Solutions Engineer III
Required skills
- technical advisor
- product expert
- pre-sales
- solution blueprints
- technical expertise
- customer challenges
- tailored solutions
- POS technology
- technical presentations
- demos
Nice to have
- PMP
- ITIL
Role summary
PDI Technologies is seeking a Solutions Engineer III to join their team, focusing on PDI POS solutions. This role involves acting as a technical advisor and product expert in the pre-sales process, collaborating with internal teams and directly with customers to understand challenges and architect tailored technology solutions. The position requires deep product knowledge, technical acumen, strong communication skills for diverse audiences, and proficiency with CRM tools and presentation platforms. The role is hybrid and requires 5-8 years of experience in a similar pre-sales capacity within the fintech, POS, or payment processing industry.
As a Solutions Engineer III supporting the PDI POS solutions, you will serve as a key technical advisor and product expert during the pre-sales process, collaborating with sales, product, and implementation teams. You will play a critical role in understanding customer challenges, architecting tailored solutions, and demonstrating how PDI’s POS technology can solve business needs. This mid-senior level role requires deep product knowledge, technical acumen, and the ability to clearly communicate complex solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and Deliver Technical Solutions: Work directly with sales and product teams to identify client needs and craft scalable, customer-centric POS solutions that meet their operational and business objectives.
- Lead Product Demonstrations: Execute advanced product demonstrations and technical presentations tailored to customer use cases, highlighting the value proposition.
- Support RFPs and Proposals: Participate in and lead the technical response to RFPs, RFIs, and customer proposals, ensuring clarity and alignment with business and technical requirements.
- Market and Competitive Insights: Stay abreast of industry trends, competitive offerings, and emerging technologies within the payments and POS ecosystem; share insights to guide solution strategy.
- Pre-Sales Collaboration: Act as a strategic advisor to the Sales team, translating customer requirements into detailed solution blueprints and supporting sales conversations with deep technical expertise.
- Cross-functional Partnership: Collaborate with Product Management, Implementation, and Customer Support teams to ensure solution feasibility and smooth post-sales transitions.
- Customer Engagements: Engage directly with customers—both onsite and virtually—to gather feedback, facilitate discovery workshops, and guide solution architecture.
Qualifications
- 5–8 years in a Solutions Engineering, Sales Engineering, or technical pre-sales role in the fintech, POS, or payment processing industry.
- Proficiency with POS systems, payment processing flows, API integrations, and enterprise solution design.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical topics to diverse audiences.
- Strong project coordination and problem-solving skills.
- Adept at preparing and delivering high-impact technical presentations and demos.
- Skilled with CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce), demo environments, and proposal platforms.
- Certification in pre-sales methodologies or POS systems is a plus (e.g., Certified Solutions Engineer, PMP, ITIL).
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