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At Klaviyo, while most companies hire SE managers to run 1:1s, attend forecast calls, and fill out headcount plans, that makes us yawn.
We're building something different: an SE organization where managers are in the arena - coaching senior practitioners through complex technical wins, building systems that scale our best plays, and developing the next generation of technical leaders who can hold their own with any CTO or Chief Data Officer.
You'll be our second Large Enterprise SE manager at the inflection point where we've proven the model and now need to scale it. You'll lead 4-6 battle-tested SEs (20+ years each) who know their craft. Your job: help them see around corners, elevate their strategic game, and multiply their impact.
This is an in-the-field manager role. You'll coach your team and be shoulder-to-shoulder with them on strategic deals - building technical win plans, navigating customer data platform migrations, architecting AI/ML solutions, and building relationships with technical executives that turn evaluations into partnerships.
If you're a manager who misses being in deals but knows your real leverage is through people and systems - this could be for you.
Lead from the front on complex deals:
Build strategic technical relationships:
Role model what great looks like:
Make your experienced SEs even better:
Turn wins into repeatable plays:
Measure, optimize, and build the bench:
Align and collaborate:
Management & Leadership:
Technical & Domain Expertise:
Sales Methodology & Deal Execution:
Communication & Emotional Intelligence:
You think in systems: See patterns, scale what works, build processes that create leverage not bureaucracy, and ask "how do we make this repeatable?"
You have excellent judgment: Balance priorities, know when to go deep/escalate/say no, make sound decisions under ambiguity
You're a talent magnet: High-slope people want to work for you, you hire well and develop people who outgrow roles
You code-switch effortlessly: Technical depth with engineers, business value with executives, coaching with your team - comfortable in details and at 30,000 feet
You're a culture carrier: Embody Klaviyo values, believe simple things should be easy and hard things possible, problem-solver and builder at heart
You stay hands-on without being a hero: Jump in when needed but don't steal opportunities, coach through doing but know when to step back
You're joining at the moment that defines whether we scale successfully or stay scrappy. We've proven Large Enterprise works. Now we need managers who can:
If you're a builder who now builds through people, a coach who still wants to be in deals, and a systems thinker who knows simple things should be easy and hard things should be possible - let's talk.
Massachusetts Applicants:
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Our salary range reflects the cost of labor across various U.S. geographic markets. The range displayed below reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all our US locations. The base salary offered for this position is determined by several factors, including the applicant’s job-related skills, relevant experience, education or training, and work location.
In addition to base salary, our total compensation package may include participation in the company’s annual cash bonus plan, variable compensation (OTE) for sales and customer success roles, equity, sign-on payments, and a comprehensive range of health, welfare, and wellbeing benefits based on eligibility.
Your recruiter can provide more details about the specific salary/OTE range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Get to Know Klaviyo
We’re Klaviyo (pronounced clay-vee-oh). We empower creators to own their destiny by making first-party data accessible and actionable like never before. We see limitless potential for the technology we’re developing to nurture personalized experiences in ecommerce and beyond. To reach our goals, we need our own crew of remarkable creators—ambitious and collaborative teammates who stay focused on our north star: delighting our customers. If you’re ready to do the best work of your career, where you’ll be welcomed as your whole self from day one and supported with generous benefits, we hope you’ll join us.
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