Solution Development Consultant, Workiva
Carbon, ESG, Sustainability
$69-117k
+ A discretionary bonus typically paid annually + Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire
More information about location
Business data platform
Job no longer available
Business data platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$69-117k
+ A discretionary bonus typically paid annually + Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
Workiva’s mission is to power transparent reporting for a better world.
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years of experience in client-facing software implementation service delivery
- 2+ years of experience working with external implementation partners
- Undergraduate Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field
Desirable
- 4 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 2 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience
- ESG, Sustainability reporting
- Carbon Accounting measuring and reporting
- Enhanced technology knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite, Google Workspace applications, and basic SQL. Familiarity with any of the following: JSON, REST, or Python is a plus
- Have experience and knowledge of the GHG Protocol and related standards (e.g., Corporate Standard, Scope 2 Standard, Product Standard, Scope 3 Standard, etc.)
- Be committed to learning new concepts and industry best practices within a fast-paced, high-performance consulting environment
- Have strong analytical, technical, and database management skills and be comfortable managing and analyzing large data sets with high attention to detail
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Excellent presentation skills - ability to present topics clearly and succinctly to various audiences (internal and external)
- Self-motivated with a strong propensity for action, results, and continuous improvement
- Ability to influence and drive change in business processes
- A strong individual contributor with intellectual curiosity to positively impact the ability to manage multiple initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to curate and maintain customer-first relationships
What the job involves
- As part of Workiva's Growth Solutions team, the Solution Development Consultant is at the forefront of defining new solutions on the Workiva platform
- This role is focused on exploring new markets, ideating and iterating on a solution design, and defining the best practices for all selected new solutions or use cases on our platform
- The Solution Development Consultant supports the process of incubating new solutions and use cases cross-functionally
- Together with other global, internal teams including sales, solution engineering, product, technical solutions, marketing, and the services organization, the Solution Development Consultant is committed to developing best-in-class solutions on the Workiva platform
- Organizes, ideates, and iterates on Software Solution Architecture and utilizes existing and new Workiva platform functionality to develop new applications of our platform under the direction of our Senior Solution Development Consultants
- Proactively engages with Product Development teams -drafts requirements, iterates on new Workiva platform functionality, and conducts field tests with clients
- Produces documentation and training assets, enabling our internal services teams, external partners, and clients to implement new solutions with consistent quality
- Directly interfaces with our clients and partners to provide Delivery Oversight - support and enable our internal services teams as well as external partners to deliver new solutions to our clients
- Performs Services Delivery - acting as a (hands-on) lead on a selected number of implementation projects for the new solutions
- Engages in selected Pre-sales Engagements - work directly with prospects to field-test solution design and set accurate expectations about the delivery process
- Maintains and enhances knowledge of processes related to the solution in incubation through a commitment to ongoing self-guided or Workiva-provided training
Our take
For large-scale businesses, collecting and sharing data can be a complex and challenging process. Workiva solves this problem with its cloud-based data platform.
Workiva is one of the biggest players in the market, serving around 75% of Fortune 500 companies, including Google and Delta. Workiva's controlled, secure and audit-ready platform has maintained a clear edge over much of its competition.
Workiva's quality product and its commitment to transparency has made it a firm favourite with companies around the world. If it can maintain this, it stands to consolidate its impressive growth even further in the coming years.
Kirsty
Company Specialist
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Oct 2014
$0.7m
EARLY VC
Dec 2012
$30.7m
SERIES C
Total funding: $46.9m
Company benefits
- A discretionary bonus typically paid annually
- Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire
- 401k w/ match
- Health, dental, and vision
- Vacation accruals
- Life and disability insurance
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Volunteer time-off
- Parental leave
- Travel & accident insurance
- Paid holidays
- Work remotely
- Discount programs
- Health and wellness
- Pet-friendly atmosphere
- Choose from additional plans that cover legal expenses, stolen identity, or even your pet's health
Company values
- Customer success: Always delight our customers.
- Innovation: Keep creating solutions and finding better ways.
- Trust: Always rely on each other.
- Inclusion: Support a diverse community where we all belong.
- Integrity: Do the right thing, every time.
- Accountability: Be responsible for your success and failure.
- Collaboration: Share resources and work together.
Company HQ
Holborn, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Marty Vanderploeg
(CEO, not founder)Previously worked as a Professor at Iowa State University. Founded Engineer Animation Inc. in 1990.
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