As a Principal Solutions Architect at CMT, you'll play a critical role in shaping and delivering end-to-end solutions for our insurance partners and enterprise clients. You'll exercise independent judgment and discretion while leading discovery, architecture, and integration planning-translating complex business goals into scalable, technical implementations using CMT's mobile telematics platform. Acting as a strategic technical advisor, you'll collaborate across product, engineering, sales, and delivery teams to design complex solutions that are both customer-aligned and technically sound. This is a high-impact, client-facing role for someone who thrives at the intersection of business needs and technical execution.
Responsibilities:- Meet with clients to understand their business vision and document business requirements and a delivery plan for solutions leveraging CMT Products
- Work with insurer teams and associates to plan the best launch strategy
- Use independent judgment and discretion to negotiate technical solutions that support a balance between best serving our customers and also ideal for CMT
- Find creative and unique solutions to solve complex problems
- Develop, guide and design the solution architecture for projects to be delivered by internal delivery teams or a solution partner team
- Serve as the point contact person for internal and external teams for integration architecture • Analyze proposed solutions for integrations with insurer systems and third parties
- Recommend solutions with an eye to future scalability, performance, maintenance and usage • Cooperate with sales and solution partners by proposing solutions, demonstrating the technology, helping respond to RFPs and serving as SME for subsequent questions
- As a subject matter expert, you will be responsible for educating and guiding decisions made by internal teams, solution partners and customer technical teams
- Provide Guidance and mentorship for other solution architects
- Ability to travel as needed
- Complete any additional tasks as they arise
Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience and/or certification in Engineering, Computer Science or Mathematics
- 7+ years of relevant working experience with proven success in delivering SaaS based software projects on time, in scope, and to customer business goals
- Experience working in the the automotive insurance industry developing a strategy or technical solutions for underwriting product(s) and/or automobile claims
- Experience with designing enterprise solutions across Mobile (native iOS and Android) and back-end technologies running on the public cloud at consumer scale is a plus
- Working with customers - customer focused, and experience working with internal software teams in a scrum process and cadence
- Ability to think about the entire solution to solve the current business objectives with an eye for scaling
- Experience in leading technical meetings with internal and customer teams
- Ability to scope and document requirements, stories and solution architectures
- Ability to estimate, plan, and create milestones leading to the complete project
- Experience with SaaS platforms ideally at consumer scale
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
- Willing and able to work in person in our Cambridge office three times per week
Nice to Haves:- Master's degree is preferred
- Additional qualifications in business or technology management
- Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
- A strong track record of leading distributed teams across different geographical locations, including managing international or cross-cultural teams
- Advanced proficiency in project management and software development tools (e.g., Advanced JIRA, Portfolio for JIRA, Confluence, advanced GitHub functionalities)
- Senior-level professional certification in Project Management (e.g., PgMP, advanced PMP)
Compensation and Benefits:- Fair and competitive salary based on skills and experience, and annual performance bonus
- Equity may be awarded in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance, matching 401k, short-term & long-term disability and parental leave
- Unlimited Paid Time Off including vacation, sick days & public holidays
- Flexible scheduling and work from home policy depending on role and responsibilities
Base Salary Range- The base salary range for this position is: $118,500 to $148,100. This range is specifically for Cambridge, MA
Additional Perks:- Work on a mission with real impact: crashes prevented, injuries avoided, lives protected around the world
- Join an industry leader - 65 million drivers protected, powering 140+ programs across 25 countries
- Be part of the team inventing the future of mobility and road safety
- Move fast, own outcomes, do work that matters
- High ownership, small teams, and direct access to leadership - no layers between your work and its impact
- Unlimited PTO, flexible scheduling, competitive salary, annual performance bonus, RSUs, and full benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 401k match
- Summer Fridays provide team members with half days to recharge
- Join one of our employee resource groups: Black, AAPI, LGBTQIA+, Women, Book Club, and Health & Wellness
- Comprehensive wellness, education, and employee assistance programs
