Pre-sales Engineer, Financial Services (Remote)

Appian Corporation • Full-time • Remote • $90k - $130k / year • 1d ago

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To be successful in this role, you need:

Deep and recent expertise in the Financial Services (FS) Industry domain. You must speak the language of FS executives, understand their core business challenges (e.g., regulatory compliance, risk management, customer onboarding, loan origination, tokenization), and translate those into high-impact Appian solutions.
Experience working in an enterprise software sales position OR a client-facing technology advisory role within a Financial Services institution or ISV (e.g., in transformation, architecture, or strategy).
Technical depth to respond to all functional and technical elements of RFIs/RFPs
Ability to strategically problem solve by thinking outside of the box to create innovative solutions that address complex FS challenges.
Possesses technical expertise to identify how Appian can fit into the bigger organizational
Strong verbal and written communication skills; experience with customer interaction, requirements analysis, and presentations
Ability to have technical discussions with Appian's product team.
Familiarity with production environments (application servers, web servers, databases)

Basic qualifications:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Systems, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field or equivalent experience.
5+ years as a successful Pre-Sales Engineer OR 6+ years in a Professional Services/Consulting role, with a significant focus (3+ years) in the Financial Services Industry.
Up to 70% travel to customer locations throughout the assigned region

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