Presales Consultant
Kainos · Lisburn, Northern Ireland ·
Company Description Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success. Our deep expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape.
We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, Out Systems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services. We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of what we do: UK support senior team members on larger strategic opportunities.
Coordinate and produce high-quality proposals, RFx responses, and presentations under deadline pressure. Develop case studies, solution descriptions, and value propositions tailored to specific client needs. Map client stakeholder landscapes, identifying decision-makers, influencers, and blockers, to position solutions effectively.
Analyse competitor positioning and feed relevant insights into deal strategy. Participate in client workshops, solution demonstrations, and oral presentations. Track win conversion across your opportunities and actively work to improve win rate.
Help shape how we use AI in presales, identifying where automation and AI tooling can sharpen quality and speed. Collaborate across account management, project delivery, and technology partner teams. Qualifications Experience in IT services or technology consulting environments.
Proven proposal-writing ability, you can own a document from blank page to submission. Strong written and verbal communication skills; confident with senior stakeholders. Advanced MS Office skills (Word, Power Point, Excel).
Organised, deadline-driven, and comfortable managing several workstreams at once. Commercial awareness, you understand how deals are structured and why clients buy. Analytical mindset, comfortable interpreting market data and competitive intelligence to sharpen a bid.
Additional Information Why Version 1? At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability. Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits Strong Career Progression Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more.
Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards