Solutions Consultant (France)

Workiva Inc.; Paris; Remote; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work options

Travel up to 30%

Job summary

Workiva Inc. is seeking a Solution Consultant in Paris to lead technical engagements with prospects and customers.

You will move beyond demos to illustrate how Workiva's platform, data workflows, and AI tooling deliver measurable business value across Financial Reporting, GRC, and Sustainability use cases. You will uncover requirements, build proofs of concept, and conduct compelling demonstrations for executives and IT leaders, while collaborating with Sales, Client Services, and Product

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Fluent in French and English with excellent communication skills.
• 4+ years of pre-sales/solution consulting or related experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with sales to drive technical wins across opportunities.
• Connect platform capabilities with data workflows and AI tools to deliver measurable outcomes.
• Uncover requirements, develop demos, prototypes, and proofs of concept to validate value.

Skills

French & English

Pre-sales experience

Presentation skills

SaaS tech experience

Data & AI capabilities

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ERP systems

GRC platforms

Analytics tools

Reporting tools

Job description

Responsibilities

• As a Solution Consultant, you partner with sales and internal stakeholders to drive the technical win across target opportunities
• You move beyond basic product demonstrations to connect platform capabilities, automated data workflows, and practical AI tools directly to measurable customer outcomes
• In this role, you are responsible for uncovering technical requirements consultatively, as well as developing example solutions, prototypes, and proofs of concept to validate requirements and demonstrate the enterprise value of the Workiva platform
• Execute pre-sales framework to engage customers, prospects, and partners via phone, web, or onsite meetings, drive the discovery process, and identify areas where Workiva solutions align to address customer/prospect needs
• Ensure customer success by working with Workiva Client Services team for smooth on-boarding and long term success
• Demonstrate knowledge across multiple domain areas developing working knowledge of industries, departments, and use cases where Workiva can have an impact
• Conduct both generic and targeted solution demonstrations around Financial Reporting (private financials, capital markets transactions, SEC/Advanced, and management reporting) and Controls essentials
• Assist in developing new use-cases or by using existing templates providing proof of our solution’s impact and value proposition
• Conduct process assessments with customers, build Proof of Concepts to validate requirements, build and present customer specific business cases
• May begin to deliver cross-domain coaching, training, or mentoring peers
• Work with Product Marketing, Client Services, Scoping, and Customer Success to achieve team and company goals
• Assist Sales in developing account plans in support of Workiva strategies and objectives
• Take primary ownership of Opportunity Technical Evaluations, driving to a verified Tech Win by proving technical viability, securing key stakeholder acceptance, and demonstrating clear solution superiority over current processes
• Guide customers on leveraging data connectivity, automated reporting workflows, and practical AI capabilities to streamline complex reporting, GRC, and Sustainability/Carbon processes
• Conduct solution discovery and value presentations across Workiva’s core solutions, including Financial Reporting, GRC and Sustainability

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field strongly preferred, or equivalent practical experience similar
• Fluent in French and English
• 4+ years of related career experience in pre-sales/solution consulting or management consulting experience (e.g., Big 4 or equivalent) with a background in solution consulting, technical sales, or solution delivery
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills
• Experience engaging with and presenting to business or IT managers and executives
• Self-motivated with strong propensity for action, results and continuous improvement
• Hands on technical experience with SaaS solutions, cloud technologies, and architectures preferred
• Experience with ERP, GRC, GL, FP&A, or Analytics & Reporting solutions
• Ability to present a value based, compelling software demonstrations
• Working knowledge or practical experience with emerging AI capabilities (e.g., automated data curation, intelligent document processing, predictive insights, or AI-assisted reporting workflows)
• Familiarity with enterprise data structures, API integrations, or cross-domain platform solutions (Finance, GRC, or Sustainability/ESG frameworks like CSRD)
• Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely, as we embrace flexible work arrangements
• Up to 30% travel for customer and internal meetings