SVP, Global Solution Engineering - Tableau

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Salesforce is seeking a transformational Senior Vice President (SVP) to lead Global Solution Engineering for Tableau and serve as a key member of the Tableau & Data
360 (D360) Leadership Team. This executive will lead a high-performing global Solutions Engineering organization and shape a differentiated go-to-market strategy that reinforces Tableau as a strategic platform within Salesforce. The SVP will further position Tableau as the semantic intelligence layer for the AI-first enterprise, accelerating adoption and expansion across Data
360, Agentforce, and Customer 360.

The role will be instrumental in aligning Sales, Industry, Product, Customer Success, Marketing, and Strategy, while serving as a senior executive in strategic customer engagements and large-scale initiatives. As the head of Global Solution Engineering, the SVP will foster a strong, values-driven culture, build trusted customer relationships, and serve as a Tableau evangelist across the broader Salesforce ecosystem.

The ideal candidate will be a proven, inspiring global leader with deep expertise in pre-sales, consulting, and team development, and a track record of building and scaling high-performing organizations, driving growth, and delivering exceptional customer experiences.

• Lead and scale Tableau’s Global Solution Engineering organization as one unified, high-performing global team, attracting, developing, and retaining world-class talent while fostering a culture of engagement, inclusion, and excellence.
• Champion the Agentic Enterprise vision by positioning Tableau as the semantic intelligence layer for the AI-first enterprise and establishing Tableau at the center of the next wave of enterprise transformation.
• Serve as a strategic thought partner to senior Tableau and Consumption CoE leadership, with broad influence across global leadership, shaping technology vision and advancing differentiated points of view that influence product strategy, go-to-market, and market direction.
• Drive continuous innovation in solution-selling strategies, ensuring teams deliver differentiated, industry-specific value propositions aligned to customer needs.
• Build and sustain trusted C-level relationships with strategic customers, guiding complex digital transformation initiatives and delivering measurable business outcomes.
• Partner with Sales leadership (i.e., regional SVPs, EVPs, OU leaders) to execute growth-focused go-to-market strategies and embed Tableau across the field as a core growth priority.
• Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Innovation teams to align to the product roadmap and enable the field to clearly articulate and deliver Tableau’s value – particularly across Tableau Next, the semantic layer, and the Agentforce integration story.
• Champion diversity and inclusion while driving talent development, performance management, and succession planning to ensure leadership continuity and career growth.
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