Manager, Solutions Consulting

Appian Corporation•New York, NY

5d•$150,000 - $275,000•Remote

About The Position

Appian is seeking a Manager, Solutions Consulting Readiness to lead the demo readiness engine that powers Appian's global field sales organization. This role owns the DemoHub platform, reusable asset catalog, and interactive demo experiences that accelerate enterprise deals. The successful candidate will lead the demo readiness function within the SPEAR team in Appian's Sales Solutions Consulting organization, which is responsible for the operating backbone enabling field consultants worldwide to deliver high-impact customer demonstrations at scale. This work directly accelerates revenue by ensuring every Solutions Consultant has access to curated, production-ready demo assets, environments, and interactive experiences that showcase Appian's AI-Powered Process Automation capabilities. As enterprises accelerate digital transformation, the demand for compelling, tailored demonstrations has never been higher. This role exists to scale demo excellence across Appian's global field organization, ensuring every customer interaction is powered by best-in-class assets, tooling, and environments. The individual will shape how hundreds of Solutions Consultants demonstrate value to the world's largest enterprises, driving pipeline velocity and win rates through readiness innovation.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or related technical field
5+ years of experience in solutions consulting, technical product management, or sales engineering roles within enterprise software
Strong hands-on expertise with Appian application design, including SAIL, process models, data modeling, integrations, security frameworks, and deployment patterns
Demonstrated product management discipline including roadmap ownership, prioritization frameworks, requirements gathering, and release management
Proven people leadership experience managing and coaching technical teams across distributed locations
Exceptional demo craft with a curator's eye for quality, reusability, and customer impact
Experience with interactive demo platforms such as Storylane, video production tools, and demo artifact creation workflows
Ability to operate through metrics, stakeholder management, and cross-functional partnership with Product, Marketing, Enablement, and Sales organizations

Nice To Haves

Experience building reusable application architectures and component libraries for internal platforms
Familiarity with AI-assisted development tooling and automation patterns for accelerating asset creation
Background in sales operations, enablement program design, or field readiness initiatives
Experience with enterprise platforms such as Salesforce or ServiceNow

Responsibilities

Own the full product lifecycle of Appian's internal DemoHub application, including roadmap prioritization, requirements definition, release quality, and adoption measurement across the global Solutions Consulting organization
Manage and curate the reusable demo asset library, ensuring every artifact meets rigorous standards for quality, clarity, polish, and field readiness while maintaining relevance to current market demands
Lead the creation and management of Storylane interactive demos and clickable demo experiences, partnering with Product Marketing to translate product releases into compelling customer-facing narratives
Architect and maintain SSC demo environments at scale, establishing clear service boundaries, deployment patterns, and guardrails that balance innovation with security and governance
Coach and develop a distributed technical team responsible for demo asset creation, application design, and environment management across multiple time zones
Partner cross-functionally with Product, Enablement, Sales Operations, IT, and field leadership to align demo strategy with go-to-market priorities and measure business impact
Drive adoption through metrics-driven prioritization frameworks, visible queues, and stakeholder management disciplines that ensure the highest-value work gets delivered first
Champion AI-assisted demo generation patterns and tooling while establishing responsible guardrails for field use, ensuring speed and innovation without compromising quality