Solutions Architect
project44USA2d ago
SolutionsEngineeringArchitectremotecurated-jd
Job description
Solutions Architect at project44.
About the role
Join the p44LSP.ai division, a specialized team focused on delivering AI-native solutions for the logistics service provider market. You will act as a technical and strategic advisor, bridging the gap between complex logistics operations and our platform capabilities to drive growth for 3PLs, 4PLs, and freight forwarders.
Key facts
What you'll do
- Conduct technical and business discovery sessions using industry-specific terminology related to carrier networks, managed transportation, and freight audit processes.
- Design and present customized platform demonstrations and ROI models that address the unique operational challenges of logistics providers.
- Manage the integration strategy for sales cycles, demonstrating how our APIs connect with existing TMS environments.
- Perform hands-on API prototyping, including configuring webhooks and mapping data streams to validate technical requirements.
- Partner with account executives to develop account strategies and influence product roadmaps based on direct customer feedback.
- Represent the company at industry events and provide mentorship to other solutions engineers.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of operational or technical experience within a 3PL, 4PL, or managed transportation provider.
- Deep understanding of logistics workflows such as load tendering, carrier scorecarding, and intermodal operations.
- Demonstrated success leading complex projects like TMS migrations, large-scale carrier onboardings, or supply chain visibility deployments.
- Proficiency in working with TMS platforms such as MercuryGate, TMW, Oracle TMS, Blue Yonder, or McLeod.
- Technical fluency in API interactions, including reading documentation, executing test calls, and interpreting JSON or XML payloads.
- Experience with carrier connectivity models including EDI (204, 210, 214), ELD integrations, and various transport APIs.
Skills & tools
- TMS platforms: MercuryGate, TMW Suite, Oracle TMS, Blue Yonder, McLeod, Transplace.
- Data formats: JSON, XML.
- Connectivity: REST APIs, Webhooks, EDI (204, 210, 214).
- Operational domains: Managed transportation, freight brokerage, NVOCC, LTL consolidation.
Practical notes
- This role requires the ability to switch between high-level executive presentations and granular technical integration scoping.
- Candidates with direct experience as an operator, implementation lead, or solutions architect within an LSP environment are preferred.