Slack Solution Engineer

Own Company

Own Company

Chicago, IL, USA

Posted on Jun 4, 2026

Applications will be accepted until 06/17/2026.

Description

We're looking for a Solution Engineer to join our Slack team — someone who thrives on helping customers solve complex challenges and reimagine how work gets done.

What you will be doing

  • Partner with Account Executives to drive complex, multi-stakeholder deal cycles across industries to solve diverse mission-critical business problems
  • Drive the discovery process, helping to uncover customers' current pain points and align to their business objectives
  • Prepare and deliver high-impact presentations and demonstrations that communicate Slack's unique value
  • Partner with customers to design Slack-based solutions that drive value and significant business impact
  • Ensure customers understand how Slack's industry-leading security program protects their organization
  • Support security, compliance, and architecture conversations and address technical objections
  • Guide customers through the evaluation process of Slack, ensuring that our solution meets key business objectives and technical requirements
  • Contribute to the success of a rapidly growing and evolving SE organization
  • Act as a liaison between Product, Marketing, and Sales, sharing customer feedback to help craft the product roadmap
  • Mentor and coach other SEs, account teams, and partners on positioning Slack as the Agentic OS (Slack's AI-powered platform for automating and connecting work across your organization)

What you should have

  • Typically 4–10 years of sales engineering or solution consulting experience in a SaaS or tech-first organization
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; a knack for delivering compelling presentations and product demonstrations
  • A consultative approach to solving customers' business challenges
  • A track record of successfully overcoming technical and security objections, with a proven ability to creatively solve complex problems
  • Extensive Slack and Salesforce experience, including Workflows and Integrations
  • Professional proficiency in English
  • Ability to thrive and adapt in a rapidly evolving product and market that will define the future of work
  • Knowledge of the productivity and collaboration tools landscape
  • Familiarity with the enterprise SaaS ecosystem and modern workplace environments
  • B.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS, or related field required

Work Location

This role is Office Flex, requiring 3 days per week onsite at your designated Salesforce office location.

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