Solera is a global leader in B2B & B2C SaaS & Hardware, data solutions, empowering companies across the automotive and insurance ecosystem with trusted solutions that adhere to the highest standards of data privacy, security, and integrity to support connectivity across the vehicle and property value chain. Solera's solutions bring together customers, insurers, and suppliers, empowering smarter decision-making through service, software, enriched data, proprietary algorithms, and machine learning that deliver insight and ensure customers' vehicles and property are optimally maintained and expertly repaired. The company is active in over 90 countries across six continents, processing more than 300 million digital transactions annually for over 235,000 customers and partners. By drawing on the market-leading solution capabilities and business process best practices from its technologies around the world, Solera provides unsurpassed scale and strength with superior performance while delivering innovation to move the industry forward.
We are looking for an Implementation Specialist (Field Engineer), as part of the Professional Services team, who will be responsible for delivery of complex and bespoke customer installations, customer site visits for escalated product fault diagnosis, repairs and replacement and technical customer Training. This role reports directly into Head of Implementation for North Europe & Africa.
- Support the pre and post sales process by recommending best practice use of the established Fleet Solutions.
- Technical customer facing expert, able to communicate clearly and easily with both business and technical contacts, ie dashcams and telematics.
- Gather all customer requirements to deliver a thorough and customer focused implementation.
- Develop the Statement of Work based on customer requirements.
- Collaborate with both product and training team to deliver customer requirements and the broader Solera team to deliver new product developments.
- Configure the business configuration on platform based on the customer requirements.
- SME in Fleet Solutions, particularly understanding the hardware and installation of products.
- Deliver Customer technical and Engineer PBET Training.
- Provide technical support to internal stakeholders on occasion.
- Ability to provide troubleshooting on kit issues, on-site diagnosis, repair and/or replace the necessary equipment to ensure SLA's are met and customer downtime minimised.
- Cross functional alignment with product and sales to ensure alignment on roadmap, and delivery in line with customer/revenue expectations.
- Provide bespoke Installation Guides to our Customers and third party associated installation partners. Manage complex pilots and service visits providing on-site support as necessary.
- Collaborate with Implementation Associate to manage contractors to ensure compliance with project specifications and timelines.
- University Degree in Business, Engineering or equivalent.
- Extensive experience in the automotive industry, with a strong background in bespoke aftermarket installations and complex service visits.
- Technical requirements gathering or business analysis experience, ideally in fleet or automotive markets, able to 'think out of the box' to deliver value solutions to customers.
- Commercially aware and able to support sales opportunities to deliver best results with least cost. Expertise in diagnosing and resolving vehicle equipment faults, ensuring minimal downtime for clients.
- Full understanding and knowledge of PLG, LGV and HGV, ECU CANBUS, FMS and Multi-Plex vehicle wiring systems.
- Ability to work with and have solid understanding in TFL's DVS and additionally VOSA and MOT regulatory compliance.
- At least 5+ years experience in vehicle telematics, comms and video systems with proven installation experience to recognised industry standards.
- Proven ability to deliver PBET (Performance-Based Equipment Training) to a high standard, enhancing customer and driver knowledge.
- Strong technical acumen and hands-on skills for onsite support and troubleshooting.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective customer and driver training sessions.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability in a dynamic environment.
- Strong interpersonal skills, able to build relationships within the Professional Services team, passionate about collaborating and communicating with internal and external stakeholders.
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Extensive use of JIRA, Confluence and Office365. Experience of technical & hardware implementations/integration project and configuration.
- Experience with Agile Methodologies such as Scrum, but also with more traditional structured approaches such as Waterfall project implementations advantageous.
- Terrific opportunity to work for a Global leader in SaaS & Hardware- Deliver cutting-edge products for our customers, who include some of biggest global brands- Flexible work arrangements / hybrid work