Aera Technology is a pioneer in the growing category of Decision Intelligence Platforms and a Leader in the
Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for 2026 – the technology to digitize, augment, and automate decision-making processes with AI and machine learning. Through our AI decision automation platform, Aera Decision Cloud™, we are helping the best-known brands in the world make smarter, faster decisions.Privately-held and VC-funded, we have a global team of over 400 Aeranauts – and we’re growing. We deliver Decision Intelligence innovation and services that enable enterprises to automate and scale decision making with accuracy and speed. We continue to be the trusted choice of market leaders for our proven ability to generate value and unlock opportunities that were previously unattainable. The Solution Engineer operates as a strategic partner to Sales, jointly accountable for advancing and winning complex enterprise opportunities. Working closely with Account Executives, you will help shape deal strategy from early discovery through final decision, ensuring technical, operational, and business stakeholders align around a clear vision of value. This role requires strong collaboration with sales leadership to qualify opportunities, identify decision drivers, and position Aera’s Decision Intelligence platform as a transformative capability rather than a point solution.In partnership with Sales, you will lead the technical narrative of the deal, translating customer challenges into a compelling future-state powered by Aera. Through discovery, workshops, demos, and proof-of-value engagements, you will guide customers through a structured decision journey that builds confidence in both the platform and the business outcomes it enables. The most successful Solution Engineers operate as trusted advisors to customers and trusted partners to Sales, combining technical expertise with commercial awareness to accelerate deal momentum and maximize win probability.The ideal candidate will be based in PST, and/or in the Western United States.Responsibilities:Effectively articulate the value and differentiators of Aera’s Decision Intelligence platform in initial and ongoing client meetings and discussions.Conduct standard and customized live demos within Aera’s demo environment, tailored to each prospect’s business challenges and objectivesBuild Decision Intelligence Skills within the Aera Workspace to design innovative, customer-specific demos and showcase Aera’s capabilities efficiently.Develop a deep understanding of Aera’s library of Decision Intelligence Skills to inspire customers and illustrate transformative use cases.Drive proof of concept (POC), proof of value (POV), and skill-building initiation workshopsFacilitate or support benefit assessments, ROI analyses, and business case development to demonstrate tangible value creation.Contribute to proposal development, RFx responses, and solution documentation in collaboration with sales and delivery teams.Collaborate closely with Delivery and Customer Success teams to define and present compelling solution deployment roadmaps.Lead discovery sessions, design thinking workshops, and executive presentations to align solutions with customer priorities.Use energetic, consultative storytelling to convey the business value and transformative potential of Aera’s Decision Intelligence platform.Combine a strong foundation in data, analytics, and enterprise technology with business acumen to engage both technical and business audiences effectively.About You:7+ years experience - 3+ Years Pre-Sales role for an enterprise software firmSupply Chain Operations Management exp i.e., Procurement, Manufacturing, Distribution, Inventory Management etc.Experience in Data Science / Machine Learning a plusOutstanding interpersonal and communication skillsWell versed in process manufacturing and CPG, Chemicals, Pharma, F&B etc.Experience with value engineering and business case developmentExperience writing proposals and SOWsBachelor’s degree, STEM Engineering or Computer Science; Master’s degree pref.Ability to travelCompensation for this position consists of a maximum $180,000 salary + ~20% bonus + meaningful equity.Actual compensation offered will vary based on a number of factors including prior experience and location. Equity value is subject to company valuation and vesting requirements.If you share our passion for building a sustainable, intelligent, and efficient world, you’re in the right place. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, we're a series C start-up, with teams in Mountain View, San Francisco (California), Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca (Romania), Paris (France), Munich (Germany), London (UK), Pune (India), and Sydney (Australia). So join us, and let’s build this!Aera Technology is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation
