Solutions Architect, EPM - North America

Our Story So Far:

Since our founding in 2019, Pigment has become one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in the world today. Our product, a highly efficient Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) platform is helping companies achieve their financial goals by quickly responding to dynamic factors in their respective markets including Tech, Retail, CPG & Financial Services.

In less than 5 years, Pigment has grown to over 480 employees across offices in New York, Toronto, London, Paris and soon San Francisco, and attracted a total of $393M in investment from some of the top Venture Capital firms globally.

We serve a range of leading global brands like Figma, Coca-Cola, Unilever, Deliveroo and Klarna to name a few!

As a Solutions Architect, you work closely with customers to transform their existing solutions, spreadsheets, and business challenges into advanced, multi-dimensional models by designing and building corresponding Pigment applications and training customers to become self-sufficient in using the solution. You’ll also serve as a bridge between customer stakeholders and the product team, ensuring the development of the best planning platform.

Additional Responsibilities

  • Understanding business requirements & documenting them
  • Participating and/or leading User Acceptance Testing and deployment
  • Integrating source software and migration solutions (connectors & APIs)
  • Develop design and architecture documentation
  • Lead cross-functional projects to develop and improve the best in breed methodology & processes
  • Manage the quality of implementation by partners

Minimum Requirements

  • 3 years experience working hands on with an EPM platform as a partner, practitioner or modeler
  • 3 years experience working in consultative capacity at a large company within financial services, technology, CPG, manufacturing, etc. or a management consulting firm that implements EPM platforms for large clients

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working at or with consulting firms or system integrators focused on financial transformation, business applications, or EPM implementation
  • MBA or other relevant advanced degree preferred
  • Exceptionally skilled in building complex systems and explaining them to all stakeholders so they are simple to use & maintain
  • At ease with a high volume of unstructured data, with the ability to structure & validate it
  • A great learner, especially of new domains; we work for very diverse customer use cases & client companies
  • Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing product and respond strategically to customer needs
  • Experience meeting multiple objectives in an entrepreneurial environment with little supervision
  • Strong stakeholder management and change management skills, aligning with consulting best practices

What we offer

  • Competitive compensation package
  • Stock options to ensure you have a stake in Pigment's growth
  • Comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, & vision insurance coverage for you & your loved ones
  • We encourage you to take the time you need. When you work hard, we know you also need to rest, which is why we offer generous time off and parental leave policies
  • Along with one company offsite every year, we have brand new offices at the heart of major cities including New York, Toronto, Paris, London and soon San Francisco
  • High-end equipment (based on stock/availability) to do your work in the best conditions
  • Employer-sponsored 401(k), enabling you to prepare for retirement

How we work

  • Thrive Together: We can only win as a team. We are all founders and do the right thing for our peers, Pigment customers, partners, and the planet
  • Never Settle: We aim to become the best at what we do by delivering with rigor and ambition every day. Delivering means building a passionate Pigment community
  • Go for it: We are biased towards action. Every action leads to learning and these learnings get us one step closer to our mission
  • Be real, be humble: We are generous with our feedback, open to change our views and we approach it with empathy knowing everyone is trying to do the best for Pigment
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