Solutions Architect - Freight Technology

Location: Chicago, IL (Relocation assistance available for candidates open to moving to Chicago.)

Why project44?

At project44, we believe in better.

We challenge the status quo because we know a better supply chain isn’t just possible—it’s essential. Better for our customers. Better for their business. Better for the world.

With our Decision Intelligence Platform, Movement , we’re redefining how global supply chains operate. By transforming fragmented logistics data into real-time, AI-powered insights, we empower companies to connect instantly, see clearly, act decisively, and automate intelligently. Our Supply Chain AI enhances visibility, drives smarter execution, and unlocks next-gen applications that keep businesses moving forward.

Headquartered in Chicago, IL, with a 2nd HQ in Bengaluru, India, we are powered by a diverse global team that is tackling the toughest logistics challenges with innovation, urgency, and purpose. If you’re driven to solve meaningful problems, leverage AI to scale rapidly, drive impact daily, and be part of a high-performance team – we should talk.

About the Role:

As a Solutions Engineer, you’ll be a technical and business partner supporting sales engagements and helping customers understand how project44 delivers value. You’ll work closely with Account Executives and senior Solutions Engineers to run technical discovery, map customer requirements to platform capabilities, and deliver compelling demos and evaluations.

This role is hands-on and growth-oriented: you’ll build your expertise in supply chain visibility and integrations, contribute to deals in flight, and develop the skills to take on increasingly complex opportunities over time. You are a strong communicator, a practical problem solver, and comfortable working with both technical and business stakeholders.

Key Accountabilities:

• Support technical discovery and solution design for a range of opportunities, including enterprise deals, with guidance from senior team members as needed.

• Partner closely with Account Executives to align on customer goals, clarify requirements, and support account strategy execution throughout the sales cycle.

• Translate customer challenges into project44 solutions by connecting workflows, integrations, and product capabilities to measurable outcomes.

• Develop domain knowledge in supply chain visibility, transportation management, and digital transformation to effectively support customer conversations.

• Stay current on evolving industry trends (logistics automation, APIs, AI/ML-driven visibility, IoT) and help customers understand how project44 can support innovation and modernization.

• Design and deliver strong product demos and evaluations, including standard demos and moderately customized demonstrations aligned to prospect needs.

• Support proofs of concept and value assessments by helping define scope, validate requirements, coordinate resources, and document outcomes (including benefits/impact where applicable).

• Partner with senior SEs on executive-ready messaging by contributing technical inputs and supporting materials that help articulate value and ROI.

• Collaborate with Implementation and Customer Success to enable smooth handoffs from sales to delivery and set projects up for success.

• Contribute to enablement and consistency by documenting best practices (demo assets, discovery templates, technical FAQs) and sharing learnings with the broader Solutions Engineering team.

• Share market and customer feedback with Product and Engineering to help improve the platform and inform roadmap discussions. Requirements & Preferred Skills

• 3-5 years of experience in technical pre-sales, solutions engineering, solutions consulting, implementation, solutions architecture (early-career), or technical customer-facing roles within SaaS or enterprise software.

• Interest in and growing knowledge of supply chain, transportation, and logistics processes (direct experience a plus, but not required for all candidates).

• Experience supporting multi-stakeholder sales cycles, including partnering with Sales and navigating technical/customer IT conversations.

• Working knowledge of APIs, integration fundamentals, and data exchange formats (e.g., JSON, XML).

• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to mixed technical and business audiences. Preferred

• Familiarity with cloud concepts and common integration patterns (webhooks, SSO basics, data pipelines), or willingness to learn quickly.

• Experience supporting workshops, discovery sessions, and/or POCs/POVs (planning, execution support, documentation).

• Familiarity with programming concepts, SQL, and information security standards.

• Willingness to travel up to approximately 25-40% (depending on customer needs and territory).

• In-office Commitment: Our office is where ideas spark, connections thrive, and innovation comes alive. We are looking for candidates who are enthusiastic and committed to joining our team on-site, in our beautiful headquarters four days a week . Together, we’re building something extraordinary—learn, grow, and thrive in our fast-paced, transformative environment. Diversity & Inclusion

We’re designing the future of how the world moves and is connected through trade and global supply chains. We can only deliver a truly world-class product and experience if our teams are as diverse and unique as the communities we are building for. It’s up to us to create a company where anyone can bring their authentic self to work every day. We’re constantly working to improve, and we accept our responsibility to elevate the voices left in the margins. It’s on every one of us.

Our focus on inclusion manifests in the way we hire, the customers we serve, and the regions we prioritize. We’re building a company that every one of us at project44 is proud to work for: a company that celebrates you for being you.

We pride ourselves on celebrating everyone — project44 is an equal opportunity employer actively working on creating a diverse and inclusive work environment where underrepresented groups can thrive. If you share our values and our passion for helping the way the world moves, we’d love to review your application!

For any accommodations needed during the hiring process, please email [email protected]. Even if you don’t meet 100% of the above qualifications, you should still seriously consider applying. Studies show that you can still be considered for a role if you meet just 50% of the role’s requirements.