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Pre Sales Architect

Pre-sales EngineerPresales EngineerFull TimeRemoteMid LevelTeam 1,001-5,000H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

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United Kingdom

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23 days ago

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Pre Sales Architect

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Role Description The Pre Sales Architect will play a pivotal role in shaping and defining managed service solutions for new and existing customers across private and public sector markets. This role will suit an individual with broad experience across multiple service towers commonly delivered within a managed service contract, combined with deep subject matter expertise in one or more tower areas. The successful candidate will be able to operate both as a tower specialist and as an overall Solution Owner, taking an end-to-end cross tower view to ensure that solutions are robust, deliverable, commercially viable, and aligned to customer objectives. Working closely with commercial, sales, technical, and delivery teams, the Pre Sales Architect will identify, qualify, and shape complex multi tower managed service opportunities. Acting as Solution Owner on strategic pursuits, the role will bring together tower leads and specialist contributors to create integrated solutions that stack up operationally, technically, and commercially. These service towers may include: - Service Desk - ServiceNow - Application Support - Cloud Support across Azure, AWS and OCI - Service Management and Governance - ITIL Service Design - Security Operations - End User Compute - Other related managed services This is a senior, client-facing role requiring significant industry experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to lead virtual teams through the full solution lifecycle. The Pre Sales Architect will provide leadership across commercial, pre-sales, finance, and delivery functions to develop winning propositions that balance customer outcomes, delivery practicality, risk, and profitability. The role demands credibility with senior customer stakeholders and the ability to translate complex service and technical concepts into clear, compelling propositions. The Pre Sales Architect will have experience of complex bidding environments and formal procurement processes and will contribute across the full sales lifecycle, from early qualification and customer discovery through solution development, governance, pricing, contract negotiation, transition, and into steady state service delivery. This role will also support the continuous enhancement of the managed services portfolio by identifying opportunities to improve service innovation, competitiveness, and customer value. The Pre Sales Architect should also be able to provide input and advice as to how we enhance and improve the Managed Service offering that Version 1 provides, focusing on technical and service innovations. The aim being to develop our offering, so that it provides real business value to our customers and therefore becomes a more compelling proposition to them. Qualifications - Demonstrable experience in a pre-sales, solution architecture, or service design role within a managed services environment. - Broad understanding of service towers typically delivered within managed service contracts, with deep expertise in one or more tower areas. - Experience of acting as Solution Owner on complex opportunities, taking cross tower accountability for solution coherence, delivery viability, and commercial alignment. - Adept at using AI and large language models to support the end to end Pre Sales lifecycle. - Strong commercial awareness, including experience of solution costing, pricing inputs, commercial risk assessment, and pricing to win considerations. - Experience of supporting formal bid and procurement responses, including RFI, RFP, and ITT submissions. - Strong stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to engage confidently with both technical and executive audiences. - Ability to lead virtual and cross functional teams, coordinate specialist inputs, and drive solutions through to a successful conclusion. Requirements - At least five years in a pre-sales, solution architecture, or service design role. - Proven track record of shaping and winning complex multi tower opportunities. - Comfortable operating across both strategic and detailed solution discussions. Benefits - Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme. - Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes. - Flexible/remote working. - Financial Wellbeing initiatives including Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice, and Employee Discount scheme. - Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme. - Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave, and special leave policies. - Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations. - Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform. - Environment, Social and Community First initiatives. - And many more exciting benefits.

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