Senior Pre-sales Technical Architect

AnaVation LLC; Remote; GBP 70,000 - GBP 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology firm is seeking a Senior Technical Architect to join their team in the United Kingdom. The role focuses on providing technical expertise and support during the pre-sales process. As a key team member, you will engage with clients to understand their needs and showcase the Coupa Platform's capabilities. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in a technical architect role, particularly in a pre-sales environment, and possess outstanding communication skills essential for presenting complex information to diverse audiences.

Benefits

Inclusive work environment

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years working as a technical architect in a pre-sales capacity.
• Proven comfort with web-based applications and cloud models.
• Experience with Finance and/or Procurement solutions.
• Ability to present complex information clearly.

Responsibilities

• Define IT engagement approach to build trust in the Coupa Platform.
• Provide technical presentations to prospective and existing customers.
• Create and evolve presentations and digital assets for technical information.
• Work on technology/security requirements and respond to RFI/RFPs.

Skills

Technical architecture experience

Excellent communication skills

Project management

Decision-making skills

Multilingual skills

Education

B.S. degree or equivalent experience

Tools

SAP

Oracle

NetSuite

D365

Job description

Overview

Coupa makes margins multiply through its community-generated AI and industry-leading total spend management platform for businesses large and small. Coupa AI is informed by trillions of dollars of direct and indirect spend data across a global network of 10M+ buyers and suppliers. We empower you with the ability to predict, prescribe, and automate smarter, more profitable business decisions to improve operating margins.

Why join Coupa?

• Pioneering Technology: At Coupa, we're at the forefront of innovation, leveraging the latest technology to empower our customers with greater efficiency and visibility in their spend.
• Collaborative Culture: We value collaboration and teamwork, and our culture is driven by transparency, openness, and a shared commitment to excellence.
• Global Impact: Join a company where your work has a global, measurable impact on our clients, the business, and each other.

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The Impact of a Pre-Sales Senior Technical Architect at Coupa

The Coupa Technical Architects team is a core capability within the broader Solution Advisory team and is responsible for helping prospective and current customers to understand the overall Coupa Platform technology and how it is integrated with their IT strategy and existing (or to-be) landscape. Our approach is based on building trust with the layers of an IT organization to help them develop an understanding of how Coupa works, how it processes their data and how this is secured.

What Youll Do

• Work as part of an account team to define IT engagement approach to build trust and advocacy for the Coupa Platform. Typically at Enterprise and Strategic account level and across multiple industry verticals
• Provide technical presentations, explanations and discussions as required to prospective and existing customers that address some or all of the following areas:
• Coupa Platform approach and strategy
• Coupa AI architecture and approach
• Cloud Hosting Architecture
• Coupa Product Architecture
• Coupa Security and Compliance
• Integration to ERPs such as SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, D365, etc.
• Data management including AI models, processing, etc
• Create, review and evolve assets including presentations, digital assets, videos, etc to assist in delivering technical information
• Work with the RFP team on technology/security requirements and respond/review to the technical sections of RFI/RFPs as necessary

What You Will Bring to Coupa

• 5+ years working for a technology company as a technical architect ideally in a pre-sales capacity
• Proven technical aptitude and comfort with web-based applications and SaaS, PaaS and IaaS Cloud models, Infrastructure, Architecture, AI, Security, and Integration concepts as well as the application of these technologies in the enterprise environment to C-Level and Technical Team members
• Experience with Finance and/or Procurement solutions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience developing and presenting clear and concise technical narrative
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects
• Keen decision-making skills, with the ability to make complex technology relevant at a business level.
• Exceptional communication skills, multilingual skills a bonus
• Ability to present complex information in a comprehensible manner (written and graphical)
• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and adapt to changing job environment in a fast-paced deadline driven environment
• Learning and exploring mindset
• B.S. degree or equivalent experience

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