Leon Rausch

Commercial & Tech Leader | SaaS - AI, Data, Insights - MarTech & PR | 13 years experience

Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area

About

TL;DR: Enterprise tech leader who turns complex business problems into revenue-driving solutions. I bridge strategy, sales, and execution — and help teams win with clarity and discipline. I’m a commercially minded Director of Solutions Engineering operating at the intersection of technology, revenue, and leadership. I specialize in navigating complex enterprise sales cycles, structuring opportunities with MEDDPICC rigor, and translating executive-level pain into scalable, high-impact solutions. My strength lies in aligning stakeholders, simplifying complexity, and creating confidence — both internally and with customers. Analytical, calm under pressure, and outcome-focused, I care about building trust as much as performance. If you’re building, scaling, or transforming — and need someone who can connect vision to execution — let’s talk. ___________________________________ Every choice may spark who we can be.

Experience

  • Cision (Full-time · 8 yrs 6 mos)
    • Director of Solutions Engineering
      Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

      We engineer AI and platform driven solutions for complex PR and Martech use cases. To do this we leverage communication skills, rapid prototyping, AI tech, Python & webstack, Kanban, and lots of ingenuity. It's fun and a perfect paradise for any problem solver.

    • Head of CX Solution Strategy
      Aug 2023 - Nov 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos

      As Global Head of CX Solution Strategy I lead a team of highly experienced individuals that holds responsibility for scoping and pricing all of Cision's strategic services programs. Furthermore, we provide solution engineering work to close gaps between our product offering and customer requirements.

    • Head of Client Solution Strategy, EMEA
      Dec 2022 - Jul 2023 · 8 mos

      I lead a highly capable and agile team working on Cision's solution strategy for insights customers and prospects region. My group also holds responsibility for designing and managing our opportunity response processes as well as for the implementation of custom platform solutions for strategic customers.

  • PRIME Research (3 yrs 7 mos)
    • Project Director & IT Consultant
      Aug 2017 - Dec 2017 · 5 mos

      Inhouse IT Consulting; Analytics & Data Management; Client Relations

    • Senior IT Consultant
      Apr 2016 - Jul 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Data Innovations; Statistic Modeling; Change Management; IT Consulting

    • IT Consultant
      Apr 2015 - Apr 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Change Management; Project Innovation; IT Consulting

  • Auxiliary at med publico GmbH
    Mar 2014 - May 2014 · 3 mos

    Content Management; Presentation Design; Administrative Tasks

  • Trainee Sales Manager at Lidl in Deutschland
    Sep 2013 - Feb 2014 · 6 mos

    Team Lead; Sales Strategy; Controling

  • Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Mainz und Umgebung, Deutschland)
    • Research Assistant
      May 2010 - Aug 2013 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    • Congress Aide
      Mar 2013 - Mar 2013 · 1 mo

    • Statistics Tutor
      Apr 2012 - Feb 2013 · 11 mos