.**Responsibilities**:Support Finastra's sales force by navigating the customer journey through exceptional thought leadership and hands-on product know-how in the Payments space. We are looking for a high-energy individual with strong analytical and interpersonal skills. An ideal Solution Consultant exhibits a can-do approach in a consultative capacity, ensuring that our solutions and services meet and exceed our clients' needs.**_What will you contribute?_**The Global Solution Consulting (GSC) team works with the various Finastra teams (sales, marketing, product management, professional services, and customer support) contributing to winning business in the marketplace. They have a wide range of both business & technical skills and competencies within their team, are highly involved in the pre-sales activities, demos, RFI and RFP management.For our Payments team in the Americas, Finastra wishes to recruit highly motivated and performance driven individuals who will be responsible for proactively engaging with the sales teams, customers, partners and prospects to drive business opportunities in the region.**_W_****_hat you'll need._****Knowledge & Skill Requirements**- Banking or Financial Technology experience strongly preferred, ideally in Payments product management, operations, and/or solution consultancy/presales- Exceptional verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, including proven presentation skills- Robust problem-solving and decision making skills. Ability to work as an individual contributor, manage uncertainty, perform under stress, and accommodate a dynamic work environment- Self-starting abilities, including the ability to rapidly process complex information into actionable deliverables and proactively engage internal stakeholders for support as needed- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams- Ability to make optimal split decisions in complex situations; work with clients, prospects, colleagues, and partners in a professional manner- Preference for proven track record of sales or technical sales support, including end-to-end presales lifecycle (demand generation, supporting RFX responses, Proof of Concept execution, commercial negotiations support, handoff to Delivery)