Director Of Product Solutions

This is a Full Time Job

Context & Structure

The role is part of the world-wide commercial operation which supports the global distribution business of Deluxe.

The Deluxe Commercial team brings together the strengths of the Marketing, Business Development, Sales and Account Management global teams

The Director of Product Solutions, Digital Distribution role is based in Burbank, CA and sits within the Sales function and reports to the EVP Sales, based in Burbank, CA.

Main purpose of the position:

This role is responsible for providing in depth technical insight and knowledge to the Deluxe sales teams and clients in order to facilitate increased knowledge and confidence in Deluxe's Digital Distribution Platforms and Services to ensure that we are closing deals and meeting our sales targets for this product line across all of our client profiles. In this role you will be expected to identify specific areas of prospect need and demonstrate how Deluxe services & products fill those needs in order to grow the product line, revenue and profitability.

Key Accountabilities
• Deliver in-depth technical demonstrations, supporting the sales and account teams through being an expert for Digital Distribution Platforms and Services
• Prepare to deliver technical/product/service demonstrations as required
• Gather technical and functional requirements for customer deployments and accurately relay them to Deluxe's product and operations teams to put together compelling customer solutions.
• Meet with prospective and existing clients to identify their requirements; Research competitor strengths and weaknesses; Work with sales teams as required to best address prospect issues; Ensure demonstrations are free of complications and targeted toward the prospect's specific business and functional requirements
• Succinctly solve prospect-specific technical and business problems by means of using Deluxe solutions
• Strategize with sales team members to identify the most effective approach that will result in the prospect buying Deluxe services & products
• Clearly and succinctly relay customer solutions requirements and approach to Deluxe's Sales Operations team so that they can assist with detailed customer proposals, responses, and pricing that will meet customer needs and expectations
• Maintain thorough knowledge of Deluxe competitors' solutions, company direction, financial stability, etc.
• Keep current with industry events, solution offerings, etc.
• Regularly participate in sales team meetings, account reviews, and strategy calls
• Build and maintain a thorough knowledge of Deluxe's Distribution Platforms and Services, updates, functionality, etc. by working closely with Deluxe's Product Development and Operations teams
• Assist at marketing events as requested
• Interact and effectively communicate with sales, marketing and external customers
• Operate under moderate supervision
• Achieve monthly targets set by leadership team
• Represent Deluxe in a professional manner at all times, demonstrating the Company values as required to maximise effectiveness
• Work with all Deluxe stake-holders as required, e.g. Sales Operations, Legal, Marketing, Account Management, Operations, and Product Development teams in order to maximise business
• Bring client needs and objectives back to Deluxe's Product Development and Operations teams to help define and prioritize updates and enhancements to products and services

Skills
and experience
• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience
• 5+ years' experience in SaaS/PaaS product, technical operations, development, solutions architecture, pre-sales and / or client-facing operational functions within a similar industry or technology sector
• Strong technical know-how and experience related to media formats and workflows for digital distribution across the media supply chain – from original source masters to B2B and B2C deliverables
• Strong working knowledge of best practices for asset and metadata management, scalable cloud infrastructure and inter-system connectivity and protocols
• Demonstrated experience in making formal presentations including ability to quickly redesign presentations and be flexible
• Demonstrated experience in product development approaches and methodologies
• Previous working experience with technical product owners, managers, architects and developers
• Broad business knowledge: ability to interpret and utilize industry information on competitors
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Flexible and open to change, new ideas, and concepts. Is responsive to the needs of internal and external stakeholders at all times
• Uses professional concepts and company policies to solve a wide range of difficult problems in imaginative and practical ways
• Self-starter, able to find answers and solve problems independently
• Works positively and pro-actively with the sales and business development team to fully contribute to the exceeding of sales targets
• Interacts with prospects at all levels in order to illustrate the value & benefits of the proposed solutions
• Media and entertainment industry experience a plus.

We offer competitive pay and benefits program including medical, dental & vision coverage, vacation & sick leave, 401(k), and more.

Deluxe's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against, on the basis of race, color, re

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