Strategic Solution Engineer - Financial Services

Salesforce Salesforce · Enterprise · Metro Manila, Philippines

Salesforce is seeking a Strategic Solution Engineer for the Financial Services industry in the Philippines. This role involves presenting Salesforce's product offerings, addressing technical objections in sales cycles, and focusing on industry-specific strategy and thought leadership. The engineer will contribute to pipeline creation, develop go-to-market strategies, deliver compelling demonstrations, and act as the voice of the customer to product teams. A strong understanding of Financial Services processes and the ability to articulate AI use cases in the sector are crucial.

What you'd actually do

  1. Serve as a thought leader with a strong point of view, both internally and externally, within the Financial Services domain in Philippines
  2. Establish strong technical credibility and professional rapport with customers, partners, and internal collaborators.
  3. Contribute to pipeline creation, working closely with account teams to identify and develop new opportunities.
  4. Lead local industry technical go-to-market (GTM) strategies and craft Salesforce's industry point of view (POV).
  5. Develop and deliver compelling demonstrations, business value assessments, and go-to-market assets that resonate with Financial Services customers.

Skills

Required

  • 7-10 years of experience as a solution/sales engineer for a CRM company or similar technology, or 7-10 years of relevant experience within the Financial Services industry.
  • Experience with data technologies relevant to the financial industry (e.g., data warehousing solutions, big data platforms) and a strong understanding of cross-cloud technologies.
  • Knowledge of related applications, relational database, web technology, and cybersecurity.
  • Demonstrated ability to identify and articulate appropriate AI use cases within Financial Services, such as: Fraud detection, Personalized financial advice, Chatbots for customer service, Algorithmic trading, Risk assessment

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS, or equivalent work experience.
  • Experience with Design Thinking, Consulting methodologies, and Enterprise Architecture.
  • Business case/value engineering experience to drive compelling points of view.
  • Strong oral, written, presentation, collaboration, and interpersonal communication and relationship skills in English and Tagalog
  • Proven time management skills in a dynamic team environment.
  • Ability to work as part of a team to solve problems in dynamic, energizing environments.
  • Inquisitive, practical, and passionate about technology and sharing knowledge

What the JD emphasized

  • Crucial to demonstrate a deep understanding of key Financial Services industry processes in Philippines