Pre Sales Solution Architect

WireWheel is seeking a PRE SALES SOLUTION ARCHITECT to join our team. WireWheel is revolutionizing the area of privacy and data protection by helping companies to build and manage cutting-edge and scalable privacy programs. Recognized by IDC Marketplace, Forrester and Gartner as a leader in worldwide data privacy management software, our cloud-based Data Privacy and Protection Platform is built by privacy experts using industry best practices to help organizations simplify, structure and automate their approach to privacy program management.  We help companies comply with today’s California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and EU General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) requirements and remain ready for any future regulatory regimes.

• You will serve as a product expert to the sales team and technical/product lead on sales opportunities supporting client meetings, custom demos, structured PoCs and presentations.

• You will be instrumental in the full sales cycle including discovery, opportunity evaluation, plan and execute proof of concepts, support and opportunity closure.
• You will work with the product teams to understand roadmap, functionality and new features as well as provide customer feedback and input into the product development cycle.
• You will support Sales in the completion of complex RFIs, RFPs and Security Assessments.

• BS in Computer Science, Information Technology or similar or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.  
• 10+ years’ experience as a pre-sales engineer in a SAAS, martech/adtech/data privacy industry
• Excellent customer-facing communication and organization skills
• A solid understanding of and appreciation for the sales cycle
• Ability to describe complex technical/product concepts to diverse audiences: executives, business stakeholders and technology practitioners
• Ability to diplomatically challenge assumptions and offer solutions
• Broad understanding of enterprise data architecture and/or cloud-native deployments and web design 
• Willingness to travel as needed (estimated 25-30%)
• Ability and desire to learn new concepts quickly
• Expertise in major business software applications (Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, etc.)
• Working knowledge of Javascript, SQL, Python and other web development technology tools

WireWheel is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.