Solutions Architect

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Solutions Architect

at Yext

New York, NY

Yext (NYSE: YEXT) helps organizations answer every question about their business. Yext's Answers Platform collects and organizes content into a Knowledge Graph, then leverages a complementary set of products — including Listings, Pages, Reviews, and Search — to deliver relevant, actionable answers wherever customers, employees, and partners look for information. For over 15 years, thousands of companies worldwide have trusted Yext to create seamless content-driven experiences at scale across search engines, websites, mobile apps, and hundreds of other digital touchpoints. Learn more at yext.com.

The Solutions Architect

is responsible for designing and developing complex custom and beta solutions for our customers and prospects. The Solutions Architect will work with customers to understand their business needs and then design solutions that meet those needs. The Solutions Architect will work cross functionally with internal teams including but not limited to, Product and Solutions Product Management, Expert Services, Sales, and Customer Solutions, to ensure that the solutions are feasible and can be implemented within the customer’s budget and timeline.

What You'll Do

Work with customers to understand their complex business needs and then design and develop technical solutions that meet those needs

Apply strong communication skills to explain complex technical requirements to both technical and non-technical audiences

Build lasting, mutually beneficial relationships across customers and partners.

Develop a strategy and multi-year vision for account penetration.

Complete technical responses to RFPs and RFIs.

Provide guidance on technical aspects of Yext solutions as part of the sales process.

Provide technical support to customers and internal Yext teams

Help shape the evolution of our solutions by partnering with Customer Success, Product Management, Product Marketing, and Engineering.

Stay up-to-date on the latest industry technologies and trends

What You'll Have

Minimum 3 years of business experience preferably in a sales or pre-sales SaaS business environment.

All candidates, who may not have the above-listed years’ experience, but can demonstrate the vital skills, may apply and will be considered.

Experience selling to and working with C-Level and top line management to understand business strategy and objectives.

Ability to develop business cases that communicate complex technical requirements and solutions strategy to enterprise level prospects and customers.

Experience working with and selling to IT teams

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Must work well in a team selling environment.

Experience with HTML, JS, CSS, and other Javascript languages such as React

BA/BS Degree Required or similar college level education, preferably in Computer Science or a related field

Travel needs vary by territory

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The base salary at the time of hire for this position is expected to be between $101,000-$169,000. Pay ranges at Yext are established based on an analysis of salaries for positions with a similar level of accountability and impact in the relevant labor market. Salary levels are expected to change to reflect an employee’s job performance (results and impact) over time. Salaries at the time of hire are typically offered in the lower to middle of the above-referenced range in order to provide the opportunity to reflect performance-based increases over time. In addition to base salaries, employees at Yext are typically eligible for a comprehensive package of benefits, and successful candidates may also be eligible for equity (stock) based compensation and/or variable pay programs based on performance relative to goals and targets.

Yext is committed to building an inclusive and diverse culture where every person is seen, heard and valued. We believe in equal employment opportunity and welcome employees and applicants of all races, colors, ethnicities, religions, creeds, national origins, ancestries, genetics, sexes, pregnancy or childbirth, sexual orientations, genders (including gender identity or nonbinary or nonconformity and/or status as a trans individual), ages, physical or mental disabilities, citizenships, marital, parental and/or familial status, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. It is Yext’s policy to provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities as required by law. If you have a disability that requires an accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or participating in the employee selection process, please complete this form

Company info

Yext
Website : http://www.yext.com/