Senior Solutions Engineer

Intercom Intercom · Enterprise · Dublin, Ireland · Customer Success & Solutions

This role is for a Senior Solutions Engineer at Intercom, an AI-first company focused on AI Customer Service. The role involves engaging with customers as a trusted advisor, defining and demonstrating value across the sales cycle, and collaborating with Product and Engineering. The Solutions Engineer will lead technical discovery, deliver pre-sales presentations, design POCs, and serve as a resource for RFPs and security questions. The company's AI agent, Fin, is a core part of their offering.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead technical discovery to identify and address our customers’ needs
  2. Deliver an exceptional pre-sales experience by articulating Intercom's value and technical expertise
  3. Conduct impactful, value-based solution reviews and in-depth technical sessions
  4. Design and lead tailored Proof of Concepts (POCs) that showcase Intercom's capabilities
  5. Serve as the primary resource for RFPs and customer security questions, utilizing standardized materials and escalating complex issues

Skills

Required

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in a technical pre-sales role
  • managing C-Level technical and business relationships
  • Strong technical acumen
  • experience in conducting technical discovery
  • delivering high-impact value presentations
  • Ability to solve problems independently
  • thriving in collaborative team environments
  • Proven time management skills in a dynamic team environment
  • Demonstrated ability to quickly identify and communicate the value proposition throughout the sales cycle
  • translating complex business challenges into tailored Intercom solutions
  • communicating with both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Experience working closely with product and engineering teams
  • Familiarity with managing POCs, RFPs, and addressing complex security questions
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to challenge the status quo
  • continuously improve Solutions Engineering processes and playbooks
  • Willing and able to travel occasionally

Nice to have

  • passion for leading with empathy and curiosity
  • open mind
  • collaborative colleague
  • commitment to go above and beyond to drive the success of your team and the company

What the JD emphasized

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in a technical pre-sales role
  • managing C-Level technical and business relationships
  • Strong technical acumen
  • experience in conducting technical discovery
  • delivering high-impact value presentations
  • Proven time management skills in a dynamic team environment
  • Demonstrated ability to quickly identify and communicate the value proposition throughout the sales cycle
  • Experience working closely with product and engineering teams
  • Familiarity with managing POCs, RFPs, and addressing complex security questions