Lead Solution Engineer

Salesforce, Inc.; Gauteng; Hybrid; ZAR 700 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud-based software company is seeking a Senior Solution Engineer for their EMEA team. This remote role in South Africa requires 6-10 years of experience in data analytics and business intelligence, fluency in English and French, and strong skills in BI platforms such as Tableau. Responsibilities include engaging with customers to address their analytics needs, conducting tailored workshops, and leading technical responses to RFPs. This position offers a collaborative environment focused on innovation and customer success.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Comprehensive benefits

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of hands-on experience in business intelligence, data integration, analytics, or related technologies.
• Fluency in both English and French.
• Strong background in at least one BI platform.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Engage customers to understand their data analytics needs.
• Demonstrate Tableau's platform value to customers.
• Conduct workshops to drive adoption of Tableau platform.
• Act as a trusted advisor for customers' data strategies.
• Lead technical responses to RFPs and RFIs.

Skills

Business intelligence

Data integration

Analytics

Communication skills

Relationship building

Problem-solving

Education

Degree or equivalent proven experience

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Qlik

Python

R

Job description

Lead Solution Engineer

Job type: Full time, Remote type: Office - Flexible. Locations: Morocco, South Africa (Johannesburg).

Location can be Dublin, London, Milan or Madrid.

Here, ambition meets action.
Tech meets trust.
And innovation isn't a buzzword — it's a way of life.

The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.

This is an opportunity to work with Salesforce's Tableau / Analytics Solution Engineering team for the EMEA growth region. The team is made up of data and analytics professionals who work with customers to solve their business problems with Tableau's world leading analytics platform.

We are looking for a senior Solution Engineer who speaks fluently French and English, to join our team of data rockstars.

This individual will play a pivotal role in supporting our customers' and our sales teams' success by providing technical expertise in the field of data, business intelligence, predictive analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) and will focus.

Responsibilities

• Engage customers and collaborate with account teams to understand their needs with respect to how data and analytics can help the customer's business succeed and transform, and how customers can build a data culture.
• Demonstrate how Tableau's platform and Salesforce Analytics solutions help the customer drive value through guided evaluations and building tailored platform / solution demonstrations.
• Conduct workshops for customers to understand the Tableau platform and drive adoption across multiple groups and stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted advisor to our customers, guiding them on best practices, and informing their data and analytics strategies.
• Develop and sustain expert level knowledge of all aspects of the Tableau Platform, including data integration, data visualisation, analytics, governance, architecture, security, and scalability.
• Lead technical responses to RFPs and RFIs.
• Work closely with product management teams to stay updated on our latest developments and provide feedback from the field.
• Create reusable assets that act as a force-multiplier for the extended teams.

Required Qualifications

• 6-10 years of hands-on experience in business intelligence, data integration, analytics, data warehouses / lakes, or related technologies.
• Fluency in both English and French.
• Solid data and analytics problem solving skills.
• Strong background in at least one BI platform (Tableau, Power BI, Qlik, etc.).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to build relationships with key stakeholders and customers.
• Degree or equivalent proven experience required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with predictive analytics and AI, especially machine learning.
• Working knowledge of data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks; ML platforms such as Azure ML, Amazon SageMaker, Google Vertex, etc.; as well as R and / or Python.
• Working knowledge of web technologies such as JavaScript, security protocols, application integration and embedding.

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