold thinkers. Sharp problem-solvers. Builders who are wired to make an impact. Robinhood isn’t a place for complacency, it’s where ambitious people do the best work of their careers. We’re a high-performing, fast-moving team with ethics at the center of everything we do. Expectations are high, and so are the rewards. The team’s mission is to safeguard the financial stability of our trading operations. By independently challenging front-line strategies and validating complex margin models, we ensure the safe and sustainable growth of our derivatives product. As a Derivatives Risk Oversight Lead , you will serve as a key representative of Second Line of Defense for our derivatives trading platform, leading the oversight and continuous enhancement of risk management frameworks across the derivatives product and the Bitstamp Financial Services (BFS) entity. This role is based in our UK office, with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week. At Bitstamp by Robinhood, we believe in the power of in-person work to accelerate progress, spark innovation, and strengthen community. Our office experience is intentional, energizing, and designed to fully support high-performing teams. What you’ll do Support the Director of Risk in implementing and managing the financial risk management programs for the Bitstamp Financial Services (BFS) Entity and other parts of the Bitstamp group, with particular focus on market, product, counterparty, margin, collateral, and liquidity risks ari

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📍 London, England, United Kingdom
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Our Purpose Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential. Title and Summary European Acquiring, Solution Sales Lead Who is Mastercard? Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all. Overview Mastercard has a vision to build a leadership position as the only truly multi-rail payments technology company and Europe is at the forefront in defining and executing our multi-rail strategy. Commercial payments are a large opportunity for Mastercard in the European region. This role will lead the growth of B2B payment acceptance solutions across Europe by partnering with major acquirers, processors, and payment service providers to develop and execute strategies that increase commercial card, virtual card, and embedded payment acceptance among business merchants. The role i

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📍 London, England, United Kingdom· Full-time
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WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. About Data & Technology Solutions WPP’s Data & Technology Solutions is the WPP’s unified global data products and technology team. We work with our agencies and clients to build data-driven solutions and technology product to power marketing transformation. WPP Open is our AI platform for marketing, it connects marketing professionals, data, tools and AI in a single place. WPP Open is the simplest, safest and fastest way to realize the benefits of scaled AI – delivering better-informed creative ideas faster, at scale and at lower cost. We’re endlessly curious and our team of thinkers, builders, creators and problem solvers are over 2,000 strong, across 20 markets around the world. WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR We are seeking a strategic and commercially driven leader to define and execute WPP’s data partnership strategy within EMEA. This role will be critical in sourcing, integrating, and scaling data partnerships to support local market growth whi

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📍 London, United Kingdom· Full-time
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About Ramp Ramp is building the smart infrastructure for finance teams, embedded in the transaction flow of every dollar a business spends. We automate how over $200B in annualized spend flows in and out of 70,000+ companies: authorizing payments, flagging risk, categorizing spend, and closing books. The problems are high-stakes, data-dense, and unforgiving. We hire people with high agency and high urgency. We look for slope over intercept. We care less about where you trained and more about what you’ve built. At Ramp, everyone is a builder who owns problems end to end and makes consequential decisions that shape the outcome. The median Ramp customer saves 5% and grows revenue 16% in their first year – far in excess of businesses operating without Ramp. We believe every ambitious company deserves the same. If you want to build systems that directly shape how companies move and manage billions, Ramp is the place to do it. About the Role As the first BDR Manager in our London office, you will lead the onsite team building Ramp’s presence across the European market. In this high-velocity front-line manager role, you will develop and coach a team of Business Development Representatives, and work closely with leaders across Sales, Marketing, Product, and the executive team to define and scale Ramp’s BDR motion across the UK and Europe. This is a player-coach role: you will lead from the front, contribute directly to key prospecting initiatives, and help recruit and develop the team. If you are excited by building high-performing teams, embracing challenges, and playing a defining role in Ramp’s European growth, this role is for you. What You'll Do Lead from the front as a hands-on player-coach, modeling best-in-class prospecting and qualification. Hire, coach, and develop a high-performing BDR team focused on building qualified European pipeline. Build and evolve Ramp’s European BDR playbook, from ICP and competitive positioning to qualification and handoff standards. Cr

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📍 London, England, United Kingdom· Full-time
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About the Job: We're looking for a Senior EMEA Marketing Manager to lead marketing in the region, in close collaboration with Sales, with field activities and events as the core part of the role. This is a senior, individual-contributor position for someone who knows how great regional B2B marketing programs are built — from tactics through hands-on execution — and who's looking to shape and build the approach rather than run a standard playbook. You'll join a growing international marketing team in an essential role for the team and business, reporting to the International Marketing Director. You'll take full ownership of the EMEA field calendar and act as the region's on the ground presence, with the scope to also contribute to broader regional marketing campaigns. In this role, you'll get to innovate and design impactful, memorable experiences that drive real results. Responsibilities: Own the EMEA field calendar end-to-end — from tactics and planning through execution and post-event follow-through, across owned events, third-party conferences, sponsorships, executive roundtables, and partner co-marketing events etc. Lead regional sponsorship approach and vendor management — negotiate sponsorship packages and deliverables, coordinate on assets and work with agencies, partners and vendors. Design differentiated, memorable experiences — go beyond the standard execution model to create formats that genuinely engage audiences and build awareness around the brand. Partner closely with EMEA Sales — work hand-in-hand with Sales and SDR teams on field activities, on-site engagement, and structured post-event follow-up. Act as a confident, credible voice with internal stakeholders to represent Marketing. Own reporting and ROI — track leads, pipeline capture, and spend against your Marketing activities and campaigns, and report results back to leadership. Operate independently — take action and define approach, budget requests, format, and vendors in line with Sales

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📍 London, England, United Kingdom· Full-time
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About the Job: LaunchDarkly is looking for a VP, EMEA Sales to lead and scale our regional sales organization as we enter a period of high growth and expand across a growing portfolio of products. Reporting to the Chief Revenue Officer, this leader will own new business and expansion revenue across EMEA. This is a high-impact leadership role for a builder and operator who can turn regional insight into a focused go-to-market strategy, build a repeatable pipeline engine, and create the operating discipline needed for predictable growth. The VP will lead a multi-level sales organization and partner closely with Marketing, SDR/BDR, Solutions Engineering, Customer Success, Partnerships, Enablement, and Revenue Operations. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the next phase of LaunchDarkly’s growth by bringing our AI Runtime Control capabilities to more customers across EMEA, helping organizations build, deploy, and manage AI-powered applications with greater control and confidence. Responsibilities: Own new business and expansion revenue across EMEA. Set regional go-to-market strategy across segmentation, territories, coverage, capacity, hiring, and resources. Build repeatable pipeline across outbound, inbound, account-based, and partner channels. Establish operating rhythms for pipeline inspection, forecasting, deal progression, performance, and business reviews. Deliver accurate forecasts and visibility into pipeline, deal health, productivity, risks, and opportunities. Lead and develop Sales Directors, Managers, and Account Executives while building a strong management bench. Drive consistent sales methodology, account planning, qualification, and pipeline hygiene. Engage in strategic deals through executive relationships, value selling, negotiation, and deal strategy. Scale land-and-expand across new logo, adoption, cross-sell, and expansion motions. Partner with Solutions Engineering and Customer Success to improve deal quality, adoption, reten

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📍 London, England, United Kingdom· Full-time
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Position Overview We are seeking a transformative Senior Director, Talent Acquisition to lead the overall recruiting function and deliver a high-impact, modern, and scalable hiring experience across the organization. In this role, the successful candidate will partner closely with senior business leaders and HR stakeholders to align hiring priorities, shape workforce plans, and support business growth through innovative, data-driven talent strategies. This leader will oversee end-to-end recruitment strategy and operations, guide team performance, and drive process improvements that strengthen hiring outcomes, scalability, speed, and quality of hire. A key focus of the role will be leading the successful implementation and optimization of Workday Recruiting and related processes, while advancing the use of AI-enabled recruiting tools, automation, talent intelligence, and analytics to improve sourcing effectiveness, decision quality, operational efficiency, and candidate experience. The ideal candidate is an AI-forward talent acquisition leader who brings strong leadership, stakeholder management, strategic thinking, and communication skills, along with deep expertise in recruiting operations, team development, talent analytics, recruiting technology, and enterprise process transformation. They will bring experience leading large-scale systems and process change, including Workday implementation or optimization, as well as a thoughtful approach to the responsible use of AI and technology across the hiring lifecycle. They will also bring a fresh and creative approach to attracting top talent and play a key role in advancing and strengthening our employer brand in the market. Key Responsibilities Lead the global Talent Acquisition function across a broad team or portfolio, with accountability for recruiting strategy, delivery, team capability, technology adoption, and performance against hiring goals. Partner closely with senior business leaders, HR

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At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. You'll lead Vanta's EMEA Solutions Engineering team across the Growth and Commercial segments, developing a strong group of eight SEs while evolving our technical sales motion and helping drive growth in one of Vanta's highest-priority regions. Solutions Engineering at Vanta sits at the intersection of product, technical, and sales. The SE team works alongside Account Executives to drive technical wins, lead discovery, and make the fit between customer needs and Vanta's capabilities real, converting qualified opportunities into closed revenue. In EMEA, that means operating across a wide and diverse market: from established financial and technology hubs across Western Europe to emerging opportunities across the Middle East, Israel, and Southern Europe, each with different regulatory contexts, GRC maturity levels, and buying behaviours. The team needs to show up credibly across all of them. This manager leads the Growth and Commercial SE team, a group of eight SEs spanning a fast-moving, high-priority region. The SE motion is actively evolving from a repeatable demo approach toward a more consultative, value-based model in the right deals, while preserving speed and volume where that remains the right answer. The job is to develop the team and the motion together. What you’ll do as a Manager, Solutions Engineering at Vanta: Lead and develop the SE team: manage eight SEs across the Growth and Commercial segments, build on the existing operating rhythm, and establish a coaching cadence that elevates individual performance and team craft Drive the evolution of the SE motion: work with your team and EMEA sales leadership to shift fro

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