Pre-Sales Architect (FDE)

Egen is hiring a Pre-Sales Architect (FDE) for a remote role open to applicants in United States. It pays $185k-$225k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Egen.

Level's read on this job

Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this sales role: aI is not part of the work.
The listed pay starts 31% above the typical sales posting on Level.
The posting lists this role as remote.
Level lists 21 other open roles at Egen.

AI in this role

About Egen: Egen is a fast-growing and entrepreneurial company with a data-first mindset. We bring together the best engineering talent working with the most advanced technology platforms, including Google Cloud and Salesforce, to help clients drive action and impact through data and insights. We are committed to being a place where the best people choose to work so they can apply their engineering and technology expertise to envision what is next for how data and platforms can change the world for the better. We are dedicated to learning, thrive on solving tough problems, and continually innovate to achieve fast, effective results. If this describes you, we want you on our team. Want to learn more about life at Egen? Check out these resources in addition to the job description. Meet Egen Life at Egen Culture and Values at Egen Career Development at Egen Benefits at Egen About the opportunity:
The Pre-Sales Architect plays a critical role in driving revenue growth by collaborating closely with sales, product, and delivery teams to design and present tailored solutions to prospects and customers. This role combines deep domain expertise, technical acumen, and excellent communication skills with a hands-on Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) function to understand client needs, articulate value propositions, and influence purchasing decisions.

About the Job:

Solution Design: Understand client requirements through discovery sessions and design bespoke solutions aligned with business needs and technical constraints.
Product Demonstrations: Conduct compelling product demonstrations, showcasing features and benefits tailored to the client’s industry and challenges.
Proposal Development: Collaborate with sales, delivery,product teams to create detailed proposals, including scope of work, solution architecture, and implementation timelines.
Technical Validation: Provide expert-level guidance to clients on product capabilities, integration strategies, and deployment best practices.
Stakeholder Management: Build strong relationships with technical and business stakeholders, addressing queries and managing expectations throughout the sales cycle.
Support Sales Cycle: Assist sales teams during RFP/RFI processes, including crafting responses and delivering presentations.
Industry Expertise: Maintain a deep understanding of industry trends, competitor solutions, and regulatory impacts to effectively position offerings.
Collaboration: Work with internal teams to ensure seamless transition from pre-sales to post-sales, contributing to project scoping and risk assessment.
Thought Leadership: Represent the company in industry forums, webinars, and client workshops as a subject matter expert.
Delivery Mobilization and Support: Support transition of key client expectations, success criteria and outcomes for delivery initialization. Continue to provide support to the delivery team as needed throughout the engagement.
Strategic Delivery: Serve as a strategic delivery resource for 50% of your time, actively contributing to strategic pursuits and key accounts to ensure successful solution implementation and delivery.

About You:

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Proven experience in a pre-sales, solutions consulting, or technical sales support role.
Strong understanding of the go to market industries that are a priority for Egen and its associated business and technical challenges.
Exceptional presentation and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex concepts into simple, compelling narratives.
Experience with proposal development, including RFP/RFI responses.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced environment.
Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently as well as in a team setting.
Proven experience as a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) or in a role that balances technical sales/consulting with hands-on delivery.

Compensation & Benefits: This role is eligible for our competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package to support your well-being: - Comprehensive Health Insurance - Paid Leave (Vacation/PTO) - Paid Holidays - Sick Leave - Parental Leave - Bereavement Leave - 401 (k) Employer Match - Employee Referral Bonuses Check out our complete list of benefits here - >https://egen.ai/people/#benefits

The base salary for this role is likely between $185,000 and $225,000 depending on experience. There is also a significant variable compensation component. Important: All roles are subject to standard hiring verification practices, which may include background checks, employment verification, and other relevant checks. EEO and Accommodations: Egen is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Egen will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Egen welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process.

How we rate this

Pre-Sales Architect (FDE) at Egen rates 22 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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