Kao Corporation

Solutions Consultant

Kao Corporation$95K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Analysis, Business Administration, Computer Science, or MIS required.
  • Experience with SaaS-based solutions delivery methods.
  • Ability to present technical product demonstrations to diverse audiences.
  • Skilled sales engineer with experience in business development and client implementation.
  • 3-5+ years in solutions delivery with focus on quality and timeliness in agile environments.
  • Experience gathering business requirements and producing accurate estimates.
  • Demonstrated project management skills across multiple projects.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with sales and account management teams to provide pre-sales expertise.
  • Assess client needs and gather requirements for effective solution design.
  • Understand and optimize the candidate journey for a frictionless experience.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to document and design client solutions.
  • Model solutions based on partial client data with clear assumptions.
  • Communicate solutions to PMO, Implementation, and QA teams for onboarding.
  • Provide insights to product management on enhancements and roadmaps.

Benefits

  • 401k/Pension with country-specific employer contributions.
  • Enhanced PTO/Annual Leave.
  • Medical insurance varying by country.
  • Comprehensive dental, vision, life, and short-term disability for US employees.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for US employees.
  • Medical cashback plan covering vision, dental, and income protection for the UK.
  • Employee Assistance Programme for support.
  • Commitment to work/life balance and employee wellness initiatives.
  • Volunteer Day and community engagement opportunities.
Full Job Description
Title: Solutions Consultant

Location: US Remote

Salary: $95K

About the RoleThe Solutions Consultant is a partner with the sales and account management teams, providing pre-sales expertise and guidance to discover, document, and design end-to-end solutions for clients. The Solutions Consultant is the technical owner of high-level solutioning and integration workflows leading into the client implementation phase and works with the PMO, Implementation, and QA teams to ensure timely onboarding. This role is a vital part of managing customer expectations, while also being knowledgeable of what is possible and what requires custom work and/or development.
This role is a full-time permanent position, flexible from Monday to Friday during typical office hours. There will be occasional travel for events, meetings and workshops. Day-to-day, this role can be performed remotely.

Role Responsibilities
• Solid technical knowledge of how PSI's systems, services, platforms, and APIs work and communicate with each other as well as third-party platforms and services integrate and interact.
• Effective at needs assessment and requirements gathering, working with clients to explain/demonstrate PSI capabilities and helping build the most efficient solutions by understanding the problems clients are trying to solve.
• Deep understanding of the candidate (test taker) journey with a focus on providing a frictionless experience.
• Effectively work across PSI (e.g., business development, account management, product management, development, implementation, operations, finance, and client services teams) to design and document effective client solutions.
• Confidence to model solutions with partial client data making practical assumptions and caveats as the solution progresses.
• Work with PMO, Implementation and QA teams to communicate agreed to solutions.
• Work with Product Managers to communicate technical requirements for client development work and reaffirm product capabilities.
• Provide expertise to product management on platform enhancements and roadmap planning.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Requirements
  • Education to Bachelor's degree level in related field is required, such as Business Analysis, Business Administration, Computer Science or MIS.
  • Well-versed in SaaS-based solution delivery methods.
  • Confident in ability to present technical product demonstrations to audiences with varying levels of technical expertise
  • Skilled sales engineer able to lead the technical portion of the business development from discovery through implementation
  • Experience in client requirements gathering with strong problem-solving skills.
  • Experience partnering with business development and account management teams to deliver client solutions and/or implementations.
  • 3-5+ years of solutions experience delivering quality, on-time technical delivery working closely with QA, software development and project management in an agile environment.
  • Experience determining processes to produce accurate LOEs and thorough business requirements gathering experience.
  • Demonstrated project management skills over multiple projects across varying geographies.
  • Ability to explain and answer high-level questions regarding technical integrations (such as APIs and SSO processes) to client IT staff during the pre-sales phase.

Benefits & Culture

At PSI, our culture is to be transparent and fair. That's why all of our roles have been benchmarked at a competitive rate against the local market they are based in. To be transparent all of our adverts now include the salary so you can see if we align with your expectations when looking for your next role.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package and supportive culture when you join us. This includes;
  • 401k/Pension/Retirement Plan - with country specific employer %
  • Enhanced PTO/Annual Leave
  • Medical insurance - country specific
  • Dental, Vision, Life and Short Term Disability for US
  • Flexible Spending Accounts - for the US
  • Medical Cashback plan covering vision, dental and income protection for UK
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Commitment and understanding of work/life balance
  • Dedicated DE&I group that drive core people initiatives
  • A culture of embracing wellness, including regular global initiatives
  • Access to supportive and professional mechanisms to help you plan for your future
  • Volunteer Day and a culture of giving back to our community and industry through volunteering opportunities


About Kao Corporation

Kao Corporation is a Japanese consumer goods company headquartered in Tokyo. It specializes in personal care, cosmetics, laundry and cleaning products, and has subsidiaries in several countries. The company was founded in 1887 and has a long history of innovation and sustainability. Kao is committed to reducing its environmental impact and has set ambitious targets for carbon reduction and waste reduction. The company is also known for its corporate social responsibility initiatives, including support for education and disaster relief.
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