Job Description

The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways \xe2\x80\x94 from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.The Role While this position is currently under review, we invite interested candidates to submit their applications for future consideration.Candidates with similar skills or experiences may be considered and training may be offered where needed. Applicants will be reviewed for this position as well as similar roles with varying skill requirements and/or years of experience.Your ImpactAs a Sr Solution Consultant, you will partner with AspenTech sales teams during the sales cycle to lead in the consultative discovery process with customers; craft a vision and roadmap of a solution that addresses customer requirements; identify differentiated value capture potential; and design an implementation/sustainment program for that solution. This involves maintaining a keen understanding of AspenTech\xe2\x80\x99s product strategy; our value enablers; the execution capabilities of our professional services team and those of our partners; and of the sales pipeline to drive opportunities where AspenTech solutions can bring significant business value to our customers and to AspenTech.The Sr Solution Consultant is responsible for delivering high quality solutions and business outcomes based on existing AspenTech products. Demonstrating deep knowledge of the solutions and offerings, capable of contributing to the design of a complete solution across the entire lifecycle of a project - from pre-sales through design and delivery of the solution - the Solution Consultant drives transformational results and realizes business strategy for AspenTech customers.This is a customer-facing role that requires self-motivated individuals with excellent business, industry and technical knowledge, along with strong consultative and communication skills to position AspenTech solutions and services with our customers.The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, with a proven track record in software / technology sales / consulting. We are looking for candidates who are comfortable at the intersection of technology and business. On the business side, the ability to connect technology with measurable business value is critical to this role.Role DetailsDevelop industry- and application-specific solutions for the customer. This is a very customer-facing position that will have you leading value discovery customer sessions, assessing customer needs, and developing solutions.Determine and understand prospective customers\xe2\x80\x99 critical business issues in order to present and demonstrate AspenTech\xe2\x80\x99s software capabilities as the best possible solution to win the business.Build customer-specific solutions on the AspenTech platform using all the available tool options.Develop robust recommendations, proposals and scope of work documents for AspenTech Consulting engagements, while also identifying critical dependencies & gaps.Consult with customers and advise on relevant AspenTech solutions and services and establish a credible value proposition.Develop & execute sales campaigns and plans together with the Sales teams.Work with the Sales team to identify and qualify business opportunities; identify key customer technical challenges; and develop solutions to meet business needs.Proactively support pipeline development (e.g. marketing, account planning, awareness sessions, etc.) and sales execution (e.g. strategy for accounts and opportunities, including commercial model conversion, deal models, and Business Requirement Plans) in assigned accounts and opportunities.What You\'ll NeedProven experience within consulting, pre-sales, professional services consulting or process industry verticals such as Energy, Petro chemicals, bulk or specialty chemicals.Candidates will have a strong understanding of manufacturing economics, with an ability to interact with potential customers and talk knowledgeably about their plants, work processes, and manufacturing economics.Technology specialization in one or more of the areas of focus for Aspentech such as:Process EngineeringManufacturing Supply Chain \xe2\x80\x93 Planning and SchedulingAdvanced process control and optimizationPredictive MaintenanceIT/OT real-time Digital infrastructure modernizationStrong drive to solve customer problems and rapidly convert pipeline opportunities into closed deals.Balance of business and technology acumen, including ability to articulate high-level technical solutions to business problems and the differentiated value those solutions can provide.Strong problem solving and analytical skills, including ability to create clear observations, analyses and conclusions based on customer interviews and data.Ability to travel approximately 40%, including domestic and international travel to support customer engagements.

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