Functional Solutions Architect - Forward Deployed Team

Arcesium LLC; City Of London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial technology firm is seeking a Solutions Architect for their Forward Deployed Team in London. The role involves partnering with Sales Executives to enhance client technology strategies, working closely with private capital markets, and driving innovation in product development. Candidates should have over 10 years of client-facing experience and strong consultative skills. Competitive remuneration and significant growth opportunities are available.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in client facing roles that require a high degree of consultative and solutioning skills.
• Background in alternatives, especially private capital markets.
• Knowledge of private equity accounting systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales Executives to represent technology capabilities.
• Design scalable solutions in collaboration with colleagues.
• Drive new product innovation and software development.

Skills

Client facing roles experience

Consultative skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving skills

Job description

Functional Solutions Architect - Forward Deployed Team

London

Company Overview

Arcesium is a global financial technology firm that solves complex data-driven challenges faced by some of the world’s most sophisticated financial institutions. We constantly innovate our platform and capabilities to meet tomorrow’s challenges, anticipate the risks our clients encounter, and design advanced solutions to help our clients achieve transformational business outcomes.

Financial technology is a high-growth industry as change and innovation continue to disrupt the status-quo and prompt major transformation. Arcesium is at a particularly interesting time in our own growth as we look to leverage our successfully established market position and expand operations in pursuit of strategic new business opportunities. We value intellectual curiosity, proactive ownership, and collaboration with colleagues, and we empower you to meaningfully contribute from day one and accelerate your professional development.

Position Summary

Arcesium seeks an experienced Solutions Architect to join our Forward Deployed Private Markets team in Client and Partner Development, supporting our growth with asset managers, and with a particular focus on the Private Markets sector (e.g., private equity, private credit, real estate, infrastructure). As part of the Forward Deployed Team, you will draw on your technology expertise and business acumen and apply the insights you have gained through experience to support the requirements of Arcesium's growing client base, which comprises some of the world's most sophisticated financial services institutions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales Executives during meetings and conversations with high level client stakeholders (e.g. C-suite, operations, technology, data managers) to represent Arcesium’s technology capabilities and demonstrate how we can accelerate their technology and data strategy. You will follow up by writing proposals and preparing/presenting other relevant materials, managing expectations by highlighting any unforeseen project risks, and suggesting ways they can be mitigated.
• Deconstruct client problems into their component parts and design scalable solutions in collaboration with colleagues (e.g., Forward Deployed Software Engineers, Forward Deployed Data Strategists, and Product Managers.)
• Work with clients to define project phases, including proof-of-concept, and implementation.
• Drive new product innovation and software development; suggest ways to reduce costs and improve processes.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in client facing roles that require a high degree of consultative and solutioning skills.
• A background in alternatives, especially private capital markets (one or several of the following: private equity, private credit, real estate, infrastructure.)
• Knowledge of private equity accounting systems is a plus.
• Good organizational skills and a methodical mindset, along with the ability to make presentations with ease.
• Strong interpersonal skills: stakeholder management, influencing, persuasion, and critical thinking skills, and the ability to build and maintain cooperative internal and external relationships.

Arcesium and its affiliates do not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other category protected by law.