Solution Consultant II (Southern California)

Job Description

LivePerson (NASDAQ: LPSN) is the global leader in enterprise conversations. Hundreds of the world’s leading brands — including HSBC, Chipotle, and Virgin Media — use our award-winning Conversational Cloud platform to connect with millions of consumers. We power nearly a billion conversational interactions every month, providing a uniquely rich data set and safety tools to unlock the power of Conversational AI for better customer experiences.  

At LivePerson, we foster an inclusive workplace culture that encourages meaningful connection, collaboration, and innovation. Everyone is invited to ask questions, actively seek new ways to achieve success, and reach their full potential. We are continually looking for ways to improve our products and make things better. This means spotting opportunities, solving ambiguities, and seeking effective solutions to the problems our customers care about. 

 Overview:

As a Solutions Consultant, you'll play a pivotal role in supporting our largest and most strategic accounts alongside new business initiatives. This role is a hybrid of a Solutions Consultant and a Sales Engineer, focused on architectural design and sales within the technology sector. You'll work closely with Solution Consultants, Sales Executives, Sales Leaders, Account Managers, and Professional Services staff, directly interacting with existing and prospective LivePerson customers. Your contributions will be crucial in achieving the NA revenue target, with commission incentives aligned to these goals. We are looking for someone based in the Los Angeles to San Diego, California region. 

You will: 

• Architect and Deliver Demonstrations: Build and deliver sophisticated demos around LivePerson's core platforms, including Conversational Cloud, Conversational AI, Voice AI, and Conversational Analytics, along with key partner technologies.
• Develop Sales Strategies: Partner with sales teams to strategize on winning opportunities, architecting new and custom solutions to showcase product integration into customer infrastructures.
• Provide Technical Expertise: Offer technical and industry expertise across various business units within LivePerson, including R&D, Marketing, and Partner Relations.
• Competitive Intelligence: Understand and relay information about competitors, adhering to ethical guidelines.
• Proposal Development: Collaborate on responses to RFPs, RFIs, RFTs, etc., and occasionally mentor new team members in Solution Consulting.
• Educational Support: Train Sales and Delivery teams on solutions and support customer conferences as a demo runner or speaker.

You have:

• Experience: Minimum 5 years in Solution Consulting/Pre-Sales Engineering with a track record in large enterprise deals. Product Management experience is a plus.
• Industry Knowledge: Experience with web, martech, mobile apps, contact centers, and AI technologies is preferred.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in IVR technologies, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, API concepts, UML diagramming, Agile development workflows, Conversational AI and cloud infrastructure (GCP or AWS certification is a plus).
• Education: A BA or BS Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, AI, or related fields. Self-taught and boot camp experiences are also valued.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional public speaking and written communication abilities.
• Technical Aptitude: Strong general tech skills, familiarity with OS, office suites, video/photo editing software, and the latest tech developments.

Benefits: 

The base salary range for this role will be between $105,000 to $125,000 at a 70/30 base/commission split. Final compensation will be determined by a variety of factors, including, but not limited to your location, skills, experience, education, and/or professional certifications. During the phone screening, your recruiter will provide the location-specific salary range for this role. Regardless of your personal situation or where you are in the world, LivePerson offers comprehensive and great benefits programs to meet your needs:

• Health: medical, dental, and vision insurance and wellbeing resources and programs
• Time away: Public holidays and discretionary PTO package for flexible days off with manager approval
• Financial: 401K, ESPP, Basic life and AD&D insurance, long-term and short-term disability
• Family: parental leave, maternity support, fertility services
• Development: tuition reimbursement and access to internal professional development resources.
• Additional: 24/7 access to professional counselors, voluntary insurance coverage, exclusive perks and discounts

Why you’ll love working here: 

LivePerson is a hub for the ever-curious and proactive, offering a flexible work-life balance tailored to individual needs. With offices and WeWork locations worldwide, our flexible work policy provides our teams the freedom to work from their preferred environment. We're very proud to have earned recognition from Fast Company, Newsweek, and BuiltIn for being a top innovative, beloved, and remote-friendly workplace. 

Belonging at LivePerson

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law.

We are committed to the accessibility needs of applicants and employees. We provide reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should inform their recruiting contact upon initial connection.

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