Director, Solution Architecture
United Kingdom·ManchesterRemoteexecutiveQuick Summary
Direct knowledge of Matillion’s Data Productivity Cloud / Matillion ETL, or primary competitive data integration platforms. Big Data & Analytics Ecosystems: Experience with Spark/PySpark,
Matillion is the company behind Maia, the AI Data Automation platform.
In the AI economy, demand for data is exploding. Manual data engineering can’t keep up. Maia fixes that by combining 15 years of data expertise with agentic AI to eliminate the manual work that slows data teams down. Organisations like Cisco, DocuSign, and Slack are already using it to deliver real business impact, faster.
We started in Manchester and now we’re global - with teams across the UK, US and India.
We are driven, curious, energetic people who move fast, think big and hold ourselves to a high standard. We’re here to make a dent in the universe bigger than ourselves. And we’re looking for people who want to be part of it.
| We are seeking a proactive, strategic, and high-impact Director, Solution Architecture to lead our International Solution Architecture team. In this role, you will lead a high-performing Solution Architect team covering EMEA, Middle East, and Africa.
As a front-line leader, you will lead from the front, take ownership of strategic GTM initiatives, and complex technical challenges. This is a greenfield-heavy environment where initiative and business operationalisation are paramount, offeringclear career progression toward Senior Director leadership roles. |
10+ years of total experience in technical enterprise roles (Solution Architecture, Sales Engineering, Professional Services) with at least 5+ years managing, leading, or scaling pre-sales technical teams.
Proven track record in enterprise solution selling, with a history of leading complex, multi-stakeholder technical sales cycles and driving multi-million-dollar ARR targets.
Demonstrated experience institutionalising sales methodologies such as MEDDPICC, Command of the Message, or similar value-driven sales frameworks across a team.
Deep expertise across cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and enterprise Cloud Data Platforms (Snowflake, Databricks).
Deep domain knowledge in relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server) and NoSQL environments (MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB).
Hands-on command of integration architecture, including APIs, Linux environments, SQL, and data pipeline technologies.
Active experience leading/deploying AI initiatives, specifically enterprise adoption of Generative and Agentic AI workflows (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, n8n).
Requirements
~1 min readExpertise in Data Productivity & ETL/ELT: Direct knowledge of Matillion’s Data Productivity Cloud / Matillion ETL, or primary competitive data integration platforms.
Big Data & Analytics Ecosystems: Experience with Spark/PySpark, modern Data Lakes/Lakehouses, and MPP database architectures (Teradata, Vertica, Netezza).
Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related STEM field (or equivalent practical experience).
We operate a flexible working culture that promotes work-life balance, with benefits including:
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Company Equity
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30 days holiday + bank holiday
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5 days paid volunteering leave
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Private Health Insurance
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Life Insurance
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Pension
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Access to mental health support
Matillion recruiters will only contact you from @matillion.com email addresses. We occasionally work with trusted recruiting partners; they will always tell you they are working on our behalf. We will never ask for money, fees, or bank details at any point in the hiring process. If something feels off, trust that instinct. Don't click any links. Go straight to matillion.com/careers to verify open roles or reach us at talent@matillion.com.
Don't tick every box? Apply anyway. We hire for potential, not just experience. A member of our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch.
Cannot find anything suitable role right now? We still want to hear from you. Drop us a line at talent@matillion.com.
Find out more about life on #TeamGreen here.
Matillion is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our team. Matillion prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Matillion does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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- Posted
- August 12, 2026
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- August 12, 2026
- Last seen
- August 13, 2026
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Signal breakdown
Matillion provides a cloud-native data integration and transformation platform designed to help businesses extract, load, and transform data into analytics-ready insights. Their software empowers data teams to build and manage data pipelines faster for AI and analytics at scale.
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Director, Solution Architecture