Solution Architect, Charles River Development, Assistant Vice President
State Street3 months ago
London, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Partner with Sales throughout the full sales lifecycle, from discovery through deal close.
- Lead technical discovery sessions to understand client goals, workflows, and constraints.
- Design and present solution architectures, demonstrations, and proof-of-concepts aligned with client needs.
- Translate business requirements into end-to-end solution designs covering integrations, data flows, and deployment models.
- Respond to RFPs, RFIs, and due diligence questionnaires with accurate technical content.
- Identify solution gaps, risks, and dependencies and propose mitigation strategies.
- Collaborate with Product and Engineering to influence roadmap priorities based on client feedback.
- Support Sales-to-Delivery handoffs by documenting solution intent and scope.
- Contribute to sales enablement materials, reference architectures, and demo best practices.
- Serve as a subject matter expert for assigned domains, products, or industries.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience in a technical field.
- Strong understanding of enterprise software architectures, APIs, integrations, and data models.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to work across multiple stakeholders and geographies.
- Experience with SaaS platforms and cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or GCP is preferred.
- Familiarity with security, compliance, and data privacy considerations is preferred.
- Experience influencing product roadmaps or participating in beta programs is preferred.
- Prior client-facing consulting experience is preferred.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation, benefits, and career growth opportunities.
- Inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and employee networks.
Tech Stack
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About State Street
State Street is a global custodian bank and asset manager serving institutional investors with investment servicing, fund accounting, trading/FX, data, and index/active strategies. Its products include State Street Global Advisors’ funds and ETFs, the Charles River Investment Management Solution, and the front-to-back State Street Alpha platform. Founded in 1792 and headquartered in Boston, the company is publicly traded on the NYSE (ticker: STT) and operates across major markets worldwide.