Principal Solution Engineer

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Our team is looking for curious candidates with a real passion for technology to join our Financial Services Solution Engineering team. We are deeply passionate about our technology, solutions and our business. We deliver strategies and solutions that fuel growth by capturing the C-Suite's mind share, budget, and wallet share in every account: accelerating new customers, growing big deals and extending the platform.

We partner with our sales team to drive new business and help companies reach their growth goals. While selling value is our main focus, we intend to engage in discussions around process improvement and best practices to help our customers succeed. Our team thrives on collaboration from our diverse professional and educational backgrounds, mentorship and professional development while maintaining a positive work/life balance through passion, ingenuity, and integrity, fostering a culture of openness and fun!

Typical Day of a Financial Services Solution Engineer:

Facilitate outcome-focused dialogue to understand and define a customer’s business requirements by conducting discovery calls
Partner with customers to develop a vision for their future on the Salesforce platform for both short and long term goals
Make that vision come to life by configuring and presenting the art of the possible on our platform through a demonstration
Participate in trainings and certifications to acquire and maintain skill sets

Desired Skills and Experience:

Solid verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal skills
Ability to understand customer's business goals and map those to the right technology solutions on the Salesforce platform and within our ecosystem of partners
Ability to collaborate as part of a team to solve business and technical problems
Passion for technology and desire to learn

Additional Background:

5+ years previous experience as a Solution/Sales Engineer or in a technical customer-facing role
Financial Services industry preferred
10-30% regional travel is required
B.S. Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS or equivalent work experience
Salesforce experience is a plus

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Principal Solution Engineer - Salesforce