Senior Manager, Solutions Architecture - Growth

About the role

Temporal is an open source programming model that can simplify code, make applications more reliable, and help developers focus on the important things like delivering features faster. We are on a mission to be the reliable foundation of every developer's toolbox, and are building the team that will make that happen. Our values guide us -they are present in how we show up, make decisions, and work together to make an impact. We're curious, driven, collaborative, genuine and humble. Temporal is growing and we are looking for those who share our values, challenge 'standard' thinking, and want to influence our future. If you have a passion for improving the developer experience, building world-class open-source software and communities, and want to be a part of our amazing team, we'd love to hear from you! The Senior Manager, Solutions Architecture leads a team of Scale and Enterprise Solutions Architects within Temporal's Growth organization. This leader is responsible for building, coaching, and scaling a high-performing pre-sales technical team that helps prospects and customers evaluate the suitability of their applications for Temporal's platform, understand the technical advantages of our cloud service, and expand adoption in production environments. Temporal Cloud is what this team is selling, and the right leader will ensure every engagement clearly articulates its value. The ideal candidate combines deep technical credibility with a proven track record of leading solutions-oriented teams in open-source or developer-infrastructure companies. They bring intellectual curiosity, process discipline, and a strategic mindset to sales engagements-knowing where to focus, how to prioritize, and when to go deep on technical discovery.