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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead - Solutions Engineer (Verticals) - **Company:** Freshworks Inc - **Location:** Boston, MA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $170,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Software as a Service - **Published:** August 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/use2a0cfd6234d285b00d00f078aeb98bb/eaa ## About the Role * 6-8 years of Solution Engineering, Sales Engineering, Solutions Consulting, or similar pre-sales experience. * Experience supporting or selling SaaS solutions into one or more of the following verticals: SLED, Higher Education, or Manufacturing. * Strong understanding of how customer requirements, buying processes, and technology priorities can differ across industry verticals. * Experience with ITSM, ITAM, ITOM, ESM, or related enterprise technology platforms is strongly preferred. * Excellent presentation and storytelling skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts and business value to diverse audiences. * Proven ability to work cross-functionally to solve complex business and technical challenges. * Strong verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills. * Demonstrated ability to manage multiple opportunities and priorities within a dynamic sales environment. * Highly driven, execution-oriented, and comfortable operating with a strong sense of urgency. * Experience positioning or selling AI-enabled solutions is preferred. * A Bachelor's degree is preferred but not required. ## Description We are seeking a Lead Solution Engineer to join our North America GTM team, specifically supporting our Industry Verticals organization across SLED (State, Local & Education), Higher Education, and Manufacturing. Unlike our general Enterprise business, this role will serve as a dedicated technical and solution partner to sales teams focused on these key industries, helping customers solve the unique operational, technical, and service management challenges within their environments. As a Lead Solution Engineer, you will combine strong technical expertise, business acumen, and industry knowledge to understand customer needs and translate them into compelling Freshworks solutions. You'll partner closely with Account Executives and GTM leadership throughout the sales cycle, leading technical discovery, developing tailored solution strategies, and delivering demonstrations that connect Freshworks' capabilities directly to the priorities and use cases of customers within our targeted verticals. What You'll Do * Serve as a dedicated Solution Engineering partner to our SLED, Higher Education, and Manufacturing sales teams, developing a strong understanding of the unique needs, buying environments, and business challenges within these industries. * Collaborate with customers to identify and address their most critical business, operational, and technology challenges. * Partner with Account Executives throughout the sales cycle, conducting technical and business discovery and helping shape the overall solution strategy for active opportunities. * Gather and translate customer requirements into clearly defined business and technical solutions. * Build and deliver compelling, customized demonstrations of Freshworks products aligned to industry-specific workflows, use cases, and customer priorities. * Articulate the value of Freshworks' ITSM, ITAM, ITOM, ESM, and AI capabilities to both technical and executive audiences. * Develop repeatable vertical-specific demonstrations, solution narratives, and best practices that strengthen our go-to-market approach across SLED, Higher Education, and Manufacturing. * Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Product, Marketing, Customer Success, and other teams to bring industry insights and customer feedback back into the broader Freshworks organization. * Stay current on trends, technology priorities, and evolving customer needs across the industries you support. * Evangelize the refreshing user experience and AI-first capabilities offered by the Freshworks platform., Description: Company Description Bigbelly is on a mission to make communities and public spaces better. 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