Windfall

Solutions Engineer

Windfall$150K — $175K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years in a client-facing role with strong emotional intelligence (EQ)
  • Experience in a Solutions Engineer role or within AdTech/MarTech/Data sectors
  • Proficient in basic computer science concepts, with SQL skills preferred
  • Demonstrated exceptional communication skills, with timely follow-ups
  • Demonstrates an entrepreneurial mindset with a proactive, ethical, and friendly attitude

Responsibilities

  • Analyze client business challenges to recommend optimal technical solutions
  • Create and implement workflows, tests, and proof of concepts (POCs) for clients
  • Support sales efforts by acting as the technical resource in the relationship-building process
  • Build trust and strong connections with clients' technical teams and commercial divisions
  • Acquire deep knowledge of internal systems and administration for effective client support
  • Outline features and specifications to direct solution development and delivery
  • Communicate technical aspects effectively to various stakeholders

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Opportunity for personal growth and skill development
  • Dynamic, startup work environment
  • Access to cross-functional collaboration
  • Potential for public recognition through customer-facing presentations
Full Job Description
As a Solutions Engineer on the commercial team, you will work closely with our Data Science, Enterprise Sales, and Executive team to close new business through solution expertise. For Windfall's commercial sales motion, the role of the Solutions Engineer is multi-faceted.
You will be a strategic advisor to our internal sales team, solutions architect for our prospects, a product representative for demos, and voice of the customer in driving our GTM strategy.

You should enjoy solving problems and collaborating with others, and have a strong understanding of the AdTech/MarTech ecosystem. You need to be comfortable working with executive-level stakeholders and experienced product leaders, and can easily facilitate conversations with both technical and nontechnical audiences.

Responsibilities:

  • Understand business problems to find the best technical solution among all possible
  • Design and deliver new workflows, tests, and POCs for clients, and make recommendations for new use cases
  • Partner with commercial sales as the technical arm of relationship selling
  • Develop deep relationships with the client's technical teams and respect from their commercial organizations
  • Develop expertise regarding internal tools and administration
  • Define features, phases, and solution requirements, providing specifications according to which the solution is defined, managed, and delivered
  • Describe the structure, characteristics, behavior, and other aspects of the technology to project stakeholders
  • Establish & maintain internal relationships with adjoining teams to ensure the seamless external experience
  • Advise teams on customer feedback, PoV, and effectiveness of collateral
  • Document customer business objectives, workflow diagrams, and success criteria
  • Participate in the creation and delivery of customer-facing presentations (QBRs, Pitches, etc.)
  • Conduct/participate in opportunity pre- and post-mortems, assisting with documentation
  • Assist with account planning and whitespace analysis


Requirements:

  • Minimum of 2+ years in an external client-facing role with great EQ is essential
  • Prior experience in Solution(s) Role or AdTech/MarTech/Data industry
  • Scrappiness. We don't have all the answers, but you'll need to find them
  • Basic computer science skills or interest in self-learning - Command-Line and SQL proficiency will jumpstart your time to value
  • Great communication skills internally and externally - Prompt response and action when needed, people rarely need to follow up with you
  • Startup personality: smart, ethical, friendly, cross-functional, hardworking, and proactive


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelors and/or Masters degree in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) or another quantitative field
  • Ability to work in ambiguous environments with little direction
  • Technical experience with analytical tools, methodologies, and design
  • Willingness and desire to learn and adopt new skills - both technical and non-technical - to craft and deliver the best solutions


Additional Information:

The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across California. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package, which you can explore on our careers site
Compensation range:

$150,000 - $175,000 a year

About Windfall

Windfall is a technology company that provides wealth intelligence solutions for nonprofits. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Windfall's platform allows nonprofits to identify and engage with high net worth donors using data analytics and machine learning. The company's technology is designed to be easy to use and customizable, with features such as donor segmentation and predictive modeling. Windfall serves a variety of nonprofit organizations, including universities, hospitals and cultural institutions.
Learn more about Windfall
Size
50 employees
Industry
Founded
2016

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