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You will partner with Sales, Client Success, Product, and Commercialization teams to connect platform capabilities with client business priorities, modernization strategies, and growth objectives.\nThis role is focused on commercial success, helping clients confidently evaluate solutions, navigate modernization decisions, and understand how FIS capabilities can support their business and transformation goals.\nWhat You Will Be Doing\nServe as a trusted technical and strategic advisor to clients and prospects during executive, business, and technical discussions.\nLead discovery sessions and workshops to identify client challenges, business priorities, and modernization opportunities.\nPartner with Sales, Account Management, and Client Success teams to support strategic sales opportunities, renewals, expansions, and modernization initiatives.\nDeliver tailored solution presentations and demonstrations that translate complex technical capabilities into clear business value.\nSupport complex proposals, RFPs, and strategic pursuits with technical and operational expertise.\nGuide clients through modernization planning, capability assessments, migration readiness, integration considerations, and operating model changes.\nHelp identify and qualify opportunities to expand solution adoption across existing client relationships.\nProvide client and market insights to Product and Commercialization teams, including recurring client needs, objections, and barriers to adoption.\nPartner across Product Management, Product Strategy, Sales, Client Success, Commercialization, Delivery, and Operations to strengthen commercialization effectiveness.\nSupport the positioning and validation of emerging products, capabilities, and strategic initiatives.\nWhat You Bring\nSignificant experience in pre-sales solution architecture, technical advisory, solution consulting, product strategy, or a related client-facing technology role.\nStrong knowledge of financial technology, payments, issuing solutions, or related technology platforms and operating environments.\nDemonstrated experience supporting complex enterprise sales opportunities and engaging with senior and executive-level client stakeholders.\nAbility to translate complex technical concepts and platform capabilities into clear business outcomes and value propositions.\nExperience leading client discovery, solution evaluation, modernization, and transformation discussions.\nStrong presentation, communication, consultative, and relationship-building skills.\nDemonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and work effectively across Sales, Product, Client Success, Delivery, and other cross-functional organizations.\nStrong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate complex client and business environments.\nAdded Bonus If You Have\nExperience with issuer processing, card platforms, or payment technology.\nExperience supporting large-scale modernization, migration, or business transformation initiatives.\nExperience supporting complex strategic pursuits, enterprise solution selling, and RFP responses.\nKnowledge of platform modernization, integrations, and evolving financial technology ecosystems.\nWhat We Offer You\nA multifaceted job with a high degree of responsibility and a broad spectrum of opportunities.\nProfessional education and personal development opportunities.\nA collaborative, team-oriented work environment.\nOpportunities to make an impact in a global financial technology organization.\nCompetitive benefits and rewards programs.\nPrivacy Statement\nFIS is committed to protecting the privacy and security of all personal information that we process in order to provide services to our clients. 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