Contentful
Contentful's Solution Architects are principally outwards-facing. They are trusted advisors of technologists, developers, content creators and project/product managers. As a Solution Architect at Contentful, you'll have the opportunity to work with international teams post-sale, from visionary brands to innovative digital agencies. Your technical guidance and product expertise will help customers make the right decisions and achieve success with their project. A reasonable expectation for travel to on-site visits would be up to 10%. What to expect? Create and deliver technical enablement on product platform features to customers as well as providing consultative advice & recommendations on specific implementation use cases Identify and propose comprehensive solution designs to complex business problems after running customer discovery sessions Keep abreast of Contentful product developments and synthesize these into best practices, workshops & enablement materials for our customers Create prototypes or code examples to facilitate customer onboarding and to support projects Maintain a foundational understanding of technologies related to Contentful as well as staying up to date with industry trends Continuously seek, synthesize and communicate customer product feedback to our Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing teams Support engagement managers on quoting and scoping of SOWs Partner with Sales, Customer Success Managers and Solution Engineers, to ensure a successful customer experience with Contentful. Continuously improve your professional skills through activities such as training, reading and seeking mentorship from others Within Contentful, you will work closely with Technical Project Managers and Solution Architects on accounts implementing Contentful. You will be following the architectural approach and project plan laid out by the account team in order to make sure the implementation is successful and delivered in a timely manner. You will also be expected to report and manage risk as well as adapt and work with the customer in real-time to overcome any obstacles. The insights gained during your work with customers will enable you to provide valuable input to our Product Management and Engineering departments. Your first hand accounts of how customers interact with our product, tempered by your experience, will provide crucial real world context for our teams' building efforts. Your experience working with customers will allow you to continually refine our best practices and form opinionated advice. There are also opportunities to contribute to Contentful's thought leadership by participating in our Voice of the Customer sessions with the product team, writing blogs, leading workshops, or speaking at our Contentful conference. What you need to be successful At least 5 years-experience in a similar customer-facing role, for example in a technical consultant, solution engineer or implementation engineer role at an API-first (REST, GraphQL) SaaS company. Professional experience working on projects that utilize microservices-based architectures and transitions away from monolithic architectures. Experience working on digital experiences beyond the web is a plus. Experience with modern JS/React frameworks: NextJS, NuxtJS, Remix, Vue or Angular. Understanding of web rendering technologies; Server-side, client-side, hybrid rendering and Static Site Generation including ISR (eg. Gatsby) Professional experience with content management system(s) and a solid understanding of headless CMS architecture & best practices for building content-driven applications Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience (Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field) Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with multiple customer engagements at once Strong interpersonal, presentation and persuasion skills with the ability to build diverse relationships and influence technical and non-technical audiences The ability to work both autonomously and with a team to drive customer results. Excellent English & German communication and presentation skills and confidence conveying knowledge to a technical audience. What's in it for you? Join an ambitious tech company reshaping the way people build digital experiences Full-time employees receive Stock Options for the opportunity to share ownership and the success of our company We value Work-Life balance and You Time !A generous amount of paid time off, including vacation days, education days, and volunteer days Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for information, support, discussion, and counseling for life's challenges Use your personal education budget to improve your skills and grow in your career. Use your physical fitness budget to get away from your desk and support your physical wellness Enjoy a full range of virtual and in-person events, including workshops, guest speakers, and fun team activities, supporting learning and networking exchange beyond the usual work duties A monthly phone/internet stipend and phone upgrade reimbursement after 2 years New hire office equipment stipend. Get the gear you need to work at your best Who are we? Contentful is the intelligent composable content platform that unlocks all of an organization's digital content to deliver impactful customer experiences, making content a strategic business asset. The Contentful Platform, Contentful Studio, and the Contentful Ecosystem combine the flexibility of composable content with the intelligence of AI, empowering digital teams to drive business momentum through collaboration, speed, and scale. Contentful powers innovative content experiences across brands, regions, and channels for organizations around the world, including nearly 30% of the Fortune 500. Nearly 800 people from more than 70 nations contribute their energy and creativity to Contentful, working from hubs in Berlin, Denver and distributed around the world. Everyone is welcome here! "Everyone is welcome here" is a celebrated component of our culture. At Contentful, we strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers our employees. We believe that our products and services benefit from our diverse backgrounds and experiences and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, physical dis ability, or length of time spent unemployed. We invite you to apply and join us! If you need reasonable accommodations at any point during the application or interview process, please let your recruiting coordinator know. Please be aware of scammers who may fraudulently allege to be from Contentful. These types of fraud can be carried out through copycat websites, fake email addresses claiming to be from our company, or social media. We do not ask for your personal information such as bank account numbers, identification numbers, etc through social media or chat-based apps, nor do we request or send money for the purchase of business equipment. If you suspect fraud, please report it to your local authorities, as well as reaching out to us at with any information you may have. By clicking "Apply for this job," I acknowledge that I have read the " Contentful's Candidate Privacy Notice ", and hereby consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of my personal information as described therein.
Contentful's Solution Architects are principally outwards-facing. They are trusted advisors of technologists, developers, content creators and project/product managers. As a Solution Architect at Contentful, you'll have the opportunity to work with international teams post-sale, from visionary brands to innovative digital agencies. Your technical guidance and product expertise will help customers make the right decisions and achieve success with their project. A reasonable expectation for travel to on-site visits would be up to 10%. What to expect? Create and deliver technical enablement on product platform features to customers as well as providing consultative advice & recommendations on specific implementation use cases Identify and propose comprehensive solution designs to complex business problems after running customer discovery sessions Keep abreast of Contentful product developments and synthesize these into best practices, workshops & enablement materials for our customers Create prototypes or code examples to facilitate customer onboarding and to support projects Maintain a foundational understanding of technologies related to Contentful as well as staying up to date with industry trends Continuously seek, synthesize and communicate customer product feedback to our Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing teams Support engagement managers on quoting and scoping of SOWs Partner with Sales, Customer Success Managers and Solution Engineers, to ensure a successful customer experience with Contentful. Continuously improve your professional skills through activities such as training, reading and seeking mentorship from others Within Contentful, you will work closely with Technical Project Managers and Solution Architects on accounts implementing Contentful. You will be following the architectural approach and project plan laid out by the account team in order to make sure the implementation is successful and delivered in a timely manner. You will also be expected to report and manage risk as well as adapt and work with the customer in real-time to overcome any obstacles. The insights gained during your work with customers will enable you to provide valuable input to our Product Management and Engineering departments. Your first hand accounts of how customers interact with our product, tempered by your experience, will provide crucial real world context for our teams' building efforts. Your experience working with customers will allow you to continually refine our best practices and form opinionated advice. There are also opportunities to contribute to Contentful's thought leadership by participating in our Voice of the Customer sessions with the product team, writing blogs, leading workshops, or speaking at our Contentful conference. What you need to be successful At least 5 years-experience in a similar customer-facing role, for example in a technical consultant, solution engineer or implementation engineer role at an API-first (REST, GraphQL) SaaS company. Professional experience working on projects that utilize microservices-based architectures and transitions away from monolithic architectures. Experience working on digital experiences beyond the web is a plus. Experience with modern JS/React frameworks: NextJS, NuxtJS, Remix, Vue or Angular. Understanding of web rendering technologies; Server-side, client-side, hybrid rendering and Static Site Generation including ISR (eg. Gatsby) Professional experience with content management system(s) and a solid understanding of headless CMS architecture & best practices for building content-driven applications Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience (Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field) Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with multiple customer engagements at once Strong interpersonal, presentation and persuasion skills with the ability to build diverse relationships and influence technical and non-technical audiences The ability to work both autonomously and with a team to drive customer results. Excellent English & German communication and presentation skills and confidence conveying knowledge to a technical audience. What's in it for you? Join an ambitious tech company reshaping the way people build digital experiences Full-time employees receive Stock Options for the opportunity to share ownership and the success of our company We value Work-Life balance and You Time !A generous amount of paid time off, including vacation days, education days, and volunteer days Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for information, support, discussion, and counseling for life's challenges Use your personal education budget to improve your skills and grow in your career. Use your physical fitness budget to get away from your desk and support your physical wellness Enjoy a full range of virtual and in-person events, including workshops, guest speakers, and fun team activities, supporting learning and networking exchange beyond the usual work duties A monthly phone/internet stipend and phone upgrade reimbursement after 2 years New hire office equipment stipend. Get the gear you need to work at your best Who are we? Contentful is the intelligent composable content platform that unlocks all of an organization's digital content to deliver impactful customer experiences, making content a strategic business asset. The Contentful Platform, Contentful Studio, and the Contentful Ecosystem combine the flexibility of composable content with the intelligence of AI, empowering digital teams to drive business momentum through collaboration, speed, and scale. Contentful powers innovative content experiences across brands, regions, and channels for organizations around the world, including nearly 30% of the Fortune 500. Nearly 800 people from more than 70 nations contribute their energy and creativity to Contentful, working from hubs in Berlin, Denver and distributed around the world. Everyone is welcome here! "Everyone is welcome here" is a celebrated component of our culture. At Contentful, we strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers our employees. We believe that our products and services benefit from our diverse backgrounds and experiences and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, physical dis ability, or length of time spent unemployed. We invite you to apply and join us! If you need reasonable accommodations at any point during the application or interview process, please let your recruiting coordinator know. Please be aware of scammers who may fraudulently allege to be from Contentful. These types of fraud can be carried out through copycat websites, fake email addresses claiming to be from our company, or social media. We do not ask for your personal information such as bank account numbers, identification numbers, etc through social media or chat-based apps, nor do we request or send money for the purchase of business equipment. If you suspect fraud, please report it to your local authorities, as well as reaching out to us at with any information you may have. By clicking "Apply for this job," I acknowledge that I have read the " Contentful's Candidate Privacy Notice ", and hereby consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of my personal information as described therein.
IT Jobs
Reading, Berkshire
Customer Service Executive / Account Manager – German or Spanish Speaking
Reading, Berkshire
Are you a hard-working individual with German or Spanish language skills? Want to learn and grow with an innovative IT company as a Customer Service Executive / Account Manager? If so, read on.
About Us
Established in 1995, ComponentSource ensures that software developers have access to the best software development products the world has to offer.
We pioneered the open market for reusable software components and tools and today, our website offers exceptional labour-saving software solutions.
With offices in the USA, UK, Ireland and Japan, we support over 125,000 customers in over 180 countries. We are now looking for a Customer Service Executive / Account Manager who is fluent in German or Spanish to join our team.
Your Benefits
- Basic salary of £26,000 – £32,000 per annum
- Performance bonus
- Pension
- Private medical insurance, life insurance and critical illness cover
- Gym membership
- Parking
- Bright offices in an award-winning new office complex, based near Reading Railway Station (The White Building)
- 20 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays (rising to 25 days with service)
- Working hours: Mon-Fri, 8:00am - 4:30pm or 9:00am - 5:30pm
Offering a fantastic multicultural workplace, we foster a friendly and supportive environment where employees are encouraged to try out new things and broaden their skill-set.
You will have the chance to work with a diverse customer base, increase your IT knowledge and realise your full potential as part of our passionate team.
Your Role
As a Customer Service Executive / Account Manager, you will provide a world-class service to customers.
In this varied role, you will:
- Advise customers on software product licensing, prices, payment information and order status
- Identify customer’s needs and identify products that help them achieve their objectives
- Create and follow-up quotes to win the business from new and existing customers
- Accurately process sales orders
- Maintain and update the customer database
- Analyse and report on customer feedback
About You
To be considered as a Customer Service Executive / Account Manager, you’ll need:
- Fluency in German or Spanish, both written and verbal, in addition to English
- To be a strong relationship builder and excellent communicator at all levels
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to effectively multi-task
- At a minimum, A Levels or equivalent
- A great eye for detail
Other companies may call this role Customer Service Executive, Customer Account Manager, Client Relationship Manager, Account Manager, IT Account Manager, Customer Service Representative or Customer Care Rep.
Webrecruit and ComponentSource are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
So, if you think you are the Customer Service Executive / Account Manager we are looking for, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
Working hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm or 9:00am - 5:30pm
Customer Service Executive / Account Manager – German or Spanish Speaking
Reading, Berkshire
Are you a hard-working individual with German or Spanish language skills? Want to learn and grow with an innovative IT company as a Customer Service Executive / Account Manager? If so, read on.
About Us
Established in 1995, ComponentSource ensures that software developers have access to the best software development products the world has to offer.
We pioneered the open market for reusable software components and tools and today, our website offers exceptional labour-saving software solutions.
With offices in the USA, UK, Ireland and Japan, we support over 125,000 customers in over 180 countries. We are now looking for a Customer Service Executive / Account Manager who is fluent in German or Spanish to join our team.
Your Benefits
- Basic salary of £26,000 – £32,000 per annum
- Performance bonus
- Pension
- Private medical insurance, life insurance and critical illness cover
- Gym membership
- Parking
- Bright offices in an award-winning new office complex, based near Reading Railway Station (The White Building)
- 20 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays (rising to 25 days with service)
- Working hours: Mon-Fri, 8:00am - 4:30pm or 9:00am - 5:30pm
Offering a fantastic multicultural workplace, we foster a friendly and supportive environment where employees are encouraged to try out new things and broaden their skill-set.
You will have the chance to work with a diverse customer base, increase your IT knowledge and realise your full potential as part of our passionate team.
Your Role
As a Customer Service Executive / Account Manager, you will provide a world-class service to customers.
In this varied role, you will:
- Advise customers on software product licensing, prices, payment information and order status
- Identify customer’s needs and identify products that help them achieve their objectives
- Create and follow-up quotes to win the business from new and existing customers
- Accurately process sales orders
- Maintain and update the customer database
- Analyse and report on customer feedback
About You
To be considered as a Customer Service Executive / Account Manager, you’ll need:
- Fluency in German or Spanish, both written and verbal, in addition to English
- To be a strong relationship builder and excellent communicator at all levels
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to effectively multi-task
- At a minimum, A Levels or equivalent
- A great eye for detail
Other companies may call this role Customer Service Executive, Customer Account Manager, Client Relationship Manager, Account Manager, IT Account Manager, Customer Service Representative or Customer Care Rep.
Webrecruit and ComponentSource are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
So, if you think you are the Customer Service Executive / Account Manager we are looking for, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
Working hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm or 9:00am - 5:30pm