Solution Consultant - PreSales team

Love analytics and working with people? Ready to take responsibility and 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 are a software company that provides insights to our customers so they can make great procurement decisions for their companies.

To support our strong growth, our sales team in United States is on the lookout for a 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.

You will have the chance to:

• Be the primary point of contact for the Sales and Partnerships team, as the Sievo subject-matter-expert, to support in any technical discussion or demonstrate the value of the Sievo solution to prospects.
• Project Manage a global team to deliver Proof-of-Concept and Spend Cube projects. From scoping of prospects business needs, lead analytics configuration, lead a global development team, and final delivery to key prospect and partner stakeholders.
• Learn a wide stack of technologies; including industry-leading AI and latest BI tools while also sky-rocketing your SQL and Azure skills.
• Gain 360° view to SaaS business by collaborating with different functions and teams, from Sales and Marketing to Professional Services, Customer Success and all the way to Product Development.
• Assist in holding external webinars and internal trainings.

At Sievo you will succeed and grow. Important skills we would be looking for:

• Strong project management and task management ability. You will be responsible for ensuring deliverables and timing is met for client proof-of-concepts for Fortune 500 companies and spend cubes for leading consultants.
• Strong presentation and communication ability. Be convincing. As you will be supporting sales with technical discussions, leading a demo, or giving a final presentation on client engagements.
• Excellent analytical skills and familiarity with technical tools. (SQL, Spend cubes, Excel, Tableau, Qlikview, Qliksense, PowerBI, ERP systems, Azure).
• 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.
• Have an academic degree in the fields of Business and/or Data Analytics, but not a requirement.
• Having procurement or purchasing experience is a strong plus, but not a requirement.
• Ability to speak other languages (Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, etc) is a plus, but not a requirement.

Your first six months targets would include:

• Successfully project manage, from start to completion, your own
  Proof-of-Concept or Spend Cube project.
• Becoming familiar with Sievo solutions with ability to support sales team in RFP and technical discussions.
• Gaining understanding of the core challenges our customers are facing and providing solutions to support their challenges.
• Getting to know all the awesome people at Sievo in our Helsinki, Bucharest, and Chicago offices

We promise:

• Challenging work combined with a relaxed, dynamic, and flexible atmosphere
• It’s often dress attire with the clients and casual at the office
• An attractive salary and benefits package
• A fun-loving team
• A challenging and quality-oriented working environment
• A growth company setting with great co-workers
• One of the coolest offices in the heart of Chicago

Some benefits to mention:

• Unlimited PTO (minimum 25 days off per year, up to 4 consecutive weeks off)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Medical, dental and vision insurance plans
  • FSAs, HSAs
  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability insurance
  • Life Insurance / AD&D
  • And more electable benefits!
• 401k with a 4% match
• Home internet and mobile phone plan reimbursement, commuter benefits, and a home office stipend
• Employer Stock Option Program

We are saving you a seat! Come and join our amazing team by sending your application and Resume by clicking the ‘Apply for this position’ button as soon as possible.

You can read more about Sievo at sievo.com. Please feel free to contact Sam Peters
(sam.peters@sievo.com) for more information on 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.