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Senior Solutions Engineer

Alloy · London, UK

Base
Not disclosed
OTE
Not disclosed
Posted
3h ago

Still open · checked 1h agoon Alloy's careers page

What Alloy sells

Checks new customers for fraud in one step

A bank wants to open accounts for new customers quickly, but it also has to stop criminals who use fake identities. Alloy checks each new customer against many outside data sources in real time, so good customers get approved fast and fraudsters get caught. Banks can grow their customer base without letting fraud slip through.

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The Braun Read

Ask hard questions

Some good signs, but there's a red flag here. Get it answered before you invest.

Pay
No pay listed at all.
Transparency
Shares 1 of 5: quota, attainment, deal size, territory, sales cycle.
Pipeline
Mostly inbound or an assigned book.
Time on market
Brand new.
Company hiring
5 sales roles open, hiring at a steady pace.

Red flags

  • "Unlimited earnings," no numbers. It sells uncapped or unlimited earnings but never says what anyone actually earns.

Green flags

  • SDR or inbound support. You won't be building all of your own pipeline from zero.

Based only on what the posting says. Flags are a starting point for your first call, not a final judgment.

Questions to ask on the first call

Built from what this posting leaves out. How they answer tells you as much as what they say.

  1. 1.

    What did the median rep and the top rep actually earn last year?

    "Unlimited" is a ceiling, not a number. You need the median.

  2. 2.

    What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?

    OTE is what you could earn. This is how likely you are to earn it.

  3. 3.

    What are the base and the OTE for this role?

    No point investing hours before you know the number.

  4. 4.

    What's the annual quota, and how was it set?

    A quota built from real data is a target. Otherwise it's a hope.

  5. 5.

    How long is ramp, and what's the quota during it?

    Full quota on day one means you start behind.

  6. 6.

    Why is this role open? Did someone leave, or is it new?

    New headcount is growth. A replacement means someone left. Ask why.

When the offer comes

Save these for later. They land better once they've said yes to you.

  1. 1.

    Can I see the full comp plan in writing, including clawbacks and accelerators?

    What's in writing is what gets paid. Read it before you sign.

  2. 2.

    Can I see the actual comp distribution for the team last year, not just the OTE?

    The spread shows what most reps really take home. OTE is just the target.

  3. 3.

    I'd be walking away from earned commission to join. Is there room for a sign-on bonus to help cover that?

    Leaving money behind is a fair reason to ask. The worst answer is no.

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The role

Technical pre-sales role supporting AEs on enterprise deals with banks and fintechs for identity and fraud prevention. Covers demos, POCs, UAT environments, and architecture reviews. Not a quota-carrying role.

Enterprise · Inbound

Selling motion

Not stated in the posting.

Who you're selling to

Buyer:
Financial institutions and fintechsIn their words: “More than 900 of the world's leading financial institutions and fintechs trust Alloy for smarter risk management that drives growth.”
Industry:
Financial servicesIn their words: “Experience working with identity and fraud in the Fintech/Banking space”
Company size:
Enterprise

Pipeline expectations

Mostly inbound or an assigned book of business.

Compensation

The posting doesn't list pay.

What is not disclosed

This posting doesn't tell you:

  • Base salary
  • OTE
  • Quota size
  • Quota attainment
  • Average deal size
  • Sales cycle length

The questions above cover the big ones.

Full posting
Alloy is where you belong! Alloy is the AI-powered identity and fraud prevention platform that accelerates onboarding, stops fraud, and scales compliance across the customer lifecycle so financial organizations can grow without limits. More than 900 of the world's leading financial institutions and fintechs trust Alloy for smarter risk management that drives growth. Through our values: Be Bold, Go Fast, Collaborate, and Celebrate Our Differences, we are creating a workplace where you can grow, thrive, and belong. See how we’ve been continuously recognized and named one of Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces, Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers, Best Fintech to Work for by American Banker, year after year. Check out our investors and read more about us here. What you’ll be doing Alloy expanded its operations globally in 2022 and has gained significant momentum in addressing fraud, risk, and compliance challenges for leading clients such as Monzo, WorldPay, and Santander. Our international focus is a key aspect of our mission to make the financial services industry more dynamic and accessible. To support this global strategy, we are enhancing our UK team based in London to serve the wider UK and EMEA regions better. This Senior Solutions Engineering role, similar to a Sales Engineering or Solutions Consultant role, sits within Alloy's pre-sales organization. You will be a partner who works closely with your account executive to close deals. While an account executive is managing the relationship and taking care of the business requirements, you will work closely with technical stakeholders to clear any technical hurdles. This includes custom demos, building and walking through UAT environments, designing and managing proof of concept exercises, architecture and security reviews, and ultimately scoping out your proposed solution to hand over to the implementation team. Who you are - 4+ years experience in a technical presales role, e.g. Sales Engineer/Solutions engineer/Solution consultant or similar, supporting complex enterprise level pre sales motions - Experience working with identity and fraud in the Fintech/Banking space - Superior presentation skills and a proven ability to convey intricate technical requirements and ideas to both tech savvy and business-minded audiences - Experience listening first and asking targeted followup questions - Experience and comfort being the bridge between sales, product, engineering, and professional services - Experience reading and understanding object-oriented code. Scripting/coding ability not required but a huge plus! - Experience working with APIs, including but not limited to making API calls using cURL, Postman, or related technologies - Comfort working in ambiguity while maintaining integrity - Familiarity with single/multi tenant, SSO, resiliency and encryption in AWS is a plus - Experience creating and running POCs with large datasets is a plus Benefits and Perks! - Unlimited holiday and flexible work policy - Pension with employee contribution - Up to 100% compensation for 16 weeks of parental leave - Home office stipend for new employees - Annual £900 learning & development stipend - Equity plan - Uncapped commissions - Training programs to help foster growth (Alloy Foundations, Alloy Lead, Etc.) - Private health and dental care We're a lean team, so your impact will be felt immediately and opportunities for growth are abundant at our scaling company. If this all sounds like a good fit for you, why not join us? Alloy is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Below is the anticipated starting base compensation range for this role; however, pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, in-demand skills, relevant experience, and/or geography. In addition to a competitive base salary, this position is also eligible for equity awards in the form of stock options (ISOs) as well as a competitive total benefits package. Your recruiter will be happy to walk you through the details and what compensation could look like for you specifically! How to Apply Apply right here. You've found the application! Alloy is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and employer. We’re committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, parental or pregnancy status, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or veteran status. We are committed to an inclusive interview experience and provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with visible and invisible disabilities. We encourage applicants to share needed accommodations with their recruiter. All Alloy jobs are listed on our careers page. Any communication during the recruitment process, including interview requests or job offers, will come directly from a recruiting team member with an alloy.com email address. We do not use outside applications or automated text messaging in our recruiting process. We will not ask for any sensitive financial or identification information during the recruiting process. If you’re ever unsure, please contact us directly via our website before sharing personal information.
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