Financial Services Solution/Enterprise Architect (Professional Services Pre-Sales)
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We are looking for an experienced solution/enterprise architect to join our professional services pre-sales team. As a pre-sales solution/enterprise architect, you will play an important role by providing solution design & technical expertise throughout the sales process. You will work & collaborate closely with the professional services sales team (Account Partners & Engagement Managers) and engage with potential prospects & customers to understand their challenges, pain points requirements, propose tailored solutions, and demonstrate the value of our offerings. This position requires a deep understanding of salesforce products, industry expertise, excellent communication skills, and a consultative approach.
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the professional services sales team to identify and qualify opportunities, understand customer needs, and create effective solution & implementation proposals.
- Conduct discovery sessions and workshops with potential customers to gather requirements, assess business challenges, and propose innovative solutions.
- Create compelling presentations, & proposals to showcase the value and benefits of professional services.
- Provide solution & technical guidance and support to the sales team throughout the sales cycle, addressing technical inquiries, & responding to RFPs/RFIs.
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitive landscape to provide thought leadership and effectively position our solutions.
Qualifications:
- Proven experience as a solution\enterprise architect with a strong understanding of SaaS technologies, cloud platforms, and SaaS project implementation
- Proven & relevant advisory, delivery & implementation experience in salesforce products
- Proven & relevant experience in banking & financial institutes industry in the remit of enterprise/solution architect
- Excellent presentation and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex solutions & implementation approaches to both technical and non-technical partners.
- Ability to analyze customer requirements, identify business challenges, and translate them into innovative and effective solution designs.
- Ability to travel within ASEAN region (25%)
Leadership Qualities:
- PASSION: Passionate about Customer Success
- BEGINNERS MIND: Always learning; approaches each interaction with open mind; great listener and hands-on
- INSPIRING LEADER: Strong point of view and executive presence. Confident, but not arrogant, great storyteller
- LEADERSHIP: Self-aware and strategic problem solver; proficient at building strong relationships
- COMMUNICATOR: Speaks and writes with clarity, brevity, and purpose; explains area of expertise clearly and confidently to others; influences and engages C-Level with authority and confidence
- STORYTELLER: Confidently and effectively facilitates and presents; ably defends point-of-view; keeps audiences engaged and delivers a clear and memorable message
- TEAM PLAYER: Proficient at collaboration and working with members of a team
- URGENCY: Ability to move fast and drive business value and results
- OHANA: Embodies Aloha culture; a great teammate that everyone enjoys working with and has a generous heart
- TRUST: Trusts the company’s core values; shows integrity, transparency, and reliability
- ADAPTABLE: Excels in high levels of uncertainty and change
- COMMUNITY CHAMPION: Leads internal initiatives; actively contributes to the Community’s knowledge and resource base
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