The Role: How you'll make an impact at Personio
The ideal candidate is either based in Munich
Bring your drive. Make a difference. Join our Solutions Engineering team at Personio and be a part of something big - not just for yourself, but for your teammates and your customers. Together, we're building relationships, solving problems, and impacting the way people experience work every single day.
As a Solution Engineer, you will be part of the Revenue & Success organization, reporting to the Manager of International Solutions Engineering. You will work primarily with our Austrian/Switzerland sales team supporting sales opportunities and driving customer acquisition, while working on fun and challenging projects that help drive our business and market growth. You will also be the interface between sales, Product & Eng, Customer Success, and data privacy on technical topics and product-related projects
Role Responsibilities: What you'll do
- You will be the primary point of contact for our sales team focused on working with our customers in Autria/Switzerland
- You will actively support on account/opportunity strategy and commercial positioning
- You will collaborate with account executives on sales opportunities to determine and validate technical requirements and solution scope
- As an SE, you'll have deep technical knowledge of Personio's product suite and be the first line of defence and product expert for sales and prospects
- You will own and drive expertise around product positioning, product use cases, technical landscape and demo best practices
- You will support the creation of commercial proposals and executive presentations, including business value assessment with ROI/TCO calculations
- You will support other regions/markets as required
- Travel to customer site as needed (10-20% of time)
Role Requirements: What you need to succeed
- You have 3-5+ years of experience in Solutions Engineering or a similar profession
- You have a strong technical background and understanding of SaaS, IT infrastructure, IT stack and security protocols
- A broad understanding of the market for mid-sized customers in Austria/Switzerland such as profile, buying behaviours and dynamics
- You are customer-centric and commercially driven
- You are also data-driven, think analytically and are able to rightsize your efforts based on customer/business needs
- Up to date knowledge in security/compliance (e.g. ISO27k)
- Clear and structured communication style that can suit changing dynamics
- Working knowledge and understanding of value engineering and ROI/TCO Quantification
- Fluency in German and English required
- Fluency in Austrian dialect, Switzerland dialect, Italian or French is a bonus and preferred
Why Personio
Personio is an equal opportunities employer, committed to building an integrative culture where everyone feels welcomed and supported. We embrace uniqueness and understand that our diverse, values-driven culture makes us stronger. We are proud to have an inclusive workplace environment that will foster your development no matter your gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, education level, or race.
Aside from our people, culture, and mission, check out some of the other benefits that make Personio a great place to work:
- Receive a competitive reward package - reevaluated each year - that includes salary, benefits, and pre-IPO equity
- Enjoy 28 days of paid vacation, plus an additional day after 2 and 4 years (because we love what we do, but we also love vacation!)
- Make an impact on the environment and society with 2 (fully paid) Impact Days - one for an individual project of your choice and one for a company-wide initiative
- Receive generous family leave, child support, mental health support, and sabbatical opportunities with PersonioCares
- Find your best way to work with our office-led, remote-friendly PersonioFlex! Most teams offer a roughly 50% remote, 50% in-office working framework
- Invest in your development with an annual personal development budget to use on professional memberships, external certifications, conferences, and more
- Connect with your fellow Personios at regular company and team events like All Company Culture Week and local year-end celebrations
- Engage in a high-impact working environment with flat hierarchies and short decision-making processes
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What We Do
We believe small and medium-sized organizations are the backbone of global economies, and their most valuable asset is the people they employ. But many of their HR teams are held back by complicated, time-consuming processes and admin. We’re changing that with our all-in-one HR solution that transforms the way millions of people experience work every day.
At the core of our people-focused product are the individuals who craft it: We proudly identify as Personios. As we build on our success as Europe’s leading HR platform for SMEs, we are looking for the brightest minds to bring their own innovative ideas to the table. When you join our team of 1800+ across Europe and the US, you’ll have an impact from day one – for our 12,000+ customers and the 1.5 million employees we serve.
Why Work With Us
Personio is one of the most valuable tech startups in Europe, but we're just getting started with revolutionizing HR for the 1.7 million small and medium-sized organizations still stuck in the spreadsheet era. Now we need your experience scaling tech companies to take us to the next level.
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