Presales Solution Consultant

Location: Chicago, IL - Hybrid

Salary Range: $80,000-$100,000

Love analytics and working with people? Thrive in a fast-paced environment and ready to impress business leaders? Eager to work hands-on with cutting-edge technologies?

The purchasing decisions of large companies are of crucial importance in today’s world and require vast amounts of data to make the most informed decisions. As the global leader in procurement analytics, we at Sievo are a software company that provides insights to our customers so they can make better sourcing decisions for their companies.

To support our strong growth, our sales team in Chicago is on the lookout for a Presales Solution Consultant. A Presales Solution Consultant acts as a link between the Sales, Customers, and Product functions, with a versatile set of activities: driving Proof-of-Concept – or “Spend Cube” – projects in a project manager role, supporting Sales in introducing solutions fit to customer challenges, and collaborating with Product Development.

As a Presales Solution Consultant, you will have the chance to:

Deliver Proof-of-Concept projects by being the project manager and solution consultant, and coordinating a global team of data managers and engineers:

Join sales meetings to support technical discussions and run live demos:

Collaborate with Product Development and other internal functions:

• Be the champion of Sievo products, as well as innovate and develop the most compelling demo environment

Your first six months targets would include:

• Becoming familiar with Sievo solutions and tools
• Having meetings with Procurement leaders of Fortune 500 companies
• Getting to know all the awesome people at Sievo

With our support you will succeed and grow in this position. It will be a bit easier, if you have:

• Strong project management and task management abilities. You will be responsible for ensuring deliverables and timing is met for proof-of-concepts for Fortune 500 companies and spend cubes for leading consultants.
• Strong presentation and communication skills. You’re a convincing communicator as you will be supporting sales with technical discussions and leading demos.
• Excellent analytical skills. You are also familiar with SQL, Excel and have some experience with BI tools. Basic understanding of ERP systems, corporate procurement and/or finance, Azure or similar cloud platforms are considered as an advantage.
• Problem solving skills. You may be faced with situations where you don't have enough information and need to better understand the client's data to come up with the best solution to support the client's business objectives.
• Academic degree in the fields of Business and/or Data Analytics, or in another related field.

We promise:

• Challenging work combined with a relaxed, dynamic, and flexible atmosphere.
• A great place to work with an international and fast-moving environment that challenges you to exceed and enables you to learn more.
• A growth company setting with supportive co-workers with diverse backgrounds.
• Freedom and responsibility. We are looking for people who yearn for this freedom, are able to make the most out of it, and are willing to take on the responsibility.
• A great place to work in downtown Chicago with a relaxed and hybrid work environment

Benefits we offer:

• Medical plans through UnitedHealth, Guardian Dental, and VSP Vision
  • HSA match and FSA available
  • Short- & Long-term disability Insurance
  • Life Insurance
• 401k plan
  • 4% match
• PTO
  • Unlimited PTO policy with an expected yearly minimum of 25 days to encourage you to take the necessary time off for yourself.
  • PTO policy can also be used for needed sick days so you can take time to recover.
• Parental leave
  • Paid parental leave of 3 weeks to all new parents
  • Additional paid leave of 9 weeks to birthing parents
  • Option to take unpaid leave up to 9 months
  • Option to work part-time until child is 3 years old
• Employee equity program
• Reimbursement for home internet and cell service
• Commuter benefits
  And more!

Interested in joining us?

We are saving you a seat! Come and join our amazing team by sending your application and optional cover letter through our recruitment system. We are looking forward to hearing from you as soon as possible, but at the latest by the 28th of February.
Please feel free to contact hiring manager Sam Peters (by email at sam.peters@sievo.com ) for more information about the position.

At Sievo, we celebrate and support differences and strive to create a culture where everyone feels valued and included. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate against any individual in hiring or employment based on gender, gender identity or expression, age, ethnic or national origin, nationality, language, religion or belief, opinion, disability, state of health, sexual orientation, or other personal reasons.

Studies indicate that women are more hesitant to apply for a job and tend to feel their qualifications do not align perfectly with the role. If you're interested in the position and believe that you have the potential to excel in it, we encourage you to apply.