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Nice to meet you! We're the leader in analytics. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence - and questions into answers. We're also a debt-free multi-billion-dollar organization on our path to IPO-readiness. If you're looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career coupled with flexibility and world-class employee experience, you'll find it here. About the job As a Procurement Integrity Solution Architect, you will act as a global technical presales lead for the SAS Procurement Integrity (PI) solution. You will develop and support technical architectures and demonstration environments, as well as lead and assist with client Proofs of Concepts (POC's) and enable and support internal and partner Delivery teams. You will also act as a lead technical expert on client sales pursuits across all industry sectors as part of a team of other fraud and compliance technical and subject matter experts. As a Solutions Advisor - Procurement Integrity, you will: - Work within a small team to develop architectural standards for SAS' Procurement Integrity (PI) solution.
- Develop both standard and custom demos that showcase the value of SAS' PI solution.
- Lead client workshops and support the technical aspects of proposal development and formal procurement cycle (e.g. RFI, RFP, RFQ) responses.
- Conduct demonstrations of SAS' PI solution to prospective customers and industry influencers.
- Provide both technical and subject matter expertise and guidance to customers and SAS implementation staff or partners during Procurement Integrity solution implementations.
- Collaborate with other organizations within SAS to ensure continued growth and success of the Procurement Integrity solution, including Sales, Marketing, Product Strategy, R&D, Professional Services, Legal and Finance.
- Uncover and understand customer business needs; articulate the value of our solutions and offerings to various audiences including senior executives, functional managers, investigators and technologists; and identify how SAS' Procurement Integrity solution can be easily integrated into existing business processes and technical infrastructure.
Required Qualifications - Minimum five (5) years experience supporting analytics technology sales across industry sectors.
- Minimum three (3) years experience using, selling or supporting fraud, security, compliance or payment integrity solutions.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Pre-Law, Computer Science, Mathematics/Analytics or related fields.
- Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, including strong presentation skills.
- Experience with, and technical understanding of, SAS 9.4, SAS Viya and SAS' Fraud and Security Intelligence solution technology.
- Experience presenting complex ideas and concepts to department/agency heads or other non-technical audiences.
- Ability to work and learn independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally, as business needs require, (up to 25%).
- An equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.
Preferred qualifications - Experience in either drafting formal procurement vehicles (RFIs, RFPs) and evaluating vendor responses, or responding to formal procurement processes.
- Knowledge or experience with Procurement processes and controls.
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