Principal Solutions Architect, Enterprise Compensation

CaptivateIQ; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health benefits

Other perks

Job summary

CaptivateIQ is seeking a highly skilled Professional Services Architect to own end-to-end design and modeling of complex compensation structures for enterprise clients. You will be the principal architect and technical SME, driving high-impact revenue solutions and scalable configurations across large user bases.

You will influence roadmaps with Engineering and Product, set quality standards, and mentor others while navigating multi-stakeholder environments to deliver exceptional SaaS

Qualifications

• 6+ years of total work experience, including 4+ years designing and modeling complex incentive compensation plans in an ICM/SPM platform.
• Excel modeling for large, complex datasets; strong data-structure intuition.
• Proven experience leading SaaS implementations in Professional Services, Solutions Architecture, or Technical Consulting.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery for complex, enterprise implementations (discovery through launch).
• Architect scalable, high-performance compensation models with strong data hygiene and maintainability.
• Translate complex plan designs into structured, repeatable system configurations and patterns.
• Act as the senior technical escalation point for internal teams and partners.
• Diagnose issues, drive root-cause resolution, and elevate reusable modeling patterns.
• Set quality standards by creating templates, QA checklists, and modeling best practices.
• Engage Finance, Sales Ops, RevOps and cross-functional teams as the technical SME.
• Guide customers through trade-offs, edge cases, and best practices in compensation architecture.
• Communicate complex topics clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to surface patterns and influence roadmaps.
• Collaborate with Sales, CS, and Support for smooth handoffs and consistent outcomes.
• Elevate PS delivery by shaping modeling frameworks and reusable components.
• Mentor consultants to uplift technical and consultative excellence.

Skills

Total experience

Excel modeling

SaaS implementations

Solution architecture

Stakeholder management

AI tooling

Tools

SQL

Python

Job description

CaptivateIQ is seeking a highly skilled Professional Services Architect to own end-to-end design and modeling of complex compensation structures for enterprise clients. You will be the principal architect and technical SME, driving high-impact revenue solutions and scalable configurations across large user bases.

You will influence roadmaps with Engineering and Product, set quality standards, and mentor others while navigating multi-stakeholder environments to deliver exceptional SaaS