Presales Engineer

What's the role?

The HERE Business & Solution Architecture team enables customers to achieve their business objectives through the use of HERE products and services. A Sales Solutions Architect works closely with the HERE Sales team and customers throughout the sales cycle to gather requirements, design, validate, and help implement solutions that solve variety of industry-specific location related business problems.

This role will primarily focus on supporting HERE Stratgeic Partners Sales teams in a diverse range of industries, including customers in the transportation, logistics, GIS, mobility, and supply chain segments. A Sales Solutions Architect identifies how HERE products & services can be integrated into the HERE customer offerings and then takes ownership of all pre-sales technical activities in order to win new business.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Customer Engagement & Technical Discovery
  • Act as technical consultant to the customer and HERE Partner Account Manager during presales activities
  • Lead technical discovery by identifying & documenting customer requirements and objectives.
  • Work hands-on with customers to demonstrate the value and capabilities of HERE technologies – from demos to proof of concept to implementation.
• Solutions:
  • Act as technical lead to design solutions based on the HERE Platform, Location Services, map content, and partner offerings
  • Create and present solution architectures that represent end-to-end solutions for the customer
  • Identify & mitigate solution delivery risks throughout sales cycle
  • Develop proof-of-concept solutions using HERE technology components
• Team Collaboration
  • Represent the voice of the customer, including requirements & competitive insights, across HERE organizations to justify product development & investment decisions
  • Partner with HERE teams to understand industry ecosystems and partner networks – to better inform solution options for our customers
  • Engage with Business & Functional Groups to develop expertise across the HERE portfolio i.e., pricing, marketing, strategy, portfolio planning, research
• Industry
  • Understand & articulate problem statements for strategic & solution partners
  • Keep up to date with technology trends of customers and competitors
  • Create and contribute to solution briefs used as part of go-to-market sales efforts

Who are you?

You are an independent and quick learner comfortable working with minimal guardrails.  You prefer to be hands-on with technology – developing proofs of concept, analyzing data, implementing APIs & services. You enjoy interacting with Partners to close a deal. You take time to truly understand customer and market imperatives (pain points) with a keen eye to connect problems to technology capabilities and solutions.  In the absence of readily available information, you initiate collaboration with other groups to find your answers. You are comfortable working with customers and presenting to stakeholders at all levels.  Working in a large organization while keeping an agile mindset is not an issue for you. 

Required qualifications

You ideally will have:

• 5+ years in technical solution design, implementation, or consulting with a focus on cloud services or SaaS.

• 2+ years in software pre-sales consulting.

• BS / MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems, or GIS
• Proficiency with JavaScript and RESTful APIs
• Domain expertise with geospatial information systems (GIS) and location services, ideally with working knowledge of the ESRI suite of software 
• Experience working with database technologies (traditional RDBMS or NoSQL)
• Experience with data architectures, cloud services technologies
• Ability to interface at all levels in Product, Development, and Sales organizations; to manage up, down, and across effectively
• Working knowledge of SW development principles (including CI/CD, DevOps; customer requirements)
• Excellent communication skills – from technical whiteboarding to executive presentations

Environment  

• Works independently with regular engagement and direction from the Senior Director and/or Vice President levels 

• Drives and motivate cross functional groups within HERE to meet and exceed expectations on deliverables 

• Ensures that all HERE activities follow HERE architecture principles. This includes completing all required deliverables, standards and best practices 

• Proactively identify new and innovative ways to respond to new challenges and HERE business initiatives 

Scope 

• Job Description is for an individual contributor role  
• Solution Architect will cooperate and orchestrate across functional teams when the task is to architect a solution that satisfies customer needs 
• Solution Architect will represent HERE values with utmost professionalism in both internal and external engagements 

The expected base salary range for this position is $120,000 to $170,000 per year. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as skills and experience. This position is also eligible for an annual performance bonus, which is subject to company and individual performance.

Life at HERE comes with generous benefits to support your health and overall wellness. Benefits available to US-based HERE employees include health (Medical/Dental/Vision) insurance, retirement savings plans, paid time off & leave policies.   

As part of HERE Technologies employment process, candidates will be required to successfully complete a background verification process. Offers of employment and any related claims are subject to the successful completion of a background verification. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, HERE will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 

HERE is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.  

Under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and VEVRAA, we have developed an affirmative action program (AAP) for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. Portions of the AAP are available for review by applicants and employees through our People Team. 

Who are we?

HERE Technologies is a location data and technology platform company. We empower our customers to achieve better outcomes – from helping a city manage its infrastructure or a business optimize its assets to guiding drivers to their destination safely.

At HERE we take it upon ourselves to be the change we wish to see. We create solutions that fuel innovation, provide opportunity and foster inclusion to improve people’s lives. If you are inspired by an open world and driven to create positive change, join us. Learn more about us on our YouTube Channel.