Strategic Solutions Engineer, APAC

Cresta is on a mission to turn every customer conversation into a competitive advantage by unlocking the true potential of the contact center. Our platform combines the best of AI and human intelligence to help contact centers discover customer insights and behavioral best practices, automate conversations and inefficient processes, and empower every team member to work smarter and faster. Born from the prestigious Stanford AI lab, Cresta's co-founder and chairman is Sebastian Thrun , the genius behind Google X, Waymo, Udacity, and more. Our leadership also includes CEO, Ping Wu , the co-founder of Google Contact Center AI and Vertex AI platform, co-founder, Tim Shi , an early member of Open AI. We’ve assembled a world-class team of AI and ML experts, go-to-market leaders, and top-tier investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners, Sequoia, and former ATT CEO John Donovan. Our valued customers include brands like Intuit, Cox Communications, Hilton, and Carmax and we’ve been recognized by Forbes and Bain Consulting as one of the top private AI companies in the world. Join us on this thrilling journey to revolutionize the workforce with AI. The future of work is here, and it's at Cresta. About the role: As a Strategic Solutions Engineer you will partner with a Sales Director to showcase the power of Cresta to potential customers. In this role you will provide technical insights and solutioning to stakeholders both internal and external by understanding customers technical requirements. You will conduct product demos, manage technical validation activities (including proof-of-concept exercises and pilots), and ultimately help develop the business case for the prospect during the sales cycle. You also will act as liaison between sales, the customer and Cresta’s technical teams. Responsibilities: Qualify new sales opportunities by understanding customer requirements and converting it to Cresta technical requirements Partner with the Sales Directors to discover and understand the prospect's situation and the challenges that they are experiencing Lead discovery calls with prospective customers internal cross functional teams to build and deliver product demos. Solving problems for potential customers and demonstrating the value of Cresta product Provide your prospects with insights and learnings from your vast experience in helping customers improve their contact center and customer experience operations Drive adoption during proof of values by training individual managers and users on the Cresta solution Translate prospect use cases into brilliant technical solutions and demonstrate the path to ROI Deliver captivating product demos highlighting value propositions to get prospects excited about how Cresta will help them reach their goals Run ROI workshops to translate our solution into a financial business case proposal Provide feedback to product management about the successes and failures in the field Qualifications We Value: 7+ years of experience in a customer facing role, and 1-3 years of experience in a technical pre-sales role selling to large enterprises Hands on experience of working with Conversational AI Highly organized Impeccable work ethic Desire to practice and prepare your presentation (or demo) meticulously, as you always strive for perfection Energy, enthusiasm and thoughtfulness in everything you doLearn new technology quickly and find it easy to explain technological solutions in terms of business value Natural problem-solver and extremely resourceful - garnering support from other people or teams in order to drive opportunities to closure Knowledge of Salesforce.com , contact center technologies a plus You embody our core Operating Principles Perks Benefits: We offer Cresta employees a variety of medical benefits designed to fit your stage of life Flexible vacation time to promote a healthy work-life blend Paid parental leave to support you and your family Compens ... (truncated, view full listing at source)