Government Solution Consultant Federal - Reston VA

Sales Support

• Presentations and Demos: Lead customer demonstrations using internal environments and external tools and present technical collateral to customers.
• Business Development: Assist Sales and Alliance teams in the business development phase to identify opportunities and understand a customer’s current system state.
• Maintain expertise in market segments including means-tested benefit programs and background investigations.
• Maintain knowledge of competitors' products, including their strengths, weaknesses, and how they promote their solutions.
• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for RFQs, RFIs, and RFPs, helping define win themes and discriminators, and producing technical responses.

Solution Design and Expertise

• Product SME: Maintain a deep understanding of product features, functions, inputs/outputs, and supported platforms like API, Batch, and Applicant Portals.
• Architect Customer Solutions: Work closely with customers, Sales, and Product teams to define solutions that address the missions of government agencies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and cross-business unit partners to reconcile customer requirements and help define solutions.
• Technical Feasibility: Provide technical feasibility assessments for new products to meet customer demand and requirements.
• Collaborate with product teams to help fulfill the customers vision.
• Serve as the requirements gathering team to define solutions that can be delivered via existing products with minor enhancements or configurations or new product development efforts.

Collaboration and Lifecycle Management

• Serve as the liaison between proposal teams, product engineering, and post-sales implementation teams.
• Serve as the initial technical liaison post-award before handing project ownership to the Implementation Lead.
• Maintain professional relationship with customers and ensures successful adoption of products.
• Uses a consultative approach to verify ongoing client success.
• Identify gaps in offerings related to client requirements and work with product teams to develop plans to close those gaps.

Industry Engagement

• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending company-sponsored training, educational workshops, industry conferences, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

• 7+ years of experience working with state and federal government agencies specifically around means-tested social service programs.
• Additional Experience In Solutions Consulting Or Sales Roles.
• Preferred Education: Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent experience required.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time.