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Pre Sales Data Architect

Version 1
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Role:

Pre Sales Data Architect
Location:

London, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Job Type:

Full Time

Job Description

Role Overview
The Data Specialist is a pivotal role that bridges the gap between the technical depth of our data capabilities and the strategic needs of our clients during pre-sales and early delivery phases. As a member of the Solution Leadership Team, you will support business development efforts by contributing technical expertise to pre-sales conversations, creating compelling bid and proposal content, and facilitating seamless handovers to delivery teams. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on collaboration, storytelling with data, and being at the forefront of shaping data solutions and strategy that meet real-world client needs.

Key Responsibilities
Pre-Sales Engagement Support
Collaborate with Sales and Data Offering Leads to understand client needs, shape associated strategies, craft tailored data solution narratives, and contribute technical insight to client conversations.
Provide subject matter expertise during early-stage discussions, workshops, and discovery engagements.
Participate in qualification, shaping, and scoping of new opportunities.

Proposal Writing & Solution Design
Own and contribute to the technical and solution-oriented components of proposals, RFP responses, and client presentations.
Ensure that proposed data solutions are fit-for-purpose, aligned to relevant strategies and best practices, and clearly communicated.
Support the creation and refinement of reusable templates, boilerplate content, and accelerators.

Collaboration with Delivery Teams
Act as a liaison between pre-sales and delivery to ensure smooth handover of solution context, risks, assumptions, and customer expectations.
Participate in early-stage delivery activities (e.g., onboarding, kick-off, or workshops) to support continuity and establish trust with the client.
Maintain visibility on engagements to provide on-going ad-hoc support where necessary.

Knowledge Management & Continuous Improvement
Capture lessons learned from pre-sales efforts and delivery outcomes to refine approaches and improve future engagements.
Contribute to the evolution of the Data Practice by maintaining knowledge and promoting awareness of emerging tools, platforms, and methods in the data space.
Share knowledge across the organisation through internal communities, collateral, and training support.

Strategic Mindset
Contribute to the shaping of Version 1’s Data go-to-market strategy by identifying opportunities for growth across technologies, sectors, and partnerships.
Support the Data Sales Specialist and Data Lead in recognising emerging vendors and strategic plays that align with client needs and Version 1 capabilities.

Qualifications

Expected Experience & Skills
Data Solution Knowledge
Working knowledge of modern data architectures, vendor data platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP), and data disciplines (e.g., engineering, data lakes, data warehousing, analytics, data science, machine learning and governance).
Experience shaping or delivering data solutions in a consultancy, pre-sales, or technical advisory role.
Knowledge and experience of one or more of the following key data technologies; Azure Fabric, SQL Server, Databricks, Snowflake, AWS Amazon Sagemaker, Oracle or equivalents.

Proposal & Communication Expertise
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to articulate complex concepts to technical and business audiences.
Experience of contributing to high-quality proposals and solution narratives in response to client needs.

Client-Facing Collaboration
Comfortable interacting directly with clients and internal stakeholders at various levels.
Ability to understand, interpret, and translate customer requirements into viable solutions and impactful content.

Teamwork & Handover Agility
Proven ability to work collaboratively across sales, pre-sales, and delivery teams.
Skilled at documenting, transferring, and maintaining continuity of solution knowledge across phases of the client journey.

Initiative & Adaptability
Self-starter who thrives in a dynamic environment and proactively seeks opportunities to add value.
Able to juggle multiple priorities, work under pressure, and manage ambiguity in a fast-paced setting.

Strong Networking
Skilled in building and maintaining professional relationships with clients, partners, and internal stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to foster collaboration and open up new opportunities through proactive engagement within partner ecosystems and industry networks.

Company Description
Version 1

has celebrated over 28 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Version 1 has several strategic technology partners including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems and Snowflake. We’re also an award-winning employer reflecting how employees are at the heart of Version 1.

We’ve been awarded: Innovation Partner of the Year Winner 2023 Oracle EMEA Partner Awards, Global Microsoft Modernising Applications Partner of the Year Award 2023, AWS Collaboration Partner of the Year - EMEA 2023 and Best Workplaces for Women by Great Place To Work in UK and Ireland 2023.

As a consultancy and service provider, Version 1 is a digital-first environment and we do things differently. We’re focused on our core values; using these we’ve seen significant growth across our practices and our Digital, Data and Cloud team is preparing for the next phase of expansion. This creates new opportunities for driven and skilled individuals to join one of the fastest-growing consultancies globally.

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 & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme.
Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance.
Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; 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 & ‘Call-Out’ platform.
Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.

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