Presales Consultant

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Version 1 to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success.

Our deep expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape.

We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, Out Systems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of what we do:

• UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
• 4000+ strong, €450/£400m revenue business
• 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
• Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
• Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW

We’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA.

Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!.

Job Description

About the role

We're looking for a Presales Consultant to join a growing commercial team.

You will play a key role in supporting strategic sales initiatives, developing compelling responses, and contributing to the successful delivery of solutions for both existing and prospective clients.

The team works closely with customers, partners, and delivery practices to secure and execute business opportunities.

What You'll Do

• Lead smaller RFx responses end-to-end; support senior team members on larger strategic opportunities.
• Coordinate and produce high-quality proposals, RFx responses, and presentations under deadline pressure.
• Develop case studies, solution descriptions, and value propositions tailored to specific client needs.
• Map client stakeholder landscapes, identifying decision-makers, influencers, and blockers, to position solutions effectively.
• Analyse competitor positioning and feed relevant insights into deal strategy.
• Participate in client workshops, solution demonstrations, and oral presentations.
• Track win conversion across your opportunities and actively work to improve win rate.
• Help shape how we use AI in presales, identifying where automation and AI tooling can sharpen quality and speed.
• Collaborate across account management, project delivery, and technology partner teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in IT services or technology consulting environments.
• Proven proposal-writing ability, you can own a document from blank page to submission.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; confident with senior stakeholders.
• Advanced MS Office skills (Word, Power Point, Excel).
• Organised, deadline-driven, and comfortable managing several workstreams at once.
• Commercial awareness, you understand how deals are structured and why clients buy.
• Analytical mindset, comfortable interpreting market data and competitive intelligence to sharpen a bid.
• 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.

Version 1 is an equal opportunities employer.

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels valued and able to thrive.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences, and we value the different perspectives people bring including those shaped by disability and neurodiversity.

We want every candidate to have a positive and accessible recruitment experience.

If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please contact Nai.

Bruce@Version1. com at Version 1.

We will consider all requests carefully, respectfully and confidentially.

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