Sales Solution Engineer
Paymentology View all jobs
- Nairobi
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead technical discovery sessions to understand client ambitions, requirements, and buying criteria, ensuring strong alignment between client needs and Paymentology’s platform.
- Own demo preparation and execution, tailoring scenarios to client use cases and independently delivering compelling technical presentations.
- Develop high-quality proposals that showcase Paymentology’s strengths and address client-specific requirements to maximise win rates.
- Manage technical RFP responses, coordinating closely with Product, Technology, and Compliance teams.
- Provide regional expertise on compliance, domestic switch integrations, and on-soil processing requirements.
- Define standard deal structures, escalating exceptions to the Deal Committee when required.
- Track capability gaps and analyse lost deals, presenting data-driven insights to inform product roadmap enhancements.
- Design high-level technical solutions that define integrations, workflows, and system alignment.
- Ensure proposed solutions meet regional compliance and infrastructure requirements.
- Identify deviations from standard solutions and secure appropriate approvals prior to implementation.
- Deliver structured implementation plans to ensure smooth handover to the Implementation team.
- Partner with Account Management to identify expansion opportunities across new programmes, markets, and features.
- Provide regional guidance to help clients scale effectively and meet market-specific requirements.
- Deliver workshops, training sessions, and enablement initiatives to support client success.
- Resolve post-implementation technical escalations to maintain strong client relationships and satisfaction.
- Own and manage technical RFP processes across Product, Technology, and Compliance teams.
- Maintain clarity on standard deal constructs and manage escalation of non-standard requirements.
- Track capability gaps and lost opportunities, building business cases for product improvements.
- Keep regional documentation and insights up to date to support Sales and commercial teams.
10% - 25%What it takes to succeed:
- Strong technical acumen with experience in solution architecture, integrations, and API-based platforms.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for technical and non-technical audiences.
- Proven experience in technical pre-sales, including discovery sessions, RFP responses, and proposal development.
- Deep understanding of regional compliance and market requirements within financial technology.
- Ability to balance standardisation and customisation to deliver scalable, repeatable solutions.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a structured approach to capability gap analysis.
- Self-motivated and adaptable, thriving in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in solutions engineering, technical pre-sales, or solution architecture, ideally within fintech or payments.