Principal AI Solutions Engineer

Freshworks; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 158,015 - 195,195; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity + ESPP

Flexible PTO

Wellness benefits

Dental, medical, and vision insurance

Commuter benefits

Adoption and parental leave benefits

Job summary

Freshworks is seeking a Principal AI Solutions Engineer in Boston, MA to lead AI initiatives for the North America Employee Experience business. This strategic role focuses on driving AI revenue growth and customer success, requiring a partnership with various stakeholders including sales and product teams.

The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in Solutions Engineering, a deep understanding of AI technologies, and exceptional communication skills. This position offers a competitive salary along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Solutions Engineering, Solution Consulting, or Technical Advisory.
• Deep understanding of AI, Generative AI, and automation technologies.
• Proven track record of business value through transformational technologies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as North America AI subject matter expert and partner with teams.
• Lead advisory engagements and facilitate executive workshops.
• Help customers identify and prioritize high-value AI use cases.

Skills

Solutions Engineering

AI understanding

Communication skills

Customer engagement

Technical Advisory

Business value articulation

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Job Description

Freshworks is seeking a Principal AI Solutions Engineer to serve as the AI technical leader for our North America Employee Experience business. This highly strategic, customer‑facing role focuses on accelerating AI revenue growth, helping customers realize measurable business outcomes from AI investments, and scaling AI success across North America. You will partner with sales teams, executives, customers, product leaders, and fellow Solutions Engineers to position Freshservice AI capabilities, lead AI advisory engagements, and develop scalable programs that increase the impact of AI across our customer base.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as the North America AI subject matter expert for Freshservice, partnering with Sales, Solutions Engineering, Customer Success, Product, and Marketing teams to drive AI revenue growth and customer outcomes.
• Lead AI advisory engagements with enterprise customers, facilitating executive workshops, discovery sessions, AI readiness assessments, business value discussions, and strategic planning sessions that align AI investments to measurable business objectives.
• Partner with account teams to identify, qualify, and execute AI opportunities across new business, expansion, and renewal motions, helping customers build compelling business cases for AI investments.
• Help customers identify and prioritize high‑value AI use cases across ITSM, ITOM, ITAM, Employee Service Management, and enterprise workflows, while defining success criteria and measurable outcomes.
• Deliver compelling demonstrations, presentations, executive briefings, and proof‑of‑value engagements that showcase the business impact of Freshservice AI capabilities, including AI agents, workflow automation, agent productivity, self‑service, and conversational experiences.
• Develop scalable frameworks, playbooks, value assessments, and best practices that enable teams across North America to effectively position, sell, and demonstrate the value of AI solutions.
• Act as a trusted advisor to Product and Engineering teams by sharing customer feedback, market trends, competitive intelligence, and emerging AI requirements that help shape future innovation.
• Mentor and enable Solutions Engineers, Account Executives, and Customer Success teams on AI positioning, business value conversations, executive engagement, and industry best practices.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Solutions Engineering, Solution Consulting, Technical Advisory, or related customer‑facing technical roles within enterprise software.
• Deep understanding of AI, Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), AI agents, automation technologies, and emerging trends shaping enterprise software.
• Proven track record of driving business value through transformational technologies, automation initiatives, or AI‑driven solutions.
• Experience leading executive workshops, strategic discovery sessions, business value assessments, and consultative customer engagements.
• Strong understanding of ITSM, ITOM, ITAM, Enterprise Service Management, or adjacent operational technologies.
• Ability to connect technical capabilities to business outcomes and clearly articulate ROI, success metrics, and value realization strategies.
• Experience developing scalable programs, methodologies, or frameworks that drive impact across a broad customer or sales organization.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and storytelling skills, with the ability to influence both technical and executive audiences.
• Experience partnering with Product Management, Product Marketing, Customer Success, and Sales leadership to drive customer and business outcomes.
• Comfortable operating independently across multiple strategic initiatives, stakeholders, and customer engagements.
• Experience with digital transformation initiatives, AI strategy engagements, organizational change initiatives, or business value consulting is highly desirable.
• Bachelor's degree preferred but not required.

Additional Information

The annual salary range for this position is $158,015 – $195,195 USD + commissions.

Compensation is based on a variety of factors including but not limited to location, experience, job‑related skills, and level. Bonus/equity may be available.

Freshworks offers multiple options for dental, medical, vision, disability, and life insurance. Equity + ESPP, flexible PTO, flexible spending, commuter benefits, and wellness benefits are also offered. Freshworks also offers adoption and parental leave benefits.

At Freshworks, we have fostered an environment that enables everyone to find their true potential, purpose, and passion, welcoming colleagues of all backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, religions, and ethnicities. We are committed to providing equal opportunity and believe that diversity in the workplace creates a more vibrant, richer environment that boosts the goals of our employees, communities, and business.