Amsterdam
4 days ago
Senior Solutions Consultant - Financial Services logo

Senior Solutions Consultant - Financial Services

Workiva

Senior Solutions Consultant - Financial Services

Workiva is seeking a Senior Solutions Consultant - Financial Services in Amsterdam to act as a strategic technical lead for enterprise sales. The role requires 6+ years of pre-sales or solution consulting experience, deep financial services domain knowledge, and strong technical skills in data management, integrations, and AI applications.

AI-enabledHybridFull-timeSeniorSaaSCloud Technologies

Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, NL

Work Model

Hybrid

Experience Required

6 years

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)
SaaSCloud technologiesEnterprise architecturesIntegrationsData managementAI applicationsFinancial reportingGRCSustainability/ESG frameworksERPBusiness intelligenceFinancial performance management
Soft Skills
PresentationVerbal communicationWritten communicationInterpersonal communicationProblem-solvingLeadershipConsultingProject managementTime managementCommercial mindsetInfluenceCreativeCollaborativeSelf-motivatedContinuous improvement

Preferred Qualifications

Technical (Nice-to-have)
AllvueSS&CYardiInvestranOracleWorkdaySAPWorkiva platform

Key Responsibilities

  • Act as the primary technical lead for enterprise sales opportunities, with particular focus on integration, data management and the fit of the Workiva platform within complex customer technology ecosystems.
  • Partner closely with Regional Sales Directors and other customer-facing teams to understand customer challenges, requirements and desired business outcomes.
  • Lead solution discovery and value-based conversations across Workiva's core solutions, including Financial Reporting, GRC and Sustainability.
  • Facilitate and guide conversations with enterprise IT, architecture and business leaders around technology strategy, data management, integrations and modernisation.
  • Provide technical and architecture presentations, product demonstrations and value-based messaging tailored to Financial Services customers.
  • Gather complex business and technical requirements and translate them into compelling, practical solutions using the Workiva platform.
  • Design customised solutions that address customer requirements and support the transformation and modernisation of finance and business processes.
  • Develop example solutions, prototypes and proofs of concept to demonstrate the viability, functionality and value of Workiva's solutions.
  • Work with Solution Consultants to create or adapt custom demonstration environments and solutions for customers and prospective customers.
  • Partner with Sales to build business cases and proposals that clearly articulate Workiva's value, business outcomes and ROI.
  • Support Sales with Territory and Pipeline Development by building hypothesis-driven engagement plans, inspecting qualification gates before committing evaluation resources and identifying high-value expansion opportunities across accounts.
  • Serve as the primary technical partner for strategic and complex enterprise opportunities.
  • Provide project and relationship management across larger customers with broader and more complex requirements.
  • Develop trusted relationships with senior customer stakeholders across IT, architecture, finance and lines of business.
  • Work across the full spectrum of the customer's finance organisation to identify opportunities for transformation through innovative use of the Workiva platform.
  • Provide leadership and coordination across cross-functional Workiva resources throughout customer-facing initiatives.
  • Partner with selected Workiva business partners on joint customer initiatives to deliver against customer business objectives.
  • Work closely with Workiva partner and customer support teams to support smooth onboarding, adoption and long-term customer success.
  • Guide enterprise IT, architecture and line-of-business leaders on modernising data management through Workiva's platform, automated workflows, integrations and practical AI capabilities.
  • Mentor and train other team members, sharing technical, industry and domain expertise.
  • Maintain a strong commercial mindset, influencing customer decisions and contributing to overall sales strategy.
Solutions ConsultantFinancial ServicesPre-salesEnterprise SoftwareSaaSData ManagementAIGRCSustainabilityHybrid