Scheduling isn’t simply filling shifts. It’s finding the sweet spot that enables businesses to grow and team members to enjoy the perfect work/life balance.
At Planday from Xero, we aim to use Agentic AI to build a future where managers seamlessly can free up invaluable time for their business and teams. We’re not just building software; we’re on a mission to make shift work more human, to change work/life balance from a luxury to a reality for all shift workers. We’re using advanced technology to help humans reach their full potential. At work and in life.
Founded in 2004, Planday is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark and helps create perfect schedules for hundreds of thousands of users across the world. Planday was acquired by Xero in 2021.
How you’ll make an impactThe Senior Solution Engineer plays a critical role in Planday’s go-to-market organisation, partnering closely with Sales, Product and Engineering to help customers understand how our solutions fit into their operational and technical environments. You are both a value seller and a technical expert, able to translate complex capabilities into clear business outcomes for decision makers.
This role is especially important as we increasingly engage more complex buyer groups across Mid-Market and Enterprise customers, where multiple stakeholders, integrations and technical requirements influence purchasing decisions.
You will act as the bridge between commercial ambition and technical reality, ensuring we can confidently position Planday in sophisticated customer environments while removing blockers that could slow or prevent deals from closing.
What you’ll doPartner with AEs in active opportunities to understand requirements and shape the right technical approach
Help define technical win strategies early in the sales cycle, identifying risks, dependencies and competitive differentiation.
Lead technical discovery and deliver demonstrations that connect Planday to real business outcomes
Translate integration, security, and ecosystem topics into clear value for technical and executive audiences
Design and build pragmatic proofs of concept, integrations, or lightweight customer-specific solutions when required to win deals and demonstrate feasibility
Work closely with Product and Engineering on customer-specific builds, actively helping shape scope and influence timelines to secure priority opportunities
Focus on speed, momentum, and reuse, turning customer work into patterns others can leverage
Enable sellers to confidently position integrations and technical value with less dependency on SE involvement over time
Consolidate recurring customer needs and provide structured, revenue-informed feedback to Product and Engineering
Strong technical foundation with hands-on experience working with APIs, integrations, and data flows
Experience supporting B2B SaaS sales cycles in a pre-sales or solution engineering capacity
Ability to build prototypes or technical validations quickly
Strong commercial acumen and understanding of how technical decisions influence deal outcomes
Comfort communicating with both technical audiences and senior business stakeholders
Experience working within or selling into workforce-intensive industries such as hospitality, retail, or healthcare is a strong advantage
Familiarity integrating with systems such as POS platforms, people databases, identity providers (e.g., AD/SSO), payroll systems, and BI/reporting tools
Experience operating in opportunities with multiple stakeholders, procurement steps, or formal technical evaluations.
Familiarity with modern automation or AI-assisted tooling that improves speed, quality, or repeatability in solution design.
High ownership mindset and comfort operating with autonomy
Pragmatic, low-ego operator focused on outcomes over activity
Higher win rates and stronger progression in deals where you are involved
Faster and more predictable technical evaluations
A growing set of reusable solution assets
Clear examples of customer needs influencing the roadmap
Sales teams increasingly confident positioning integrations without SE support
Clear, measurable revenue influence across the opportunities you support
This position description is intended merely as a guideline of the responsibilities involved in the position. The employee is expected to perform any other duties as reasonably required by their Manager.
At Planday, we offer you
Benefits like pension, health insurance, inclusive support for new parents and generous vacation
On top of your annual base salary, you are offered to be part of an Employee Share Plan
Growth and progression opportunities – we want you to grow with us
Flexible remote work
Strong social culture with lots of team and company activities
Meaningful work – everyone at Planday contributes to improving the lives of shift workers around the globe
Healthy work-life balance and autonomous approach to work. We trust in you and your abilities
Finally, our offices are not just workplaces (although they are pretty nice and well-located, we have to say!). Plandayers are open and welcoming and at Planday, everyone has the freedom and support to show their true self at work.
At Planday, we firmly believe that diversity and inclusion are the cornerstones of innovation and a vibrant workplace culture, and we highly value the strength that diverse backgrounds offer.
As an equal opportunity employer, we strive to create an equitable experience for all our candidates throughout the process. Please let us know if you need reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process.
All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to any personal characteristics.
Xero Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — The U.S. package lists 21 days of annual leave, 10 days of wellbeing leave, five “Xtra” days, three year‑end company holidays, and a paid volunteer day. Global materials also point to 20+ days of annual leave and additional wellbeing time across regions, indicating broad coverage beyond the U.S.
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Parental & Family Support — Primary caregivers can receive up to 26 weeks of fully paid parental leave, with six weeks of paid partner leave. Family‑forming benefits (e.g., Carrot) and counseling/coaching access for employees and immediate family further strengthen support.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical (Cigna and Kaiser options), dental (Cigna PPO), and vision (VSP) are complemented by life, AD&D, and short/long‑term disability coverage. Modern Health mental‑health support and a funded ThrivePass wellbeing account add depth to the health offering.
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Xero is small business accounting software that provides a platform on which businesses can build a fully integrated solution. It’s designed to make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world. Xero minimises tedious admin by automating routine tasks, delivers valuable insights when needed, and brings together business data, trusted advisors, and powerful apps in one intuitive platform. By alleviating pain points, Xero empowers small business owners to supercharge their business, simplifying the complex and freeing up time from manual admin so they can focus on what really matters to build the business they’ve always envisaged.
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