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Sales Solutions Engineer

Lightcast
🇺🇸Remote - United States$55K–$75K/yri8h ago
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Role Snapshot

Sales Solutions Engineer at Lightcast, a global labor market insights leader, who leads technical discovery and designs demos showing how Lightcast APIs, Direct Data Shares, and SaaS dashboards meet client needs. The role directly supports revenue growth by partnering with sales and onboarding teams from pursuit through renewal and expansion.

Key Responsibilities: Lead technical discovery, prototype workflows, and deliver persuasive demos; partner with Account Executives on evaluation plans, RFIs/RFPs, and proof-of-concept scope; host post-sale handoffs and workshops; align with Account Managers on success plans and share technical artifacts.
Skills & Tools: Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills for technical and executive audiences, live product demonstration ability, solution brief creation, API and Direct Data Share design, and working knowledge of large language models.
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree required and 1-3 years as a Sales Solutions Engineer, Solutions Consultant, or similar client-facing technical role; enterprise sales experience (especially Fortune 500) and experience supporting quota-carrying teams are preferred.
Location: Remote - United States
Compensation: $55K–$75K/yr (estimated)

Job Description

Major Responsibilities::
  • Consult and design — Lead technical discovery, prototype workflows, and craft persuasive demos showcasing how Lightcast APIs, Direct Data Shares, or SaaS dashboards satisfy client use cases

  • Champion the deal — Partner with Account Executives to shape evaluation plans, respond to RFIs/RFPs, negotiate proof-of-concept scope, and keep multiple stakeholders aligned through close

  • Enable success — Host post-sale handoffs and solution workshops so onboarding teams can deliver on the vision sold

  • Collaborate cross-functionally — Align on success plans with Account Managers and share deal context and technical artifacts to speed time to value, renewals, and expansion

  • Education and Experience::
  • 1–3 years of experience as a Sales Solutions Engineer, Solutions Consultant, or in a comparable client-facing technical role.

  • Bachelor’s degree required; experience supporting enterprise sales, particularly with Fortune 500 organizations, is a plus.

  • Experience designing API integrations or Direct Data Share solutions.

  • Demonstrated ability to support quota-carrying sales teams and contribute to revenue growth.

  • Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage both technical and executive audiences.

  • Ability to create clear solution briefs, deliver live product demonstrations, and explain complex data-driven solutions.

  • Working knowledge of modern large language models and experience applying them to solution development or client enablement.

  • Lightcast is a global leader in labor market insights with our headquarters located in Moscow, ID (US) and other offices in the United Kingdom, Europe, and India. We work with partners across six continents to help drive economic prosperity and mobility by providing the insights needed to build and develop our people, our institutions and companies, and our communities.

    Lightcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and does not discriminate on the basis of federally protected statuses. Lightcast has always been, and always will be, committed to diversity of thought and unique perspectives. We seek dynamic professionals from all backgrounds to join our teams, and we encourage our employees to bring their authentic, original, and best selves to work.

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