Education Solutions Consultant – Professional Services

🔥 12 minutes ago

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

💻 Solutions Engineer

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IRIS Software Group

1001 - 5000 employees

☁️ SaaS

🤝 B2B

👥 HR Tech

💰 Private Equity Round on 2018-05

SaaS • B2B • HR Tech

IRIS Software Group is a UK-based technology company that provides integrated cloud software and managed services for accountancy, payroll, HR, education and related professional services. Its product portfolio includes cloud accountancy systems (IRIS Elements, IRIS Accountancy Suite, IRIS KashFlow), payroll and payroll bureau software (Staffology, IRIS Payroll Professional), HR systems (IRIS Cascade, Staffology HR), education products for schools and trusts (iSAMS, IRIS ParentMail, financials and MIS tools), plus hosting, outsourcing and managed services for accountants and payroll providers. IRIS sells primarily to businesses, accountancy firms, schools and trusts and emphasises AI-enabled productivity, hosted/SaaS delivery, practice management, and outsourced service offerings.

📋 Description

• Represent Professional Services during the sales process • Engage when customers buy new software or expand their use of IRIS Education products • Challenge unclear requirements and identify gaps, risks and dependencies with Sales and Pre-Sales • Explore customer objectives, operations, data and constraints through discovery conversations • Create Statements of Work covering deliverables, milestones, assumptions, responsibilities and exclusions • Clarify effort, sequencing and risk before scope is finalised • Provide project teams with a structured handover to begin delivery without repeating discovery • Develop knowledge across the education software portfolio • Build reusable scoping templates and guidance • Partner with Sales, Pre-Sales, software solution specialists and Professional Services leadership • Shape the approach for this new standalone role without line-management responsibilities

🎯 Requirements

• Experience gathering and challenging business requirements and translating them into clear scope and deliverables • Experience writing Statements of Work, proposals, scoping documents or comparable contractual documentation • Clear, precise writing and careful attention to assumptions, dependencies and exclusions • Commercial awareness of how scope, effort and risk affect cost, timescales and deliverability • Experience within, or alongside, software sales and implementation or consulting delivery teams • Confidence working with customers and senior stakeholders, including when expectations need to be reset • Willingness to learn a broad software portfolio • Education technology experience is useful but not essential • Experience in pre-sales, bids, software implementation, business analysis or project delivery qualifications welcome • Legally authorised to work in the country where the role is based, or able to meet applicable sponsorship requirements

🏖️ Benefits

• Continuous learning and career development opportunities • Solutions Consultant career pathway with progression through Consultant, Senior, Lead and Principal levels • Autonomy to shape a new capability and broad exposure across the business • Well-being, inclusion and development-focused culture • Diversity and inclusion culture that empowers every individual • Accessibility adjustments and accommodations during the hiring process

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