Solutions Engineer

About the Role

Grade Level: 12.

We’re building a new, world-class Solutions Engineering team and are looking for an experienced Solutions Engineer who brings industry and technical credibility, commercial impact, and clear business value to every interaction. In this role, you will be a primary partner to our sales and customer success organizations, helping prospects and customers understand how our integrated product suite solves their most important challenges.

You’ll design and deliver compelling demos, architect effective solutions, and translate complex capabilities into meaningful outcomes.

• Deliver high-impact product demonstrations, proofs of concept, and technical workshops tailored to OEMs, Dealer Groups, Dealers, and third-party partners.
• Serve as a trusted industry and technical expert throughout the sales and customer success cycle, from discovery through solution design and final evaluation.
• Develop solutions that leverage our full product suite – including Polk Automotive Solutions, Pricing & Incentives, and Tierless Solutions – ensuring feasibility, scalability, and alignment with customer goals.
• Translate technical features into clear, business-driven value propositions that connect to client needs.
• Work closely with sales and customer success teams to build strategy, prepare for key meetings, accelerate deal progression, and support retention efforts.
• Provide technical clarity that differentiates our solutions in competitive environments.
• Capture customer needs, technical requirements, and market insights from the field, and share them with Product Management and Engineering.
• Help the organization stay aligned with evolving customer priorities.
• Help shape tools, processes, and best practices as our team scales.
• Model a culture of technical excellence, curiosity, and collaboration.

• 8+ years of industry experience with preferred experience in pre-sales engineering, solutions architecture, or technical sales – ideally in automotive or SaaS.
• Proven success influencing technical and business stakeholders in complex sales cycles.
• Ability to master a sophisticated product suite and explain it to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong business acumen and a track record of connecting technical solutions to ROI.
• Excellent presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience supporting multiple product lines is a plus.
• Automotive technology experience strongly preferred.
• Travel up to 50% depending on business needs.

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.