Solution Consultant

Responsive; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company matching

Professional development

Paid vacation & sick days

Sabbatical after 5 years

Mental Wellness Program

Health benefits

Job summary

Responsive, formerly RFPIO, is hiring a driven Solutions Consultant who blends storytelling with deep technical credibility in Generative AI and Agentic AI. You’ll partner with Account Executives and Account Managers to win new logos and drive expansions, translating complex requirements into clear business value, compelling demos, and disciplined Proofs of Concept (POCs).

In this remote USA role, you’ll own the technical sales motion from discovery through close, design credible AI proofs,

Qualifications

• Master storyteller and value seller with MEDDPICC; connect depth to executive outcomes.
• 1–3 years of presales in enterprise SaaS as Solutions Consultant/Sales Engineer.
• Hands-on Generative AI & Agentic AI: prompting, RAG, orchestration, evaluation, risk controls.
• Able to design tailored demos and POCs with clear scoping and metrics.
• Familiar with cloud/SaaS contexts (AWS/Azure/GCP; SOC 2/ISO 27001; GDPR).
• Collaborative, data-driven operator who documents risks and acts with urgency.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical sales motion from discovery through close for new logos and expansions.
• Lead business-value storytelling with executives and practitioners; translate requirements into value hypotheses.
• Design and deliver credible AI proofs (prompting, RAG, agent workflows) with governance considerations.
• Log breakage, drive environment reliability, and collaborate with Demo Engineering to reuse test data.
• Scope POCs with acceptance criteria, timelines, and ROI metrics; support expansion plays.

Skills

MEDDPICC

Value storytelling

Presales experience

Generative AI

Agentic AI

Demo design

Cloud & SaaS

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field

Tools

OpenAI

Anthropic

Vertex AI

Bedrock

Job description

Responsive, formerly RFPIO, is the market leader in a growing category of SaaS solutions called Strategic Response Management. More than 2,000 customers, including Google, Microsoft, Blackrock, T.Rowe Price, Adobe, Amazon, Visa and Zoom, are using the Responsive platform to manage business critical responses -including bids, questionnaires, assessments, and trust centers - that impact nearly half of a company's revenue. More than 35% of cloud SaaS leaders and more than 20 of the Fortune 100 standardize on Responsive, and the company has been voted "best in class" by G2 for 24 quarters straight. Customers have used Responsive to close more than $750B in transactions to-date. To learn more, visit responsive.io.

About the Role

Responsive is hiring a driven Solutions Consultant who blends master‑level storytelling with deep technical credibility in Generative AI and Agentic AI. You’ll partner with Account Executives and Account Managers to win new logos and drive expansions, translating complex requirements into clear business value, compelling demos, and disciplined Proofs of Concept (POCs).

Essential Functions

Win & Orchestrate Deals

• Own the technical sales motion from discovery through close across new logo and expansion opportunities; build deal strategy jointly with sales using MEDDPICC.
• Lead business‑value storytelling that resonates with executives and practitioners; translate requirements into value hypotheses and measurable success criteria.

AI & Agentic AI Technical Proof

• Design and deliver credible AI proofs—prompting strategies, retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG), agentic workflows, tool use/orchestration, and evaluation—while addressing safety, privacy, governance, and model drift.
• Explain model choices and trade‑offs (e.g., OpenAI/Anthropic/Vertex/Bedrock), embeddings/vector stores (e.g., Pinecone/Qdrant/FAISS), and guardrails against prompt injection and data leakage.
• Deliver compelling first‑and second‑call demos and tailor deeper technical sessions by segment (SMB/MM) use self‑guided demo “leaves” and analytics to shorten time‑to‑prove.
• Partner with Demo Engineering/Programs to keep environments and test‑data fixtures reliable and reusable; log breakage and drive continuous improvement.

POC Governance & Conversion

• Scope POCs with clear acceptance criteria, timelines, and success metrics; manage stakeholders, risk, and ROI to maximize POC→close conversion.
• Support sellers on expansion plays by diagnosing adoption gaps, quantifying impact, and positioning roadmap/AI capabilities to unlock additional value.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Bring structured field feedback to Product and PMM; influence roadmap and messaging with evidence from enterprise evaluations and POCs.

Metrics & Execution

• Improve time‑to‑qualified demo and overall deal conversion %, increase demo reuse rate, and maintain accurate technical stages and risks in forecast

Qualifications

Required

• Master storyteller and value seller with strong command of MEDDPICC; able to connect technical depth to executive‑level outcomes.
• 1-3 years of presales experience in enterprise SaaS as a Solutions Consultant/Sales Engineer, successfully closing complex deals.
• Hands‑on Generative AI & Agentic AI expertise: prompting, RAG patterns, agent/tool orchestration, evaluation, and risk/safety controls; able to whiteboard architectures and trade‑offs.
• Demonstrated excellence designing and delivering tailored demos and POCs; disciplined in scoping, acceptance criteria, and success metrics.
• Comfort with cloud and enterprise SaaS contexts (e.g., AWS/Azure/GCP; data residency; SOC 2/ISO 27001; GDPR).
• Collaborative, data‑driven operator who inspects pipeline, documents technical risks, and executes with urgency.

Preferred

• Fluency with LLM platforms and tooling (e.g., OpenAI/Anthropic/Vertex AI/Bedrock; LangChain/LlamaIndex; Pinecone/Qdrant/FAISS).
• Experience with demo automation/analytics tools (e.g., Consensus) and conversational intelligence (e.g., Gong).
• Background in Strategic Response Management, proposal/RFP automation, or adjacent content/knowledge workflows.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or quantitative field (e.g., CS/Engineering/Information Systems) or equivalent experience.

Additional Information

What We Offer

Responsive uses a market-based compensation philosophy. A candidate’s starting base salary will be determined by the specific responsibilities of the role, as well as job-related skills, experience, qualifications, location, and current market trends. The compensation range for this role is $125,000 - $155,000 On-Target Earnings (base + variable), depending on experience and location. Our recruiting team will provide details on the applicable range based on your location during the hiring process. Responsive embraces a global flexible workforce model with offices across the USA, India and Europe. This U.S. based role is remote and is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

In addition to a competitive compensation package, Responsive also offers the following benefits:

401k with company matching

Unlimited professional development and ongoing learning through LinkedIn Learning Solutions

4 weeks of paid vacation, paid sick days, and paid bereavement

4 week sabbatical after 5 years of service

Mental Wellness Program (EAP) to support your well-being and self-care

Best‑in‑class health benefits, company paid for employee and company contribution for family coverage

At Responsive, our values are the foundation of who we are—and we’re equally committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive culture that reflects and respects the richness of our global community. We welcome individuals of all backgrounds, including different cultures, ethnicities, ages, races, national origins, genders, sexual orientations, religions, and abilities, to apply for our open roles. If you share our commitment to an inclusive workplace and believe you’d thrive on our team, we’d love to hear from you!