USA-Based: Solutions Engineer, Education

D2L is a cloud company that is modernizing education and building the Future of Work. The old models of teaching and learning are in the midst of the largest transformation in history, and D2L is at the heart of that fundamental shift. 

New models of teaching and learning enable a personalized, student-centric experience – and deliver improved retention, engagement, satisfaction, and results for learners of all ages – in schools, campuses, and companies.

D2L is disrupting the way the world learns, by providing the next generation learning environment and solutions to engage and inspire learners. And most importantly, by giving customers a platform that is easy, flexible, and smart. No other company provides a solution as robust and innovative as D2L.

D2L has had a singular mission for 25 years and is dedicated to that same mission in the years ahead: to transform the way the world learns – and by doing so, we will help improve human potential globally.

A member of our Talent Acquisition team reviews ALL of our applications - yes a real person reviews resumes! They are excited to read more about what amazing things you could add to D2L. 

Please note this post is for USA applicants only. If you are applying within Canada, please apply directly through that posting: Canada Based Solutions Engineer, Education.

About this Role: 

As a D2L Solutions Engineer on the client sales team, you'll spend every day helping those around you get the most out of D2L products and services. You'll help existing D2L clients and educators in the D2L's Education vertical (K-12 and Higher Education) by learning about their unique needs and proposing solutions including D2L products and services to meet those needs. Your passion for teaching and learning makes people want to open up to you, and your expertise in learning technology and how to accomplish nearly anything using the D2L platform makes you a trusted advisor. You're excited to speak to everyone from students and instructors to a CIO, Professors, Vice Chancellors or Chancellors, and your demos and presentations provoke gasps of amazement, if not outright applause.    

How You'll Make an Impact: 

• Become a hands-on expert in the Brightspace platform. You won’t just need theoretical knowledge of how things work, but you will be expected to try things out and make sure they work in practice. You will need to get creative and sometimes approach and re-approach a solution until you find the right fit.  
• Support the sales process by becoming an expert in D2L products and services, including functionality, usage, architecture, and deployment. 
• Prepare and present persuasive and expertly tailored product demonstrations before a wide variety of audiences and under challenging circumstances. Audiences could be new or seasoned users, executives at a conference table, university faculty in a lecture theatre or HR and L&D professionals piled into stadium seating. Needs could be vague or extremely unique, and timelines to prepare can vary.    
• Build compelling, value-oriented presentations while partnering with your sales team to prep for such presentations.  
• Conduct needs analysis sessions with prospects to understand their infrastructure, needs and potential customizations they may require. 
• Provide feedback to product management teams regarding use cases and trends in the field.  
• Create technical documentation and materials as required for your prospects.    
• Be the co