Director, Partnerships - Cleeks GC
•Liv Golf· 3h
SalesFull-timeAmericas
3h ago
Upvest·about 2 months ago
At Upvest, we are on a mission to make investing as easy as spending money. Upvest empowers businesses to offer a wide range of investment products and the best experience in the field of capital market investment and retirement planning. Upvest’s Investment API is easy to integrate so that fintechs and financial institutions can save resources and fully focus on their core business.
We are proud to partner with Europe’s leading Fintechs and financial institutions such as DKB, Revolut, N26 and Raisin. Founded in 2017 by Martin Kassing, Upvest now brings together over 270 talented professionals from more than 70 nationalities. We’re backed by world-class investors such as Hedosophia, Sapphire, Bessemer Venture Partners, BlackRock, Earlybird, HV Capital, Notion Capital, and Motive Ventures.
As a Senior Solutions Consultant you will partner with our sales team to demonstrate the value of Upvest to prospective clients (pre-sales) and develop a deep understanding of their business needs and challenges.
Enable Europe’s top financial services companies and fintechs to build state-of-the-art brokerage and wealth propositions, this is an opportunity to think holistically about their investments strategy and the investment infrastructure ecosystem.
Act as a trusted technical advisor, become a recognised expert in Upvest’s product offering and the investment infrastructure market.
Drive cross-functional collaboration across sales, product, engineering, operations and banking teams, to ensure we are developing comprehensive solutions that address all requirements.
Responsible for helping drive Upvest’s revenue by enabling and unblocking clients through to contract and ensuring successful handover to our client launch team.
Own client discovery: Own and conduct thorough discovery to understand prospective clients’ business and technical requirements you’ll present and lead engaging, customised demonstrations that clearly articulate Upvest's value.
Conduct solution workshops: Partner with Sales to develop and deliver compelling solutions workshops and product deep-dives.
Develop technical content: You’ll own the creation of crucial resources including solution deep-dives, proposals and architecture diagrams.
Accelerate pre-sales: You will help develop and contribute to the strategy to build scalable processes and materials that streamline the sales cycle and facilitate client onboarding.
Client feedback: You will capture and articulate client feedback, feature enhancements and priorities - working closely with product and engineering to ensure optimal roadmap alignment.
Ensure regulatory compliance: Operating in a regulated environment, you will facilitate cross-functional collaboration across all Upvest departments (from product and engineering, to operations and banking) to ensure solution compliance.
Business fluent (C1) in German and English is essential.
6 years+ experience as a solution consultant, pre-sales solution engineer or client facing consulting role within complex financial services.
Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills, effectively engaging both business and technical stakeholders.
Experience creating detailed client-facing collateral, including design artifacts and technical specifications, with rigorous attention to detail.
Solid technical understanding, passion for technology, and knowledge of the investment market, with a proactive approach to learning and knowledge sharing.
Client-first mindset and pragmatic approach to solving problems, adept at translating complex requirements into technical solutions.
Self-motivated, thrives in autonomous environments, and possesses excellent organisational skills to manage multiple priorities and own outcomes.
Experience in the investment space and B2B SaaS products is beneficial.
Impact-driven work: We’re building the infrastructure that will power the future of investing in Europe. It’s complex, ambitious, and meaningful. You’ll work with modern technologies and create something entirely new. No legacy systems, no limits.
Wellbeing: Recharge with 30 days of annual leave and maintain a healthy lifestyle with sports benefits. Access confidential professional coaching and enjoy the flexibility to work remotely abroad for up to 183 days a year. Recharge with UpRest, a one-month fully paid sabbatical after every 4 years of working at Upvest.
Development: Growth is in our DNA. Each Upvenger has access to a personal development budget and the freedom to decide how to use it.
Flexible work environment: Work from any of our hubs in Berlin, London or Tallinn hybrid or remotely across Europe, depending on the role. We give you the choice and budget to work where you’re most comfortable and productive, either at home or in the office. You choose.
Compensation and equity: We believe that all Upvengers contribute to our success and deserve a competitive, above-market salary and a participation in our employee equity program.
Team celebrations: Participate in company-wide events, such as UpFest, dinners, offsites and our Holiday party, to connect with colleagues and celebrate our achievements.
Inclusion: We’re committed to a culture where everyone belongs and thrives. Our Employee Resources Groups foster inclusion and connection, like Upfem for our female Upvengers, or UpVergent supporting neurodivergent Upvengers and allies.
Make it easy for others. We simplify the complex and act with the best intentions
Own the outcome. We are proactive, fast and confident to get the job done, valuing progress over perfection.
Rise to the challenge. We aim high and push the boundaries. We stay curious, learn and celebrate our wins together.
Tell the story. We start with the Why to align on purpose. We are transparent and share knowledge to empower and inspire others.
Upvest is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.