Solutions Architect - Financial services

Job Description

Job Title: Solutions Architect - Financial Services (Principal or Director Level). Location: United States (Remote)

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the technical leader for strategic customer accounts within the financial services sector
• Partner with Strategic Account Executives on account planning, technical discovery, and solution development
• Identify high-value opportunities for applying quantum computing to financial services workflows and optimization challenges;
• Guide customers in defining project scopes aligned with current quantum capabilities, research strengths, and technical roadmaps
• Maintain a catalog of industry-relevant use cases to support customer engagement and internal research planning
• Develop customer-facing technical content, proposals, and solution materials
• Provide market and customer feedback to research leaders to ensure alignment with industry needs
• Stay current on developments in quantum technologies, financial services, and optimization methods
• Build expertise in relevant quantum algorithms, use cases, limitations, and technology roadmaps;
• Director Level Only: Lead and develop the Solutions Architecture team through coaching, performance management, and resource planning
• Director Level Only: Establish technical best practices and oversee quality and prioritization across the solutions portfolio

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Mathematics, Quantitative Finance, Computer Science, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in quantitative, computational, or advanced analytics programs within the financial services industry
• Director Level Only: Experience leading technical teams or managing direct reports in customer-facing or applied research environments

Preferred:

• PhD in Mathematics, Physics, Quantitative Finance, Computer Science, or a related STEM field
• Experience with or exposure to quantum technologies;
• Strong background in portfolio optimization, asset allocation, derivatives pricing, quantitative finance, treasury optimization, liquidity management, capital optimization, or fraud detection
• Proven success managing customer relationships and delivering technically complex projects
• Ability to work closely with sales teams while maintaining independent technical judgment
• Strong ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions;
• Excellent communication skills with executive, technical, and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong stakeholder management and organizational skills

Benefits And Compensation:

• Annual salary of $180,000 - $250,000
• Incentive eligible compensation package
• Flexible work schedule
• Employer-subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with student loan repayment matching benefit
• Equity participation opportunities;
• 12 paid holidays plus generous vacation and sick leave
• Paid parental leave
• Employee discounts
• Opportunity to work on industry-leading quantum computing technologies