Solutions Manager

Swarco Traffic Holding AG; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading traffic management solutions provider in the UK is seeking a Solutions Manager / Solutions Architect to translate customer needs into effective solutions. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Intelligent Transport Systems, experience in solution design, and strong communication skills. This role offers a competitive salary, benefits including a company van and generous holiday allowance, and the opportunity to influence innovative transport solutions across the UK and Ireland.

Benefits

Company Van (with Personal Use)

25 days holiday rising plus the option to buy additional holiday

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee discounts portal

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Experience in Intelligent Transport Systems, Smart City technology, mobility, or transport operations.
• Proven background in solution design and presales.
• Commercial acumen impacting solution design and profitability.

Responsibilities

• Turn customer challenges into practical solution designs.
• Act as the translation layer between Sales, Product, and customer.
• Coordinate product inputs into coherent solution architectures.

Skills

Intelligent Transport Systems expertise

Solution design

System integration

Technical consultancy

Strong communication skills

Customer needs identification

Job description

The Better Way. Every Day. At the forefront of intelligent traffic management, we design and deliver innovative solutions that keep people moving safely and efficiently across the UK and Ireland. Start making an impact with us today and join teams in over 70 countries.

What you will do

We have a vacancy for a Solutions Manager / Solutions Architect for ourteam converting out customer needs into clear, deliverable, and commercially aligned solutions. Taking a solution driven approach, thinking ahead, and simplifying any complexity for the business.

• Turn customer challenges into practical solution designs that use the product portfolio correctly.
• Act as the translation layer between Sales, Product, and the customer, ensuring clear understanding of needs, capability, and fit.
• Coordinate product inputs into proposals and combine them into a coherent solution architecture.
• Feed structured insight back to Product without taking responsibility for product decisions.
• Strengthen Sales capability and confidence by providing enablement on solution messaging, value, and use cases

What we are looking for

• Experience in Intelligent Transport Systems, Smart City technology, mobility, parking, or transport operations.
• Proven background in solution design, presales, system integration, or technical consultancy.
• Commercial acumen: understanding the impact of their solution design on ability to deliver and profitability.
• Bid support (I see this as a big part of their job) - supporting solution generation on key bids, particularly those of a complex nature.
• Communication - strong ability to visually show solution architecture at multiple design levels from concept to detailed solution.
• Strong ability to simplify technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Fluent in identifying customer needs and mapping them to products and platforms.

What we offer

As well as providing a competitive salary and benefits package, SWARCO actively runs employee opinion surveys as part of our drive to provide a comfortable and supportive working environment. We will support your development, and you will also receive:

• Company Van (with Personal Use)
• 25 days holiday rising plus the option to holiday.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee discounts portal
• Life assurance

Interested?

Please apply by clicking on the link below and share your details.

Applications are shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before any advertised closing date. We, therefore, encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. Applications received after the closing date will not be processed.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK, therefore successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK by the start of their employment. We are an equal opportunities employer.