Solutions Architect

Who we are…

Global Data 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 Global Data?

Global Data 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 Global Data 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 Global Data'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 Global Data 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 Global Data'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 Global Data as the leading solutions authority across the industries it serves.
  • Represent Global Data 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 Global Data'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…