Solutions Architect - UK

Ema; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Ema in San Francisco seeks an experienced Solutions Architect/Sales Engineer to own pre-sales engagements, tailor deployments, deliver compelling product demonstrations, and guide PoCs from concept to production.

You will collaborate with global sales, work closely with engineering to design architectures, translate customer needs into production-ready solutions, and ensure seamless integration with cloud or on-prem environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field.
• 8+ years in Solutions Architect / Sales Engineer or similar pre-sales role.
• Strong understanding of enterprise SaaS and cloud technologies.
• Experience with solution design, architecture and integration.
• Familiarity with relevant programming languages and technologies.
• Customer-focused mindset with problem-solving.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Strong collaboration and global-team experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with sales leadership to understand customer requirements and enable deployment.
• Develop an in-depth understanding of Ema's technology and architectures.
• Deliver compelling product demonstrations tailored to customer needs.
• Lead PoCs and demonstrate feasibility and value in customers' environments.
• Position as Trusted Advisor to stakeholders to achieve business outcomes.
• Design and architect solutions aligning with customer goals and systems integration.
• Drive project teams toward adoption of Ema's solutions.
• Communicate value across engagement from demo to production.
• Help take Ema's solution from PoC to production.
• Understand customers' cloud/on-prem environments and translate needs into production-ready solutions.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and best practices.

Skills

Pre-sales

Solutions Architect

Cloud technologies

Enterprise SaaS

Presentation skills

Customer engagement

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in CS/IT

Job description

About Ema

Ema builds AI Employees for HR, IT and Finance. Our AI Employees take on the busy work across the employee experience, from recruiting, onboarding and benefits to IT support, invoice processing and payroll, so people can spend their time on work that needs them. Founded by former executives from Google, Coinbase, Flipkart, and Okta, our team includes engineers from premier tech companies and graduates of Stanford, MIT, UC Berkeley, CMU, and IITs. We are backed by industry leading investors including Accel, Naspers/Prosus, Creaegis, Section32, and angels like Sheryl Sandberg and Dustin Moskovitz. Headquartered in Silicon Valley and with offices in London, Bangalore and Vancouver, Ema is at the frontier of what Agentic AI can do in production. We ship real systems that run real business processes at scale.

In this role, you will:

• Collaborate with the sales leadership to understand customer requirements and enable technical solutions deployment based on customer needs.

• Develop an in-depth understanding of Ema's technology and underlying architectures

• Deliver compelling product demonstrations tailored to the specific needs of potential customers, showcasing key features and benefits.

• Work closely with customers to execute successful PoCs, demonstrating the feasibility and value of Ema in their environment.

• Position yourself as a Trusted Advisor to key customer stakeholders with a focus on achieving their desired Business Outcomes.

• Collaborate with customers to design and architect solutions that align with their business goals, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems.

• Drive project teams towards common goals of accelerating the adoption of Ema's solutions.

• Demonstrate and communicate the value of Ema's solution throughout the engagement, from demo to proof of concept to running workshops, design sessions and implementation with customers and stakeholders.

• Help take Ema's solution from POC to production.

• Understand customers cloud/on-prem environment and their unique needs for deploying Ema's solutions. Work with our engineering team to translate customer needs into a productionizable solution that fits into Ema's deployment models.

• Manage the customer's problem through effective diagnosis, resolution, or implementation of new investigation tools to increase productivity for customer challenges on Ema's platform. Create repeatable processes. Create and maintain technical documentation, including solution architectures, integration guides, and best practices.

• Act as a consultant and subject matter expert for internal stakeholders in engineering, sales, and product to resolve technical deployment obstacles and improve Ema.

Ideally, you'd have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

• 8+ years experience as a Solutions Architect/Solutions Engineer, Sales Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineer or in a similar technical pre-sales role.

• Strong understanding of enterprise SaaS solutions and cloud technologies.

• Solid experience with solution design, architecture, and integration.

• Familiarity with relevant programming languages and technologies.

• Customer-focused mindset with a passion for understanding and solving customer challenges.

• Excellent presentation and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

• Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a global team.

Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for variable compensation, equity, and benefits.

Ema Unlimited is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetics.