Solution Architect

Job Description

Solution Architect (SA) role is a critical internally and externally-facing role within Freshworks Professional Services (FPS) which acts the senior technical SME heavily involved in Sales, Delivery and Expansion phases of the customer lifecycle.

FPS SA is a trusted advisor internally and externally working with the highest level functional and technical resources within Freshworks and the customer organizations to translate business outcome requirements into scalable solutions.

Your role and responsibilities:

• During the Sales cycle, FPS SA will work closely with the Freshworks Presales team to understand a prospects pain points and solutions discussed to address them, and then directly interacts with the prospects leadership and functional owners to devise the best implementation approach for the identified solutions in line with industry and FPS best practices.
• During the Delivery phase, FPS SA will be the key resource who translates the high-level solution provided during the sales cycle into detailed design information to meet the customer’s objectives and also for the FPS technical resources to implement the final solution.
• In the Expansion phase, FPS SA will work with the customer to adjust or expand their deployed capabilities by adjusting their implemented solutions to the customer’s updated needs and organizational changes.

Some of the specific SA deliverables and activities are:

• Product Champion: Act as a product leader in the region, instilling confidence in prospects during the sales cycle, devising innovative solutions during implementation, assessing existing enterprise customer health for improvement suggestions, and providing valuable customer feedback to the product team.
• Solution Design: Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and develop custom Freshworks product solutions in line with business goals and industry standards. Create architecture diagrams for proposed designs and deliver presentations.
• Technical Implementation: Configure, customize, and deploy Freshworks products, encompassing workflows, automation, integrations, and reporting.
• AI and Automation Solutioning: Identify opportunities for prospects and customers to leverage AI, automation, and agentic capabilities to achieve measurable business outcomes. Advise customers on the data readiness, governance, security, accuracy, adoption, and operational ownership required to successfully deploy and manage AI-enabled solutions.
• Process Optimization: Identify areas for enhancement, proposing efficient solutions to improve operational efficiency.
• Training and Support: Provide training to customers’ support agents, administrators, and relevant teams, ensuring the proficient use of Freshworks products during deployments.
• Issue Resolution: Liaise with the Product and Engineering teams to troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges and implementation issues related to Freshworks products.
• Integrations Design: Create and integrate Freshworks products with other systems and third-party applications to streamline 3rd-party integrations and facilitate data flow.
• Documentation: Develop and maintain comprehensive technical and architectural documentation, covering system configurations, integrations, and customizations.
• Stay Informed: Stay updated on industry trends, Freshworks product updates, and best practices to continually enhance the capabilities of the customer support ecosystem.

What success in this role looks like:

Success in this role means opportunities are accurately scoped, proposed solutions are technically feasible and supportable, delivery teams receive clear and actionable designs, architecture decisions are made quickly, risks are surfaced early, and customers have confidence in you and that the solution will meet their intended business outcomes.