Solutions Consultant II (Presales)
Job Description
<div class="content-intro"><p><a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" href="http://apollo.io/" data-token-index="0"><span class="link-annotation-7a57a4e3-9668-4c92-9fb1-a9318bf3a91b--723603012">Apollo.io</span></a> is the leading go-to-market solution for revenue teams, trusted by over 500,000 companies and millions of users globally, from rapidly growing startups to some of the world's largest enterprises. Founded in 2015, the company is one of the fastest growing companies in SaaS, raising approximately $250 million to date and valued at $1.6 billion. <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" href="http://apollo.io/" data-token-index="2"><span class="link-annotation-7a57a4e3-9668-4c92-9fb1-a9318bf3a91b--723603012">Apollo.io</span></a> provides sales and marketing teams with easy access to verified contact data for over 210 million B2B contacts and 35 million companies worldwide, along with tools to engage and convert these contacts in one unified platform. By helping revenue professionals find the most accurate contact information and automating the outreach process, <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" href="http://apollo.io/" data-token-index="4"><span class="link-annotation-7a57a4e3-9668-4c92-9fb1-a9318bf3a91b--723603012">Apollo.io</span></a> turns prospects into customers. Apollo raised a series D in 2023 and is backed by top-tier investors, including Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, and more, and counts the former President and COO of Hubspot, JD Sherman, among its board members.</p></div><p>Apollo.io is hiring a<strong> Solutions Consultant II </strong>to be a trusted technical and strategic advisor across the full customer lifecycle—driving complex, high-stakes deals forward, accelerating time-to-value, and influencing long-term business outcomes. They are not only experts in solution architecture, but also serve as player-coaches who scale the impact of the SC function through mentorship, strategic influence, and reusable assets.</p> <p>You will partner with AEs and AMs, Sales Leadership, Customer Success, Product, and Engineering to architect end-to-end solutions—from discovery through onboarding and expansion. You will also help scale the Solution Consulting team by building reusable assets, documenting best practices, and mentoring peers.</p> <h2><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li> <p style="line-height: 1;"><strong>Discovery & Value Selling </strong>– Lead technical and business discovery to uncover pain, success metrics, and buying criteria. Align Apollo to ROI, operational efficiency, and revenue impact through tailored narratives and demos, presenting confidently to technical and non-technical audiences.<br><br></p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1;"> <p><strong>Sales Partnership –</strong> Co-own complex deals with AEs, influencing stakeholders, navigating buying committees, and mitigating evaluation risk through multi-threading.<br><br></p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1;"> <p><strong>POC & Trial Execution –</strong> Design and run POC-based trials that validate impact early, define success metrics, and accelerate decision-making. Bridge pre-sale and post-sale to ensure smooth onboarding and expansion readiness.<br><br></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>Technical Discovery & Solution Design – </strong>Engage technical stakeholders to design scalable, secure integrations. Produce system diagrams, data flows, and architecture that align with buyer objectives. Leverage REST APIs, CRM/marketing autom