Client Enablement Solutions Architect - Product, Charles River Development, Vice President

State Street • Burlington, MA

3d • $110,000 - $188,750

About The Position

The Client Enablement/Solutions Architecture role, focused on Trading, is an active, hands-on position at Charles River Development. The role designs and develops product solutions, provides business leadership, and coordinates major initiatives across departments, including product design, integration patterns, and implementation of new or existing components in collaboration with Product Management. The Solutions Architect creates client solutions using Charles River resources and helps plan future architectural directions. The role also advocates internally for the product area and supports sales, implementation planning, and business development.

As part of the Client Enablement department, the Solutions Architect shapes and implements the firm's strategic vision for Trading capabilities and solutions through organic growth and partnerships. The role gathers client feedback, evaluates solutions, contributes to product roadmaps, assesses potential partners, and coordinates with technical, development, client management, sales, professional services, support, marketing, and product strategy teams. It leads medium- to large-sized initiatives from inception through completion.

The position is based in Burlington, Massachusetts. The stated annual salary range is $110,000–$188,750 for the primary location; the range may differ if the employee works elsewhere. The role is intended to deliver thorough middle-office solutions for clients and prospects, considering integration strategies in relation to each client's operating model and footprint.

Requirements

• More than 5 years of product management leadership experience focused on product planning and execution.
• Extensive financial services experience, particularly in Trading technology, with exposure to order and execution management across asset classes.
• Hands-on Trading experience, including order creation and management, execution management, FIX messaging, and post-trade processes.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret client needs and design solutions.
• Familiarity with asset-class behavior across equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, OTC securities, private assets, and traditional buy-side asset types.
• Understanding of order management, compliance, data, and portfolio management.
• Knowledge of the Agile Software Development Lifecycle.
• Excellent communication, organization, team-planning, and mobilization abilities.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a business field such as Finance, Accounting, or Economics.

Nice To Haves

• An advanced degree such as an MBA, or a professional certification such as CFA, CPA, or CIPM.
• Prior experience with Charles River IMS or another market-leading OEMS.

Responsibilities

• Shape and implement the firm's strategic vision for Trading capabilities and solutions through organic growth and partnerships.
• Provide business leadership, offer design and solution feedback, and coordinate work across product and development teams.
• Contribute to short- and long-term product roadmaps for enhancements.
• Serve as a primary client contact to gather feedback and evaluate solutions.
• Assess potential partnerships and help manage partner relationships within the Alpha Ecosystem.
• Collaborate with technical and development counterparts to maximize team efficiency and align work with strategic objectives.
• Coordinate engagement among Client Management, Sales, Professional Services, Support, and internal stakeholders to improve client satisfaction and product adoption.
• Work with Marketing and Product Strategy to communicate and clarify the product vision.
• Lead medium- to large-sized initiatives from inception through completion.
• Create client solutions using Charles River resources and help plan future architectural directions.
• Support sales efforts, implementation plans, and business development for the product area.

Benefits

• Retirement savings plan (401K) with company match.
• Insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and optional additional coverage.
• Paid time off including vacation, sick leave, short-term disability, and leave for family care responsibilities.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Eligibility for annual performance-based incentive awards, excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans.
• Eligibility for certain tax-advantaged savings plans.
• Flexible Work Program.
• Development programs and educational support.
• Paid volunteer days.
• Matching gift program.
• Employee networks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior