Solutions Architect

GlobalData Plc; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tailored training and development

Competitive base salary plus OTE and:

Generous PTO

Health, Dental and Vision insurance

Pet Insurance

Company sponsored Life insurance, AD&D

Maternity and Paternity leave

401k Match

Gym discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

GlobalData Plc is seeking a Solution Architect to lead architecture-led engagements with strategic clients, translating complex challenges into tailored, high-value solutions that combine data, expertise and AI-powered platforms.

You will own major client relationships, drive account growth, mentor a solutions team, and contribute to thought leadership while collaborating with sales, research, and customer success to align solutions with strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• Strategic and analytical thinking to translate ambiguous client problems into structured, architecture-led solutions.
• Solution and data fluency across data products, research content, and AI tools into client-ready offerings.
• Financial acumen with a track record of revenue and account growth achievement.
• Management experience leading solution/consulting teams and client-facing delivery.
• Strong client management experience presenting to and influencing senior management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with gravitas for senior stakeholders.
• Proactive problem-solving ability across varied industries and ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Architect and sell bespoke, high-impact solutions, guiding delivery with cross-functional teams to hit revenue targets.
• Design integrated solutions combining data, expertise and AI capabilities for each client challenge.
• Oversee delivery quality and timelines across a portfolio to ensure client satisfaction and account growth.
• Lead client relationships, diagnose needs, and map opportunities to solution offerings for multi-year partnerships.
• Mentor and develop a solutions team, fostering continuous learning and technical excellence.
• Develop thought leadership and represent GlobalData at industry events to boost visibility.

Job description

Who we are…

GlobalData operates an intelligence platform that empowers leaders to act decisively in a world of complexity and change. By uniting proprietary data, human expertise, and purpose-built AI into a single, connected platform, we help organizations see what’s coming, move faster, and lead with confidence.

Our solutions are used by over 5,000 organizations across the world’s largest industries, delivering tailored intelligence that supports strategic planning, innovation, risk management, and sustainable growth.

Why join GlobalData?

GlobalData is at a pivotal point in its growth journey, and we need curious, ambitious, courageous people to support us in achieving our vision to deliver intelligence that transforms uncertainty into opportunity for the world’s most successful organizations.

Our big ambitions mean that life at GlobalData is fast paced, entrepreneurial and rewarding. Working together in an intellectually challenging environment, where learning is super-charged to keep us on our toes, the highly stimulating, fast-paced, global environment we operate in, and our bold ambitions result in unique learning opportunities for our people.

The role...

As Solution Architect, you will be the senior commercial architect behind GlobalData's most strategic client engagements -translating complex client challenges into tailored, high-value solutions that combine our proprietary data, expert analysis, and AI-powered platform. You will own a portfolio of major client relationships, architecting bespoke solutions that grow account value and cement GlobalData as an indispensable strategic partner.

Key Responsibilities:

• Solution Design and Delivery
  • Architect and sell custom, high-impact solutions — leading delivery with support from the wider consulting and platform teams — to meet sales and net revenue targets.
  • Design bespoke solutions that combine GlobalData's data, expertise, and AI capabilities into a single, coherent answer to each client's specific business challenge, regardless of sector.
  • Oversee delivery quality and timelines across your portfolio of solution engagements, ensuring outcomes meet or exceed client expectations — while staying focused on solution design and account growth as the core of the role.
• Client Relationship Management & Account Growth
  • Act as the senior architect of the client relationship — diagnosing current and emerging needs and mapping them to solution opportunities.
  • Build deep, multi-year relationships with key accounts through solution engagements, conference presentations, and thought leadership — expanding scope and revenue over time.
  • Own client satisfaction and retention across a portfolio of strategic accounts, delivering continuous value that secures long-term, expanding partnerships.
• Team Leadership and Development
  • Help build and lead a high-performing solutions team, embedding a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence.
  • Mentor team members, developing their solution-design capability and supporting their growth into senior roles.
  • Foster a collaborative, cross-functional environment, working closely with sales, research and analysis, and customer success to align solution design with account strategy.
• Thought Leadership
  • Develop and disseminate thought leadership — white papers, articles, and presentations — positioning GlobalData as the leading solutions authority across the industries it serves.
  • Represent GlobalData at industry conferences, webinars, and forums, elevating the company's visibility as a solutions-led intelligence leader.
• Innovation and Improvement
  • Continuously evolve solution design methodology, incorporating new platform capabilities, data assets, and AI tools as they emerge.
  • Track cross-industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitive dynamics to keep GlobalData's solutions offering ahead of the market.

What we're looking for?

• Strategic and Analytical Thinking: Proven ability to translate ambiguous client problems into structured, architecture-led solutions.
• Solution & Data Fluency: Comfortable architecting solutions across data products, research/analyst content, and AI tools — able to see how disparate capabilities combine into one client-ready solution, in any sector.
• Financial Acumen: Strong track record of consistently achieving and surpassing revenue and account growth targets.
• Management Experience: Substantial project and people management experience, including leading solution/consulting teams and owning client-facing delivery.
• Client Management: Demonstrated success building relationships with senior/C-suite stakeholders, with strong experience presenting to and influencing Senior Management.
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication, with the gravitas to influence senior stakeholders and articulate technical solutions in commercial terms.
• Problem‑Solving: Strong, proactive problem‑solving ability, comfortable designing solutions under ambiguity across varied industry contexts.

Benefits:

• Tailored training and development plans, including LinkedIn Learning and ongoing Learning and Development opportunities
• Competitive base salary plus OTE and attractive, uncapped commission structure
• Generous PTO policy
• Health, Dental and Vision insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Company sponsored Life insurance, AD&D, STD, and LTD
• Maternity and Paternity leave
• 401k Match
• Corporate gym rates
• Employee Assistance Program offering free confidential support on a range of issues such as work, wellbeing, money, health, and legal advice

GlobalData believes strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. GlobalData is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.