Joblaze summary

The Director of Solutions Architects at Vercel leads a team focused on delivering technical excellence in pre-sales engagements, ensuring customers effectively utilize Vercel's products. This role requires a strong background in modern web technologies, particularly JavaScript and Next.js, along with proven leadership experience in high-growth environments. Ideal candidates will have a history of collaborating with sales and engineering teams to drive customer success, particularly in enterprise settings. The position is part of a dynamic Field Engineering organization that emphasizes mentorship and strategic growth.

Joblaze insights

Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze September 16, 2026. Last confirmed on Vercel's careers page November 4, 2026.
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Quick facts

Is the Head of Solutions Architecture, EMEA role remote?: It's hybrid — Vercel expects some on-site time in Hybrid - London, Berlin.
How much experience is required?: At least 10 years of relevant experience for this Head of Solutions Architecture, EMEA role.
Where is the role based?: Vercel is hiring for this position in Hybrid - London, Berlin.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: APIs, JavaScript, Next.js, Node.js, React, cloud infrastructure.
What seniority level is this role?: Vercel targets director candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Head of Solutions Architecture, EMEA role at Vercel.

From the original posting

About Vercel:

About the role

We are looking for a Head of Solutions Architecture, EMEA to join our global Field Engineering organization. You will build and lead the technical sales organization behind our customer relationships across Europe, a region where some of the most ambitious web and AI products are being built on Vercel, Next.js, and our AI stack. The architecture decisions our Solutions Architects shape early, in the first review and the first migration plan, often determine how far a customer scales with us.

You will lead the Solutions Architecture organization across EMEA, a team of Solutions Architects and the managers who lead them. You will set the bar for technical excellence across the deal cycle, coach the team through strategic accounts and critical deals, and step in yourself when it matters most: architecture reviews, migration plans, and high-stakes executive presentations. You will shape how Vercel wins in the region, turning patterns from the field into repeatable plays, adapting our motion to the realities of selling across European markets, and carrying what customers tell you back to our product and engineering teams so it shows up in the platform. You will drive org planning, staffing, budgeting, and recruiting as you scale the team the region needs, partner closely with EMEA Sales leadership to win new business and expand existing accounts, and report directly to our Global VP of Field Engineering.

This is a hybrid position based in our London or Berlin office, with three days per week onsite.

What you'll do

Lead, develop, and manage our team of pre- and post-sales Solutions Architects across EMEA.
Provide hands-on support for key accounts as needed (presentations, architecture reviews, migration plans).
Oversee and coach Solutions Architects on strategic accounts and other engagements across segments.
Partner with our engineering org to provide product feedback from the field.
Develop repeatable plays from trends you are seeing across your team.
Track and report SA performance to Sales and Field Engineering leadership quarterly.
Own org planning, staffing, budgeting, and regional recruiting.

What you need

10+ years of experience in Solutions Architect, Sales Engineering, or Technical Pre-sales roles, with at least 5 years in a leadership position.
Strong background in modern web technologies (JavaScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, APIs, cloud infrastructure).
Proven ability to lead, coach, and scale technical teams in a high-growth environment.
Demonstrated success working with enterprise and commercial customers across diverse industries.
Strong understanding of modern software development workflows (CI/CD, DevOps, frontend frameworks, etc.).
Experience collaborating with Sales, Product, and Engineering teams to drive customer success.

Bonus if you

Have hands-on experience building with Vercel, Next.js, or similar frontend frameworks.
Have led SA teams at a high-growth SaaS or cloud infrastructure company.
Bring expertise in developer tooling, edge computing, or performance optimization.
Are comfortable presenting at conferences, webinars, or large-scale customer events.

Disclosures:

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Head of Solutions Architecture, EMEA