Senior Solutions Engineer - Pre Sales

Job description

Technology is one of the biggest items in an enterprise CFO’s budget, second only to headcount. Traditional procurement is one of the most frustrating, friction-filled bottlenecks in the modern business. Vertice is the world’s first Intelligent Procurement Platform eliminating this chaos. By combining agentic workflows, deep AI insights, and a global network of expert negotiators, we empower enterprises to buy smarter and scale at pace. The market response has been unprecedented: - $75bn+ in spend processed across our platform. - 20% savings consistently delivered to our customers. - 70% reduction in standard enterprise procurement cycles. - 13X revenue growth achieved over the last two years alone. Founded by serial technology entrepreneurs Roy and Eldar Tuvey, who have successfully scaled and exited two category-defining platforms and created $600M+ in enterprise value, we are backed by over $100M in Series C funding from tier 1 global investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, 83North, Lakestar. We have also been recognized as the #2 fastest-growing company on the Sunday Times' Tech 100 and the fastest-growing startup in the UK and Ireland by the FT’s Sifted (#4 in Europe). With headquarters in London and hubs in New York, Brno, Sydney, and Johannesburg, we are fundamentally reshaping the global B2B economy. Your Role: You will be part of the Solutions Engineering team at Vertice and serve as the key technical point of contact throughout the pre-sales process for our solution suite. Your role is to advocate for Vertice, guiding prospective customers in understanding how our platform delivers value to their operations and fits within their procurement and technical framework. You will collaborate closely with Account Executives and Sales Managers to drive deals forward, acting as a true partner in the sales process. You will build trusted relationships with prospects, ensuring they have confidence in Vertice’s ability to solve their challenges. By translating their needs to our post-sales solutions consultants, you will also contribute to seamless deployments. As a subject matter expert on our product capabilities and roadmap, you will collect and share customer feedback to help shape product development and assist sales teams in articulating new solutions and enhancements effectively. You thrive on solving problems creatively, whether developing tailored solutions for customers or contributing to the growth and improvement of our solutions engineering function. You will play a key role in evolving our solution-selling strategy as we continue to grow. What You Will Do: - Actively drive revenue by supporting prospective client interactions, leading discovery sessions, demonstrating our products, addressing questions, and overcoming objections to showcase the value of choosing Vertice - Take ownership of customer inquiries, including follow-up discussions, demonstrations, RFx, and questionnaires - Conducting Proof of concepts (POC) for our customers to showcase the value of our products - Collaborate with the Sales team to achieve our sales goals - Collaborate internally with our technical teams (Product & Engineering) to address complex technical requirements to achieve business outcomes - Work closely with Post-Sales Solutions Consultants to ensure a smooth transition from sales to implementation, aligning on customer needs and expectations for successful onboarding - Provide feedback to help improve our processes and products as we scale Who You Are: - Strong solution-selling and demo skills with the ability to articulate the value of software solutions, focusing on how they address key customer pain points and differentiate themselves in the market. - Excellent discovery skills, guiding customers through structured conversations to uncover pain points and value. - A solution-oriented mindset focused on helping customers envision how our product meets their specific needs. - Demonstrated time management skills in a dynamic sales environment; you will manage multiple deals simultaneously. - Knowledge of key technical concepts including APIs. - Skilled in troubleshooting technical issues. - Self-starter who quickly learns new technologies. - At least 4-5 years of experience in a solution-selling environment or a similar role with transferable skills. Why Join Vertice? - Be a part of a fast-growing, innovative startup that is changing the way businesses buy and sell SaaS - Work with passionate and talented teams that value your contributions and expertise - Be part of a culture that promotes a growth mindset, transparency, collaboration, understanding and diversity - Share in our success with equity options Final things to note Vertice is an equal opportunities employer, although you must be legally able to work in the specified region of the job. Any personal data you provide will be processed in accordance with Vertice's privacy policy and applicable data protection law. We use AI-assisted tools to help us review and assess applications more efficiently. These tools support our Talent team but do not make hiring decisions autonomously. You have the right to contest any AI-assisted decision, and exercise your data subject rights by contacting us; please follow the instructions in our privacy policy. We like to deal directly with our candidates so no agencies please! If you aren’t sure this job applies to you, feel free to send your CV to careers@vertice.one, and we’ll be happy to take a look and see if you could be a good fit anywhere else in our business!