Senior Solution Consultant - Strategic Commercial

Workiva Inc.; Illinois; À distance; USD 156 000 - 255 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Restricted Stock Units

401(k) match

Comprehensive employee benefits

Résumé du poste

Workiva Inc. is seeking a Senior Solution Consultant to drive pre-sales engagement, showcasing our SaaS platform to prospects and customers. You’ll connect customer outcomes to platform capabilities, guide technical validation, and deliver value-based demonstrations.

You’ll collaborate with Sales, Product Marketing and Client Services to develop account plans, create proofs of concept, and articulate how Workiva solutions meet enterprise needs, with up to 40% travel.

Qualifications

• Requires a minimum of 6 years of related experience.
• Undergraduate Degree or equivalent combination of knowledge and related career experience.
• Experience presenting to executives at large enterprise customers is preferred.
• Financial reporting knowledge is valuable for this role.
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Hands-on experience with SaaS, cloud technologies and architectures.

Responsabilités

• Lead pre-sales activities: engage customers, run discovery, and deliver product demonstrations.
• Demonstrate Workiva’s domain expertise across Financial Reporting, GRC, and Sustainability Reporting.
• Assist sales in developing account plans aligned with Workiva strategies.
• Conduct process assessments, build PoCs, and present business cases.
• Ensure customer success with implementation partners and Client Services.
• Develop new use-cases or adapt templates to prove value proposition.
• May deliver cross-domain coaching, training, or mentoring peers.
• Collaborate with Sales, Product Marketing, Client Services, Scoping, and Customer Success.

Connaissances

Executive engagement

Financial reporting knowledge

Communication skills

Self-motivation

Process design

Collaboration with product teams

Problem solving

SaaS & Cloud tech

API integration

Value-based demonstrations

Formation

Undergraduate degree

Description du poste

The Senior Solution Consultant provides pre-sales support in the development and presentation of our platform for prospective clients and current customers to address the complex problems that Workiva's platform and solutions solve. This role serves as a trusted advisor supporting the business throughout the sales cycle by connecting customer outcomes to platform capabilities, rapidly iterating on solutions, and guiding customers through technical validation and value based demonstrations.

What You’ll Do

• Execute pre-sales framework to engage customers, prospects, and partners via virtual and onsite meetings, drive the discovery process, lead product demonstrations, and identify areas where Workiva solutions align to address customer/prospect needs
• Demonstrate expertise across all of Workiva’s domain areas - Financial Reporting, GRC, and Sustainability Reporting - developing working knowledge of industries, departments, and use cases where Workiva can have an impact
• Assist sales in developing account plans in support of Workiva strategies and objectives
• Conduct process assessments with customers, build Proof of Concepts to validate requirements, build and present partner specific business cases
• Ensure customer success by working with implementation partners and Workiva Client Services team for smooth on-boarding and long term success
• Assist in developing new use-cases or by using existing templates providing proof of our solution's impact and value proposition
• May begin to deliver cross-domain coaching, training, or mentoring peers
• Work with Sales, Product Marketing, Client Services, Scoping, and Customer Success to achieve team and company goals

What You’ll Need

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a minimum of 6 years of related experience
• Undergraduate Degree or equivalent combination of knowledge and related career experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience engaging with and presenting to business or IT managers and executives at large enterprise customers
• Financial Reporting knowledge is valuable in this role. Candidates should either bring existing expertise or demonstrate strong aptitude and commitment to rapidly developing deep domain expertise
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills
• Self-motivated with strong propensity for action, results and continuous improvement
• Experience building processes from the ground up, including design, proposal, and cross-functional alignment
• Demonstrates proactive collaboration and feedback to product management teams to capture new customer requirements and enhancements, may require guidance as needed
• Ability to solve problems and articulate solutions to business problems with strong communication and presentation skills
• Hands on technical experience with SaaS solutions, cloud technologies, and architectures preferred
• Experience with high level technical aspects of connectivity and integration (API)
• Capability to gather business needs and present a value based, compelling software demonstration is preferred

Travel Requirements & Working Conditions

• Up to 40% Travel
• Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely, not in a Workiva office

Workiva will not provide visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis.

How You’ll Be Rewarded

• On Target Earnings (OTE) range in the US: 156,000.00 - 255,000.00 USD Annual
• Eligible for commission based on sales performance
• Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire
• 401(k) match and comprehensive employee benefits package

The salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this job in the US. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience and other relevant factors.

Why Join Workiva

Workiva is the platform designed to bring confidence, control, and a competitive edge to the world’s most complex organizations. Our AI-powered platform unifies finance, risk, and sustainability on a single, secure foundation—ensuring data is trusted, traceable, and ready to act on. With an unbroken path from source to output, leaders gain confidence in their numbers, visibility into current and emerging risks, and the ability to move with speed and precision in a constantly changing world.

At Workiva, you’ll bring technology to market that executives, boards, and regulators depend on. The work you do here helps organizations navigate uncertainty, maintain trust, and make decisions that stand up to scrutiny. If you’re energized by meaningful challenges, inspired by collaborative teams, and motivated to help organizations turn uncertainty into advantage, we’d love to meet you.

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Workiva is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. To request assistance with the application process, please email [e-mail].

Workiva employees are required to undergo comprehensive security and privacy training tailored to their roles, ensuring adherence to company policies and regulatory standards.

Workiva supports employees in working where they work best - either from an office or remotely from any location within their country of employment.