Solutions Architect - Carbon Accounting
Sustain.Life
The Solutions Architect - Emerging Solutions directly interfaces with our customer and partner network to deliver Workiva solutions that help achieve successful customer outcomes, with particular focus on Workiva’s emerging solutions - currently Carbon Accounting, Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) eporting & other Sustainability reporting.
This role is responsible for scaling our emerging solution to the wider Workiva organisation and is on the front line of challenging the status quo of how we at Workiva are successful in the solutions delivery. This role is for individuals who have a passion for continued learning, comfort in the unknown, and enjoy the scaling part of a Saas company’s growth.
Being the starting point for our newest solutions, the Solutions Architect - Emerging Solutions, works closely with other internal teams cross functionally including project management, customer success, support, solution engineering, and product development to deliver outstanding customer implementations across Europe.
What You’ll Do
Lead the delivery of Workiva solutions contracted services to customers
Lead the enablement and oversight of our expanding partner network
Define/Scale delivery models for Workiva’s solutions
Perform detailed discovery sessions to understand business needs and requirements
Create a solution design that achieves outcomes within the Workiva platform
Directly interface with customers and partners to define standardized solutions
Maintain and enhance knowledge of financial, risk, or operational reporting using the Workiva platform through a commitment to ongoing training
Participates in ongoing internal, partner and customer training efforts
Work closely with our Product / Development teams to build out Workiva’s latest offerings
What You'll Need
Minimum Qualifications
Undergraduate Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field
4+ years of experience in service delivery role, finance, accounting, digital transformation, or a related field
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Carbon Accounting or similar Analytics & Reporting platforms
Be committed to learning new concepts, new regulations and industry best practices within a fast-paced, high-performance consulting environment
Hands on experience within SaaS and cloud technologies, or data architectures preferred
Experience working within a consulting or public accounting firm preferred
Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
Ability to present topics clearly and succinctly
Self-motivated with strong propensity for action, results and continuous improvement
Ability to influence and drive change in business processes
A strong individual contributor with intellectual curiosity to positively impact the ability to manage multiple services
Enhanced technology knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite and Google Workspace applications
Familiarity with any of the following: SQL, JSON, REST, or Python is a plus
Demonstrated ability to curate and maintain customer-first relationships
Travel Requirement & Working Conditions
Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely, not in a Workiva office
Up to 20% travel for customer and internal meetings
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