Solutions Consultant II (R-19797)

Dun & Bradstreet; Florham Park (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Parental leave up to 16 weeks

Volunteer and donation matching

401k with company match

Health & wellness benefits

Job summary

Dun & Bradstreet is seeking a Solutions Consulting professional to drive value in North America by aligning client needs with our data and analytics solutions. You’ll work with sales, product, and marketing to craft ROI-driven proposals and persuasive demonstrations.

You will advise clients on how our offerings address business challenges, build prescriptive ROI models, and help accelerate the sales cycle while expanding industry leadership and customer success throughout the engagement.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and storytelling to translate complex data into clear business value.
• Ability to map client needs to Dun & Bradstreet solutions and ROI scenarios.
• Experience supporting sales cycles with technical and business stakeholders.
• Excellent presentation and relationship-building skills with executives.
• Willingness to travel to client sites as needed.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to sales teams and clients, translating needs into actionable solutions.
• Drive successful sales engagements and ensure solutions align with client objectives.
• Develop ROI models and gather requirements to tailor proposals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create client-ready proposals and demonstrations.
• Lead executive conversations and adapt messaging to different audiences.
• Support strategic client meetings and ensure alignment with long-term KPIs.
• Assist in creating collateral, training, and case studies; relay customer feedback for product improvements.

Skills

Executive communication

Sales support

Solution engineering

Presentation skills

Problem solving

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Databases

APIs

Cloud computing

SQL

Job description

At Dun & Bradstreet, we believe data has the power to create a better tomorrow. As a global leader in business decisioning data and analytics, we help companies worldwide grow, manage risk, and innovate. Since 1841, businesses have trusted us to turn uncertainty into opportunity. We're a diverse, global team that values creativity, collaboration, and bold ideas. Are you ready to make an impact and help shape what's next? Join us! Explore opportunities at dnb.com/careers .

At Dun & Bradstreet, we believe data has the power to create a better tomorrow. As a global leader in business decisioning data and analytics, we help companies worldwide grow, manage risk, and innovate. Since 1841, businesses have trusted us to turn uncertainty into opportunity. We're a diverse, global team that values creativity, collaboration, and bold ideas. Are you ready to make an impact and help shape what's next? Join us! Explore opportunities at dnb.com/careers .

The Solutions Consulting (SC) function is responsible for driving Dun & Bradstreet solutions in NorthAmerica that address the unique challenges our customers face and align strategically to their corebusiness and financial objectives to ensure strong economic value results from the partnership. The SC function starts after case assignment of a qualified sales-initiated opportunity to help sales move theopportunity forward. The goal is to: increase revenue; shorten the sales cycle; increase retention rates;increase brand awareness in the industry.

Act as a trusted solutions advisor to sales teams and their clients, helping to understand the clients core needs/pain points, business, and technical requirements to recommend the most impactful approach leveraging the products in the assigned portfolio. Consulting on the bigger picture versus just answering questions/RFPs.

Drive successful sales engagements and ensure our solutions align seamlessly with the client’s business objectives.

Work on prescriptive ROI models for the customer and where needed, assist in gathering client requirements and understanding their business needs.

Assist sales in develop solution proposals, outlining how our products can address specific challenges and add economic value to the client’s business.

Conduct engaging and persuasive executive/decision maker conversations/discussions to showcase the capabilities and benefits of our solutions; adapt conversations/presentations to different audiences and address specific use cases effectively; assist when sales presents on product demonstrations, when needed.

Collaborate with sales and client success when necessary to participate in strategic client meetings.

Work closely with all internal teams to ensure proper transfer of key business objectives to align to long term KPIs and broader success criteria the client is expecting from the partnership.

Effectively navigate the matrix, bringing in the proper experts as needed to support the client proposal (Solutions Architects, Analytic Advisors, Product, etc).

Continuously expand expertise in products and solutions, stay up to date with the latest advancements in the markets, industries, and verticals you support; share knowledge with the sales team, product team and other key stakeholders to enhance the collective understanding of our solutions; understand and articulate the differences in competitive solutions.

Be an industry expert; participate in industry events (conferences, trade shows, client events, etc) to support our positions as industry and thought leaders.

Collaborate with the Sales, Product and Marketing teams in creating sales collateral, solution documentation, and RFP responses; creating a continuous loop of ongoing sales training; working with sales and clients to identify potential opportunities for testimonials, white papers, and/or case studies; working with marketing, sales and clients in executing on the testimonials, white papers, and/or case studies; being the voice of customer for product improvements/feedback.

Shape the Future with Dun & Bradstreet

At Dun & Bradstreet, we believe data has the power to create a better tomorrow. As a global leader in business decisioning data and analytics, we help companies worldwide grow, manage risk, and innovate. Since 1841, businesses have trusted us to turn uncertainty into opportunity. We're a diverse, global team that values creativity, collaboration, and bold ideas. Are you ready to make an impact and help shape what's next? Join us! Explore opportunities at dnb.com/careers .

Essential Key Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted solutions advisor to sales teams and their clients, helping to understand the clients core needs/pain points, business, and technical requirements to recommend the most impactful approach leveraging the products in the assigned portfolio. Consulting on the bigger picture versus just answering questions/RFPs.
• Drive successful sales engagements and ensure our solutions align seamlessly with the client’s business objectives.
• Work on prescriptive ROI models for the customer and where needed, assist in gathering client requirements and understanding their business needs.
• Assist sales in develop solution proposals, outlining how our products can address specific challenges and add economic value to the client’s business.
• Conduct engaging and persuasive executive/decision maker conversations/discussions to showcase the capabilities and benefits of our solutions; adapt conversations/presentations to different audiences and address specific use cases effectively; assist when sales presents on product demonstrations, when needed.
• Collaborate with sales and client success when necessary to participate in strategic client meetings.
• Work closely with all internal teams to ensure proper transfer of key business objectives to align to long term KPIs and broader success criteria the client is expecting from the partnership.
• Effectively navigate the matrix, bringing in the proper experts as needed to support the client proposal (Solutions Architects, Analytic Advisors, Product, etc).
• Continuously expand expertise in products and solutions, stay up to date with the latest advancements in the markets, industries, and verticals you support; share knowledge with the sales team, product team and other key stakeholders to enhance the collective understanding of our solutions; understand and articulate the differences in competitive solutions.
• Be an industry expert; participate in industry events (conferences, trade shows, client events, etc) to support our positions as industry and thought leaders.
• Collaborate with the Sales, Product and Marketing teams in creating sales collateral, solution documentation, and RFP responses; creating a continuous loop of ongoing sales training; working with sales and clients to identify potential opportunities for testimonials, white papers, and/or case studies; working with marketing, sales and clients in executing on the testimonials, white papers, and/or case studies; being the voice of customer for product improvements/feedback.

Essential Skills and/or Certifications

• Bachelors' degree require plus a minimum of 12 years prior experience in selling new solutions to clients and generating significant revenue growth, proven by a track record in a similar environment.
• Experience selling data, technology and services preferred.
• Proven experience as a SME, Solution Engineer, Sales Engineer, Sales, Client Success, or Practitioner (risk manager, compliance, marketing, supply chain, vendor management, etc.).
• Strong understanding of data architectures, software development principles, cloud computing, API’s, and IT Infrastructure.
• Strong presentation and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences, including Executive level stakeholders. Strong management skills ensuring the opportunity progresses through the sales cycle.
• Ability to build strong relationships with clients and internal teams, fostering a collaborative working environment.
• Problem solving and analytical mindset capable of identifying and resolving technical challenges effectively.
• Familiarity with relevant programming languages, databases, and enterprise software.
• Show an ownership mindset in everything you do; be a problem solver, be curious and be inspired to take action, be proactive, seek ways to collaborate and connect with people and teams in support of driving success.
• Continuous growth mindset, keep learning through social experiences and relationships with stakeholder, experts, colleagues and mentors as well as widen and broaden your competencies through structural courses and programs.
• Willingness to travel occasionally for client meetings and industry events.

Benefits We Offer

• Generous paid time off in your first year, increasing with tenure.
• Up to 16 weeks 100% paid parental leaveafter one year of employment.
• Paid sick timeto care for yourselfor family members.
• Education assistanceand extensive training resources.
• Do GoodProgram: Paid volunteer days&donation matching.
• Competitive401k with company matching.
• Health & wellness benefits, including discounted Wellhubmembership rates.
• Medical, dental&vision insurancefor you,spouse/partner&dependents.

Pay Transparency

Dun & Bradstreet is an equal employment opportunity employer and believes in honesty and transparency in the employment hiring process, including pay transparency. Accordingly, listed on this posting is a good faith reasonable estimate of the salary range and other compensation in the job posting, as of the date of this posting. Actual compensation decisions for base salary and other compensation will be dependent upon a wide range of factors including but not limited to: an individual’s skill sets, experience, qualification, training, education, location, and any other legally permissible factors. Successful applicants will also be eligible for D&B’s generous benefit package, outlined above.

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