One route would be to explore opportunities for 'pre-sales' roles. Essentially, you'd be the technical go-to person for a customer evaluation of a software/hard

One route would be to explore opportunities for 'pre-sales' roles. Essentially, you'd be the technical go-to person for a customer evaluation of a software/hardware solution. The wider process would be managed by a salesperson, but the evaluation process would be your bag. You need your technical chops plus the people skills to modulate the whole exercise. Edit: terminology