Vice President Solutions Consulting |Remote

Position Title: VP Solutions Consulting

Location: Virtual, United States

Employment Type: Full-Time

Onsite, Remote or Hybrid: Remote

Department: Sales: Product Solutions

Hiring Manager: Chief Revenue Officer

COMPANY SUMMARY:

Here at Aprimo, our mission is to empower the marketing organizations of today to build the brands of tomorrow. Aprimo is a pioneer of the marketing resource and digital asset management space, and we deliver an innovative, industry-leading SaaS solution that changes the way companies like AT&T, National Park Foundation, Laborie, and Bank of America work, create, collaborate, and learn in order to deliver exceptional brand experiences at scale.

Aprimo helps enterprises unleash the power of their content by providing a marketing automation software and digital asset management software that manages the behind-the-scenes activities involved in marketing. Our product allows companies to manage content planning, creation and distribution all in one place, store content and media in a shared repository, and receive in-depth insights into how content performs.

Founded in 1++8, Aprimo has five offices internationally, including Chicago headquarters, and offers a flexible work-from-home/remote-work policy.

Named a Leader in Digital Asset Management (DAM) and Marketing Resource Management by Forrester and winner of the 2021 Tech Cares Award for our work with Aprimo HELPS, we build on the power of our people to make an impact both in our industry and in our communities.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Vice President of Solutions Consulting (VP) is a strategic leadership role responsible for driving the success of the pre-sales function, leading a high-performing team of Solution Consultants in North America and Europe, and acting as a key interface between prospects, customers, sales teams, and product development. The VP will ensure that the solutions consulting team effectively communicates the value of our products, aligns technical solutions with business needs, and fosters long-term client relationships.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:
• Leadership & Team Development:
• Lead, mentor, and inspire a global team of Solutions Consultants, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and innovation.
• Develop and implement scalable processes to enhance the team's effectiveness in delivering world-class pre-sales support.
• Establish clear performance metrics, provide regular feedback, and support the professional growth of each team member
• Strategic Pre-Sales Leadership:
• Collaborate with sales leadership to develop and execute strategies that drive revenue growth and customer acquisition.
• Lead the development of compelling, client-focused RFP-responses, presentations, demos, trials, and proof of concepts (POCs) that highlight the unique value propositions of the Aprimo platform.
• Ensure the solutions consulting function is aligned with the overall business strategy and sales goals.
• Product Advocacy & Technical Expertise:
• Serve as a key advocate for our product offerings, driving deep product understanding within the solutions consulting team and the broader organization.
• Act as a bridge between product management and the market, providing valuable feedback to influence product roadmaps and future enhancements.
• Stay current on industry trends, competitive landscape, and emerging technologies to maintain a high level of technical expertise.
• Business Acumen & Customer Engagement:
• Engage with C-level executives and key stakeholders to understand their business challenges and craft tailored solutions that address their needs.
• Leverage a deep understanding of the customer's business environment to identify opportunities for our solutions to deliver tangible business value.
• Support the sales team in negotiating and closing complex deals, providing insights that align technical solutions with business outcomes.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
• Partner with marketing, product management, and product development teams to align on go-to-market strategies and ensure the successful launch of new products and features.
• Collaborate with post-sales teams to ensure a seamless transition from pre-sales to implementation, driving customer satisfaction and long-term success.
• Lead initiatives to continuously improve the tools, processes, and methodologies the solutions consulting team uses.
• Thought Leadership & Market Influence:
• Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and forums, positioning the organization as a thought leader.
• Author whitepapers, contribute to blogs, and participate in webinars to share insights and best practices with the broader community.
• Additional responsibilities and duties as required

CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS & WHY YOU’RE A GREAT FIT FOR THE ROLE:
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field; MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.
• Experience: 10+ years of experience in solutions consulting, pre-sales, or a related technical sales role, with at least 5 years in a leadership capacity.
• Proven track record of leading and scaling global pre-sales or solutions consulting teams.
• Strong technical background with a deep understanding of SaaS, AI, cloud computing, and digital asset management.
• Excellent business acumen with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, compelling business solutions.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with experience engaging with senior executives.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, driving change and innovation.

APRIMO CULTURE & WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE:
• Aprimo offers a forward-thinking, progressive and employee-first culture that is based in both collaboration and flexibility with team members who are friendly, intelligent and enthusiastic people that are committed to the product and mission here at Aprimo.
• With 5 offices worldwide and teams spread throughout the US, EMEA and Philippines, our multicultural teams work cross-departmentally and across continents and cultures towards a shared goal.
• We offer a diverse environment that promotes DEI efforts, values multiple perspectives and fresh thinking and which includes Aprimo HELPS, an employee resource group (ERG) that is dedicated to giving back to our local communities
• Through its relaxed environment, Aprimo embodies a more casual “Silicon Valley” atmosphere.
• We have a casual dress code that allows employees to express themselves as individuals and which fosters a creative and free-thinking approach to problem solving and business solutions. And it also allows us to wear hoodies and shorts during internal meetings.
• Unlimited PTO, flexible work schedules and all positions allowing for either entirely remote or hybrid working arrangements create a deeply rewarding work-life balance.
• Our unlimited PTO encourages employees to take time off to un-plug, rest, and recharge.
• With flexible work schedules, employees can attend to personal matters, such as stepping away to pick up their children from school or to get a much-needed haircut.
• In a recent internal survey, 8+% of staff cited work-life balance as being one of the most rewarding aspects of working at Aprimo!
• Part of the key to our success is that team members are not only successful at collaboration and open communication, but that they are also given a great deal of autonomy and freedom in their own individual roles.
• Our culture is not a micro-managing environment – rather, employees are encouraged to be self-starters, to voice new ideas, and to exercise ownership in their individual roles.
• As such, individual team members can leave a lasting impact and footprint within the organization – in fact, our average employee tenure is 7.7 years.
• Aprimo employs a “choose your own adventure” approach to career advancement.
• Staff members are not siloed into roles and for many of our teams there is no set ladder that one needs to climb to achieve growth and promotion.
• Rather, we emphasize an organic approach to career development in which employees can and do frequently transition into newly created roles within their own teams or transition into other departments based on their interests in exploring new skills and responsibilities.
• For additional learning and development, we recently rolled out Udemy, which is an online learning platform that employees have access to and which features over 200,000 courses on a wide variety of business topics.
• Ranked #1 in AI Metadata & Search by Forrester, Aprimo sits on the cutting-edge of technology and is paving new paths forward by incorporating AI (artificial intelligence) into our product offerings.
• We offer generative AI in a secure environment built for brand safety and governance. Our AI-powered content operations platform, with industry leading digital asset management (DAM) software at its core, helps to optimize the creative process and improve the user experience with better search, recommendations, categorization and summarization.
• Our AI empowers marketing teams to automate tasks, analyze data, and personalize content, ensuring scalability without sacrificing productivity.
• AI automatically identifies asset characteristics and transforms them into words a human would search for. Translation, image alterations, personalization, and more are all streamlined by AI.
• With our platform, marketers can efficiently produce a larger volume of content, engage customers on a personalized level, curate relevant materials, and make data-driven decisions to drive their content strategies forward.
• Our AI offers up to 72% increase in discoverability and productivity, up to 61% reduction in production time, and up to 66% faster time to market.

APRIMO BENEFITS WE OFFER:
• Competitive benefits coverage that begins on the first day of employment, and includes:
• Medical benefits with low premiums and choice of two programs (PPO or High Deductible)
• Dental benefits with choice of two programs (PPO or HMO)
• Vision benefits program
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA) for medical care, dependent care, and commuter/transit benefits
• 401(K) savings plan that matches the first 4% of compensation at 100%, and the next 2% at 50%
• Basic life insurance covered at 100% and twice the base salary, with additional voluntary/optional coverage available
• Disability insurance covered at 100% for 10 weeks for short term disability and covered at 50% for long term disability
• For both biological and adoptive parents, maternity leave is paid at 100% for up to twelve weeks and paternity leave is paid at 100% for six weeks
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that provides employees with mental health resources and therapy consulting

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Must be able to remain in stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods and performing sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing
• Must be able to move about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
• Must be able to perform light physical work that includes lifting or moving objects up to 20 lbs. or medium work that includes moving objects up to 50 pounds on occasion
• Must be able to communicate with others to exchange information, including conveying detailed or important spoken instructions to others accurately, loudly, or quickly
• Must possess the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication at normal speaking levels
• Must be able to repeat motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers (i.e., repeated typing, etc.)
• The worker is required to have close visual awareness to perform an activity and to assess the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned, such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
• This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, etc.

EEO STATEMENT:

Aprimo provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identification, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Aprimo complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

ADA STATEMENT:

Aprimo is required to make a reasonable accommodation to the known disability of a qualified applicant or employee if it would not impose an "undue hardship" on the operation of the employer's business. Undue hardship is defined as an action requiring significant difficulty or expense when considered in light of factors such as an employer's size, financial resources and the nature and structure of its operation.