Has anyone pivoted from management consulting into pre-sales / solution consulting / solution engineering in tech (e.g., Solution Engineer at Salesforce, Solutions Consultant at Service Now or Adobe)?
Were you able to credibly position your transferable skills? Did you have to start at entry level, or could you come in at a more senior band? And does hands-on experience with the specific platform give a real edge in the process?

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Yes, in a way. A logical stepping stone would be to look at Deployment Strategist, Solution Manager, Forward Deployed Team Lead. Some where you can place yourself between the client and the engineers. You should be able to translate the business requirements into design decisions for the technical SMEs. After some time here, you could potentially pivot into the more technical side of the solution (I.e. Eng Manager), depending on the skills you build

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