Solutions Engineer
Forethought
- Toronto, ON
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
- Serve as a technical lead between clients, account executives and our internal team.
- Lead scoping sessions with clients to collect, analyze, clarify, and document business requirements, translating this in to solution proposals for the Forethought AI platform
- Work closely with the Sales team to align on objectives of client meetings, prioritize opportunities and provide technical solution leadership for sales opportunities
- Build and deliver customized demos to clients, from practical users to executive demonstrations
- Present solution proposals, business benefits, competitive advantages, and how Forethought solutions can meet clients' current and future needs
- Scope, configure and guide customers through proof of value trials, to help clients with their evaluation of Forethought
- Become a trusted advisor for client accounts and provide practical guidance in the business value of proposed solution, set expectations with clients to ensure customer satisfaction
- Demonstrate thought leadership and provide guidance to clients on adopting AI solutions to improve the efficiency of existing business processes
- Work closely with the Implementation team, Engineering team, Product team, and other Solution Engineers to strategize on opportunities, cross-training, and knowledge transfer
- 3+ years experience working as either Sales Engineer or Implementation Consultant, or a technical client facing role.
- Ability to operate both independently and as part of a team, manage multiple clients simultaneously, and work collaboratively within a fast-paced, innovative team.
- Hands-on experience with web technologies, such as HTML, JavaScript
- Experienced in working with APIs
- Familiarity with AI. Machine Learning and/or NLP concepts and use cases
- Good understanding of software/SaaS sales cycle and strategies, in a fast paced startup environment
- Excellent communication skills, able to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences
- Good to have: Experience with Helpdesk technologies like Zendesk, Salesforce, ServiceNow, etc.