Senior Solution Architect

Job Responsibilities

• Work as a collaborative member of our sales team in a pre-sales capacity
• Act as an Optimizely product expert for the entire Optimizely platform, including e-Commerce and digital marketing (CMS)
• Develop relationships with customers/partners and seek to understand challenges, pain points, goals, and criteria for a successful web solution
• Prepare and conduct discovery workshops, discussions, and value-based use case demonstrations along with sales team for prospects, customers, and partners
• Define and successfully implement Proof of Concept (POC) projects where applicable
• Assist in responses to proposals and general Q&A from a business value-add and technical capacity

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience with digital marketing, content management, and e-Commerce
• Solid understanding of web development, information architecture, and related concepts and technologies, with a focus on .NET technologies
• Minimum of 5 years development experience using Microsoft technologies. Web technologies and/or MVC strongly preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of experience working with Visual Studio
• Basic familiarity with standard web technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc.
• Ability to learn new products, technologies, and industry trends quickly
• Experience with related software such as Marketing Automation, Search, SEO, DAM, PIM, ERP, or CRM is a plus
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to articulate key messages clearly and explain technical concepts to a non-technical audience
• Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or higher education preferred
• Comfortable presenting to audiences including resources from all levels of organization: business, IT, C-level
• Team player with the ability to work in virtual and remote teams
• Excellent time and task management skills with ability to prioritize and adapt to re-prioritization as necessary
• Results oriented with a commitment to quality of product and service
• Self-motivated and creative with a natural drive to learn and pick up new challenges
• Comfortable leading meetings to discuss and discover technical requirements

Education

• Master's of Science or Business Administration preferred or equivalent work experience. Computer Science background preffered