Pre-Sales Solutions Architect

About the role

<p><strong>Job title: </strong>Pre-Sales Solutions Architect</p> <p><strong>Location: </strong>London / Bristol - Hybrid</p> <p><strong>Team: </strong>Commercial</p> <p><strong>Reporting To: </strong>Head of Client Solutions</p> <p><em><strong>At this time, we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role. We are committed to building a diverse, global team and our sponsorship policy is evaluated on a role-by-role basis. We encourage you to keep an eye on our careers site to stay informed about future opportunities where we are able to offer visa sponsorship.</strong></em></p> <p><br>Kaluza is the Energy Intelligence Platform, turning energy complexity into seamless coordination. We help energy companies overcome today's challenges while accelerating the shift to a clean, electrified future. Leveraging Data, AI, and real-time decision-making we turn energy complexity into growth opportunities for our partners.&nbsp;</p> <p>By combining predictive algorithms with human-centred design, Kaluza makes clean energy dependable and affordable.</p> <p>With teams across Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, and a joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation in Japan, we power leading companies including OVO, AGL and ENGIE, as well as innovators like Volvo and Volkswagen.</p> <p><strong><br>What will I be doing?</strong></p> <p>As a Pre-Sales Solution Architect, you’ll sit at the intersection of technology and commercial strategy, shaping how prospective clients understand, adopt, and succeed with the Kaluza platform.</p> <p>Working closely with Pre-Sales Consultants, you’ll lead the technical aspects of sales engagements — from running deep-dive sessions on architecture and data models, through solution design, to handing off to implementation teams during the contracting phase. Your primary focus will be designing each client’s “to-be” architecture and defining integration patterns, ensuring solutions meet business requirements while making the best use of Kaluza’s current and planned capabilities.</p> <p>No two engagements are the same. You may support early-stage prototypes, present at client sites, or advise our Product Architecture team on emerging market needs and common integration patterns. This is a varied, high-impact role that will stretch your technical expertise, client management skills, and platform knowledge in equal measure.</p> <p><strong><br>Your key responsibilities will include:&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>Discovery &amp; Solution Design:</strong>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li data-section-id="11ttzmp" data-start="1586" data-end="1671">Lead discovery workshops to understand current and target technical architectures</li> <li data-section-id="1qfz7h2" data-start="1672" data-end="1792">Translate complex requirements into solution designs that maximise client value and enable successful implementation</li> <li data-section-id="15y1l3g" data-start="1793" data-end="1927">Develop a deep understanding of each client’s technical landscape and transformation goals to design optimal “to-be” architectures</li> <li data-section-id="x0s8gf" data-start="1928" data-end="2002">Estimate work packages to set implementation programmes up for success</li> </ul> <p><strong>Tender &amp; Proposal Excellence:</strong>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li data-section-id="1g9mo3i" data-start="2039" data-end="2173">Collaborate with product and technology teams to evolve base solution architectures and deliver compelling technical presentations</li> <li data-section-id="eibd5l" data-start="2174" data-end="2250">Provide key technical input into tender responses and customer proposals</li> <li data-section-id="10yf5zu" data-start="2251" data-end="2336">Partner with Pre-Sales Engineering to shape and design proof-of-concept exercises</li> <li data-section-id="1udgkjl" data-start="2337" data-end="2409">Travel to client sites across the UK, Europe, and beyond as required</li> </ul> <p><strong>Product Advocacy:</strong>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li data-section-id="pbz02c" da

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