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About Neo4j: Neo4j is the graph intelligence platform that transforms data into knowledge to power the next generation of intelligent applications and AI systems. It includes enterprise-ready knowledge graphs for accurate, explainable, and governed AI; the most comprehensive, trusted, and easy-to-deploy graph capabilities across any environment and data source; and an unmatched ecosystem trusted by 84 of the Fortune 100 and supported by the world’s largest graph community. Intelligence that works. Results that matter. Built to work everywhere and integrate with everything across every cloud for dynamic, personalized, and autonomous AI systems. We deliver quicker results, contextual knowledge, and solutions that impact customers and employees across the business. Our Vision: At Neo4j, we have always strived to help the world make sense of data. As business, society and knowledge become increasingly connected, our technology promotes innovation by helping organizations to find and understand data relationships. We created, drive and lead the graph database category, and we’re disrupting how organizations leverage their data to innovate and stay competitive. Role Overview At Neo4j, our Pre-Sales Engineers are pivotal to our company’s success. As a critical member of our Financial Services & Insurance go-to-market team, you will partner with our sales executives to showcase the value of our graph data platform and manage the technical aspects of the sales cycle. You will help companies in the financial sector understand and prove the value of Neo4j for critical use cases and next-generation solutions. You will grow as a thought leader and help paint the vision for how we can provide for new capabilities and solve new high-value problems beyond traditional data solutions. What Success Looks Like Developing and honing subject matter expertise to effectively discern and understand the true needs of our customers, present technology solutions that target those needs, and all in all, demonstrate thought leadership and the value of Neo4j through platform and use case demonstrations, solution architecting, workshops, and conferences. Meeting and exceeding regional revenue goals, as a result of helping Sales to qualify and validate opportunities from a technical perspective and accelerate the sales cycle and adoption of Neo4j. Collaborating effectively with Sales, Professional Services, Product Management, etc to deliver continuous value to customers and ensure a seamless customer experience as they embark on the graph journey. What You’ll Do Confidently articulate the business and technical value of Neo4j to customers and prospects as a key technical advisor and advocate for our products and services Actively drive and run the technology evaluation stage of the sales cycles. Work across a number of opportunities in parallel and manage day-to-day activities such as opportunity qualification, technical discovery, presentations, platform and use case demonstrations, proof of value, sizing, and documentation of technical decision criteria. Build and nurture rapport with customer stakeholders at all levels and be the trusted advisor to them to help them understand what they can achieve with Neo4j. Co-create reference and solution architectures with our customers, including integrating Neo4j with their existing architecture and applications within a public cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP) or on-premise environment. Stay current on latest Neo4j capabilities, including but not limited to usage and integration with third-party tools and services. Distill and communicate customer needs and product feedback to Product Management, Engineering, Marketing, and Sales. Help drive demand through the participation in account-based marketing events as well as industry-known conferences and trade shows. Lead by example and actively foster an environment of teamwork, transparency, creativity, and continuous improvement. Travel as needed to assist in deal creation and closure, and provide support to your team as required. What You’ll Bring 5+ years of customer-facing experience in a similar capacity (Sales/Pre-sales/Solutions Engineer, Solutions Architect, Technical Consultant, etc), ideally in a similar high-growth, scaling environment. Experience working with different data technologies in either of the following areas: enterprise data architecture, data analytics, data science or cloud data architecture. Working knowledge of graph databases (Neo4j, TigerGraph, OrientDB, JanusGraph, etc) - a strong plus! Hands-on experience and proficiency with relational (SQL) and/or NoSQL databases, and at least one of the following languages: Python, Java, JavaScript or Go. Familiarity with GenAI, LLM’s and Agentic AI is a must Successful track record in designing, developing, and implementing data solutions in the public cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP) or on-premise. Ability to engage and communicate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences at all levels through presentations, white-boarding, and platform demonstrations. Communication skills to translate technical concepts into valuable business outcomes in the financial space. Knowledge of financial services and/or insurance required to sell the prominent role of graph DBs in their future tech strategy. Passion for learning new technologies (especially graphs!), developing new ways of data modeling, and spearheading change management. An entrepreneurial mindset, with the ability to prioritize, pivot, and problem-solve. The annual on target earnings range for this position based in the United States is listed below. This range is an estimate, and the actual on target earnings may vary based on Neo4j’s compensation practices, job related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and trainings, in addition to geographic location. Based on the factors above, Neo4j utilizes the full width of the range. In addition to the range below, US employees are eligible for a stock option grant and certain roles are eligible for an annual bonus. Employees in this position are also eligible to participate in the Company’s standard benefit programs, which currently include the following: medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401(k), paid time off, and certain leaves of absence. Annual On Target Earnings Range $200,000 — $265,000 USD Why Join Neo4j? Neo4j is, without question, the most popular graph intelligence platform in the world. We have customers in every industry globally, and our products are a proven product/market fit. Joining our team is an opportunity to shape the future of data and analytics. Below are just a few exciting facts about Neo4j. Neo4j is one of the fastest-scaling technology companies in this industry. It recently surpassed $200M in annual recurring revenue (ARR), doubling its ARR over the past three years. Raised the biggest funding round in database history ($325M Series F). Backed by world-class investors like Eurazeo, GV (formerly Google Ventures), and Inovia Capital, Neo4j has raised over $600M in funding and is currently valued at over $2Bn. This puts Neo4j among the most well-funded database companies in history. 84% of the Fortune 100 and 58% of the Fortune 500 use Neo4j. Examples include Boston Scientific , BT Group , Caterpillar , Cisco , Comcast , Department for Education UK , eBay , NBC News , Novo Nordisk , Worldline , and others . Co-founder and CEO Emil Eifrem has built an amazing culture that prides itself on relationships, inclusiveness, innovation, and customer success. Countless industry awards . Massive enterprises and individual developers/data scientists love Neo4j. A strong sense of community and ecosystem is built around the platform. A recent Forrester Total Economic Impact™ Study cited Neo4j as delivering 417% ROI to customers. Research shows that members of underrepresented communities are less likely to apply for jobs when they don’t meet all the qualifications. If this is part of the reason you hesitate to apply, we’d encourage you to reconsider and give us the opportunity to review your application. At Neo4j, we are committed to building awareness and helping to improve these issues. One of our central objectives is to provide an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace for everyone to develop their potential and have a positive, career-defining experience. We look forward to receiving your application. Neo4j Values: Neo4j is a Silicon Valley company with a Swedish soul. We foster collaboration and each of us is empowered to contribute and put our innovative stamp on projects. We hire candidates who reflect the following Neo4j core values: (we)-[:VALUE]->(relationships) (we)-[:FOCUS_ON]->(userSuccess) (we)-[:THRIVE_IN]->(:Culture {type: [‘Open’, ‘Inclusive’]}) (we)-[:ASSUME]->(:Intent {direction:’Positive’}) (we)-[:WELCOME]->(:Discussions {nature: ‘IntellectuallyHonest’}) (we)-[:DELIVER_ON]->(ourCommitments) Neo4j is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. Please read the privacy notice regarding Neo4j's recruitment process to understand how we will handle the personal data that you provide. More information at www.neo4j.com . ©2026 Neo4j, Inc., Neo Technology®, Neo4j®, Cypher®, Neo4j Bloom™, Neo4j Graph Data Science Library™, Neo4j® Aura™, and Neo4j® AuraDB™ are registered trademarks or a trademark of Neo4j, Inc. All other marks are owned by their respective companies.

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At Neo4j, we have always strived to help the world make sense of data.
What Success Looks Like
Meeting and exceeding regional revenue goals, as a result of helping Sales to qualify and validate opportunities from a technical perspective and accelerate the sales cycle and adoption of Neo4j.
Collaborating effectively with Sales, Professional Services, Product Management, etc to deliver continuous value to customers and ensure a seamless customer experience as they embark on the graph journey.
What You’ll Do
Confidently articulate the business and technical value of Neo4j to customers and prospects as a key technical advisor and advocate for our products and services
Actively drive and run the technology evaluation stage of the sales cycles.
Build and nurture rapport with customer stakeholders at all levels and be the trusted advisor to them to help them understand what they can achieve with Neo4j.
Co-create reference and solution architectures with our customers, including integrating Neo4j with their existing architecture and applications within a public cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP) or on-premise environment.
Stay current on latest Neo4j capabilities, including but not limited to usage and integration with third-party tools and services.
Distill and communicate customer needs and product feedback to Product Management, Engineering, Marketing, and Sales.
Help drive demand through the participation in account-based marketing events as well as industry-known conferences and trade shows.
Lead by example and actively foster an environment of teamwork, transparency, creativity, and continuous improvement.
Travel as needed to assist in deal creation and closure, and provide support to your team as required.
What You’ll Bring
5+ years of customer-facing experience in a similar capacity (Sales/Pre-sales/Solutions Engineer, Solutions Architect, Technical Consultant, etc), ideally in a similar high-growth, scaling environment.
Experience working with different data technologies in either of the following areas: enterprise data architecture, data analytics, data science or cloud data architecture.
Working knowledge of graph databases (Neo4j, TigerGraph, OrientDB, JanusGraph, etc) - a strong plus!
Hands-on experience and proficiency with relational (SQL) and/or NoSQL databases, and at least one of the following languages: Python, Java, JavaScript or Go.
Familiarity with GenAI, LLM’s and Agentic AI is a must
Successful track record in designing, developing, and implementing data solutions in the public cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP) or on-premise.
Ability to engage and communicate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences at all levels through presentations, white-boarding, and platform demonstrations.
Passion for learning new technologies (especially graphs!), developing new ways of data modeling, and spearheading change management.
An entrepreneurial mindset, with the ability to prioritize, pivot, and problem-solve.

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