Pre Sales Solutions Manager

Oktopost Technologies; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Company socials

401k with employer match

Job summary

Oktopost is seeking a Pre Sales Solutions Manager who blends consultative sales thinking with strong technical curiosity to guide prospects through complex buying decisions. You’ll demonstrate the platform, design practical workflows, and work across US/UK teams to show measurable business impact.

You’ll own discovery, solution design, and technical validation, translating requirements into concrete designs and ensuring security and data privacy considerations are addressed.

Qualifications

• Proven SaaS pre-sales or solutions consulting experience.
• Strong knowledge of digital marketing and B2B workflows.
• Ability to translate business challenges into solution approaches.
• Experience presenting to Directors, VPs, and CMOs.
• Strong communication, with ability to explain complex topics simply.
• Familiar with Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo, Eloqua, or Pardot.
• Understanding of APIs and data flows between systems.
• Experience with enterprise procurement, security, and data privacy.
• Collaborative across sales, product, and customer success.
• Experience with Tableau, Power BI, Looker.
• Familiar with Zapier or Make.
• Curiosity and hands-on use of AI tools for marketing insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery conversations with Account Executives to uncover business challenges.
• Deliver tailored product demonstrations aligned with marketing and revenue outcomes.
• Translate prospect requirements into practical solution designs.
• Explain integrations and data flows to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Prototype automation workflows showing how Oktopost data supports reporting and decision making.
• Lead architecture discussions, integration questions, and security reviews.
• Support RFP responses and security questionnaires with cross-team collaboration.
• Provide competitive insight to position Oktopost effectively.
• Keep feedback loops with Product to improve messaging and go-to-market.
• Participate in regular sales strategy and pipeline discussions.
• Collaborate across US and UK teams with flexible hours.

Skills

Pre-sales experience

Digital marketing

Social media strategy

Discovery questioning

Stakeholder presentation

Communication

APIs & integrations

Procurement processes

Security & data privacy

Collaboration

AI tools experimentation

Marketing analytics

Tools

Salesforce

HubSpot

Marketo

Eloqua

Pardot

Tableau

Power BI

Looker

Zapier

Make

Job description

Do you see challenges and opportunities?

Do you enjoy uncovering the real problems behind what prospects say they need?

Do you prefer meaningful discovery conversations over scripted product ptiches?

Are you equally comfortable demonstrating software and designing practical solutions that bring value to life?

At Oktopost we are looking for a Pre Sales Solutions Manager who combines consultative sales thinking with strong technical curiosity. Someone who can guide prospects through complex buying decisions, demonstrate the platform with clarity and confidence, and design practical workflow solutions that show how Oktopost fits into modern marketing technology ecosystems.

If you have enjoy collaborating with high performing sales teams, influencing enterprise marketing strategies, and building solutions that connect technology to real business outcomes, we would love to hear from you.

Who We Are

Oktopost is a B2B social engagement suite enabling marketing teams to scale social programs, prove ROI, and turn employees into advocates. Trusted by global brands, we help organizations bring clarity and confidence to social media strategies that drive measurable business impact.

As a company, we operate using the EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) to maintain focus, accountability, and alignment. Our customer facing teams follow the Sandler selling methodology, emphasizing honest conversations, mutual respect, and disciplined discovery.

Who You Are

You bring quiet confidence and a focus on outcomes. You enjoy solving problems and creating clarity where there is complexity.

You are naturally curious and approach conversations with a consultative mindset. You do not wait for direction to move things forward. Instead, you take initiative, ask thoughtful questions, and help prospects envision better ways of working.

You are comfortable demonstrating software to business stakeholders while also experimenting with modern tools to prototype practical workflow solutions.

What You Will Own

As the technical and strategic counterpart to Account Executives, you will support the full sales cycle from discovery through solution design and technical validation.

You will play a key role in helping prospects understand how Oktopost fits into their marketing technology ecosystem and how it can deliver measurable impact for their organization.

This role works closely with Account Executives across both the US and UK teams, so some flexibility in working hours is required to support collaboration across time zones.

What You'll Do

• Partner with Account Executives to lead discovery conversations and uncover the underlying business challenges prospects are trying to solve.
• Deliver tailored product demonstrations that align Oktopost capabilities with real marketing and revenue outcomes.
• Translate prospect requirements into practical solution designs that show how Oktopost fits within their existing martech stack.
• Explain integrations, APIs, and data flows in clear business terms to both technical and non technical stakeholders.
• Prototype simple automation or AI enabled workflows that demonstrate how Oktopost data can support reporting, analytics, and decision making processes.
• Lead technical validation stages including architecture discussions, integration questions, and security reviews.
• Support RFP responses and security questionnaires in collaboration with Product, Security, and Customer Success teams.
• Provide competitive insight and help position Oktopost effectively during the evaluation process.
• Maintain feedback loops with Product and Product Marketing to continuously improve messaging, collateral, and solution positioning.
• Participate in regular sales strategy and pipeline discussions to stay aligned on priorities and deal progression.

What We're Looking For

• 2-6 years of experience in a pre sales, solutions engineering, or solutions consulting role within a SaaS environment.
• Strong understanding of digital marketing, social media strategy, and modern B2B marketing workflows.
• Ability to ask insightful discovery questions and translate business challenges into solution approaches.
• Comfortable presenting to senior stakeholders including Directors, VPs, and CMOs.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical topics in simple, business focused language.
• Familiarity with CRM and marketing automation platforms such as Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo, Eloqua, or Pardot.
• Practical understanding of APIs, integrations, and how data flows between systems
• Experience working with enterprise procurement processes including security and data privacy discussions.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to coordinate across sales, product, and customer success teams.
• Experience working with marketing analytics or BI platforms such as Tableau, Power BI, or Looker.
• Familiarity with workflow automation tools such as Zapier, Make, or similar platforms.
• Curiosity and hands on experimentation with modern AI tools that support marketing insights or workflow automation.

What Winning Looks Like

• Helping prospects clearly understand how Oktopost solves their business challenges.
• Accelerating deal velocity through thoughtful discovery and tailored solution demonstrations.
• Building credibility and trust with both business and technical stakeholders.
• Enabling Account Executives to progress opportunities with clarity and confidence.
• Demonstrating innovative workflow solutions that expand how prospects think about using Oktopost.
• Sharing insights from sales conversations that influence product development and go to market strategy.
• Competitive earnings
• Professional growth: Formal learning & development programme.
• Perks & benefits: Private healthcare, company socials, 401k with employer match.
• Days off: Flexible vacation day policy + Quarterly Recharge Days
• Monthly Allowance: $100 per month expense account.
• Inspiration: Work with leading B2B brands and a team of top-notch professionals.