SoftwareOne
Senior Pre-Sales Consultant – Cloud, Data & AI
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Job Title
Are you motivated to apply your AWS expertise to shape opportunities and design cloud, data, and AI solutions that drive customer transformation? Do you enjoy collaborating with sales and customers across the full lifecycle, using your technical and commercial insight to deliver solutions aligned with business objectives? Interested in joining a leading global software and cloud solutions provider helping organizations optimize technology and drive digital transformation?
Practical Information
- Location: London, UK
- Reports to: Head of Cloud Services (Presales) for Benelux, UK/I Region
- Work Arrangement: Hybrid
- Visa Requirements: Valid working visa for the UK
- Language Requirements: Fluent/professional English, written and verbal
Role Overview
We are seeking a Senior Pre-Sales Consultant to join our Cloud Presales Consulting team, working across the UK, Ireland, and Benelux to identify, shape, and close strategic opportunities in collaboration with sales, delivery, and partners. In this customer-facing role, you will support the full sales lifecycle—from discovery to solution design and proposal development—driving cloud transformation and AI-led innovation aligned with customer needs and business goals. Combining strong technical expertise, commercial awareness, and customer engagement skills, you will act as a trusted advisor, helping customers modernise infrastructure, unlock data value, and adopt scalable cloud and AI solutions.
Key Responsibilities
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Opportunity Shaping & Solution Design
- Shape opportunities with sales and customers; design tailored AWS cloud, data, and AI solutions
- Define scope and commercials, support proposals (incl. SOWs), and deliver workshops and demos
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Sales & Customer Engagement
- Support the full sales lifecycle from discovery to close and drive pipeline growth
- Act as a trusted advisor while identifying cross-sell and upsell opportunities
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Market & Solution Development
- Stay current on AWS, Data, and AI trends to inform solutions
- Develop reusable collateral and support go-to-market initiatives with sales and marketing teams
Job Requirements
AWS & multi-cloud
- Solid AWS solution design experience with knowledge of Azure and GCP
- Experience with cloud migrations, modernisation, and cloud-native architectures
Data & AI
- Experience designing data platforms, analytics solutions, and AI/ML use cases
- Ability to translate business challenges into AI-enabled solutions
Technical Skills
- Expertise in cloud architecture, migrations, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
- Experience with containers, serverless, data platforms, and cloud security best practices
Certifications
- AWS Associate Architect (required) and AWS Solutions Architect
- AWS ML/Data and Azure or GCP certifications (desirable)
Skills
- Strong customer-facing, presentation, and collaboration skills across sales and delivery teams
- Commercially aware with the ability to translate business challenges into effective technical solutions
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What We Offer
Our company benefits vary based on your location, but always include:
- Global company culture: We defined our 6 core values through our company culture (https://www.softwareone.com/en/our-story/our-values)
- A mentor who supports your successful start and is at your side with advice and action
- President’s Club: Recognition awarded by leadership and your peers
- Lifelong education: A variety of training and development opportunities
- Hire to Grow: We optimize our internal structures and feedback culture constantly to be your Employer of Choice, today and in future
Company Description
SoftwareOne and Crayon have come together to form a global, AI-powered software and cloud solutions provider with a bold vision for the future. With a footprint in over 70 countries and a diverse team of 13,000+ professionals, we offer unparalleled opportunities for talent to grow, make an impact, and shape the future of technology. At the heart of our business is our people. We empower our teams to work across borders, innovate fearlessly, and continuously develop their skills through world-class learning and development programs. Whether you're passionate about cloud, software, data, AI, or building meaningful client relationships, you’ll find a place to thrive here. Join us and be part of a purpose-driven culture where your ideas matter, your growth is supported, and your career can go global.
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