Director, Solutions Consulting - Public Sector & Broad Markets

Lead and develop an elite team of pre-sales engineers to architect sophisticated solutions, deliver high-impact technical demonstrations, and drive revenue velocity for Appian’s enterprise market. As a Director, Solutions Consulting you are responsible for the technical sales activity within your EMEA region. You will work closely with the Area Vice President of EMEA to execute the sales strategy of that region. 

Location: London, Walkie Talkie | Work Model: 2 - 3 days onsite

The Opportunity:

Enterprise organisation's are facing unprecedented complexity in their digital transformation journeys, making pre-sales engineering leadership more critical than ever. As a Director, Solutions Consulting you have a premier opportunity to lead a world-class team of technical professionals and directly shape how Fortune 500 companies automate their core operations. Operating within a structured sales incentive plan tied directly to revenue and bookings results, you will exercise significant autonomy to build system integration strategies, influence product roadmaps, and establish Appian as the gold standard for Enterprise-Grade Orchestration.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead and Develop Talent: Manage, mentor, and evaluate a high-performing team of 3–6 pre-sales engineering professionals, ensuring operational excellence, continuous professional development, and complete adoption of SC 2.0 behaviors. You can read more about the SC 2.0 approach here.
• Orchestrate Technical Sales: Oversee the scoping, design, and execution of tailored technical sales presentations, product demonstrations, and structured proof-of-concept (POC/POV) frameworks for strategic enterprise accounts.
• Partner with Sales Leadership: Partner closely with Account Executives and Sales Directors on opportunity qualification, account planning, territory strategy, and shared accountability for booking outcomes.
• Architect Integration Strategies: Architect detailed customer installation models, system integration plans, and product feasibility analyses to accelerate complex, long-cycle enterprise sales efforts.
• Influence Product Direction: Partner cross-functionally with Product Management and Product Marketing teams to translate field patterns and technical customer feedback into future platform capabilities.
• Evangelize the Platform: Serve as the primary technical liaison and trusted advisor on complex, multi-stakeholder projects with key enterprise clients, representing Appian at executive briefings, conferences, and seminars.

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a closely related field of study. (Equivalent experience is not accepted in lieu of a degree).
• Experience: 10+ years of successful corporate experience in solutions consulting, pre-sales engineering, or technical architecture within the enterprise software industry with Public Sector & Broad Markets experience.
• Leadership: 5+ years of direct experience selecting, developing, and leading technical individual contributors or pre-sales engineering teams.
• Commercial Metrics: Documented success operating under a formal sales incentive plan tied directly to individual or team revenue, bookings, or unit sales results.
• Technical Fluency: Expert proficiency in designing system integration plans, modern enterprise architecture patterns, complex product demonstrations, and high-stakes technical win strategies.
• Mobility: Ability to travel to customer locations and field events as required by the assigned market.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience managing technical pre-sales teams within a high-growth SaaS, PaaS, or cloud-native platform environment.
• Deep understanding of Business Process Management (BPM), workflow automation, case management, or AI-enabled automation platforms.
• We value experience with enterprise platforms such as Salesforce or ServiceNow, as these skills translate well into our Enterprise-Grade Orchestration environment.