Solutions Architect, Commercial

dbt Labs dbt Labs · Data AI · Austin, TX · Solutions Architecture

This role is a Solutions Architect for dbt Labs, a company focused on analytics engineering and data transformation. The Solutions Architect will help prospects understand the value of dbt Cloud, lead technical discussions, and demonstrate how the platform meets customer needs. The role involves pre-sales activities, consulting with customers, delivering demos, collaborating with account executives, and contributing to internal process improvements and product feedback. While the company leverages AI and its product supports AI use cases, the Solutions Architect role itself is not directly building or researching AI models.

What you'd actually do

  1. Spend the majority of your time on pre-sales opportunities to understand customer use cases and identify the value dbt Cloud can bring to their organization
  2. Consult with potential customers to uncover their data challenges and highlight how dbt Cloud can alleviate pain points and support their goals
  3. Own the demonstration of technical and business impact by delivering tailored demos of dbt Cloud and providing expert guidance
  4. Collaborate closely with Account Executives, building strong, trust-based relationships and offering strategic input throughout the deal process
  5. Maintain ongoing relationships with technical stakeholders within your accounts

Skills

Required

  • 4+ years of experience as a data practitioner or consultant in data operations or analytics
  • Strong technical foundation, with a solid understanding of modern data warehousing architectures, the modern data stack, and proficiency in SQL
  • Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-paced environments and think on your feet during customer conversations
  • Desire to be a strong team player—both within the SA team as we evolve our ways of working, and in daily collaboration with Account Executives as part of a deal team
  • Openness to travel

Nice to have

  • Prior experience with dbt is preferred
  • dbt certification
  • Experience working asynchronously as part of a partially remote, distributed team
  • High degree of comfort presenting to diverse stakeholders or audiences, ideally in an externally facing role
  • Basic python competency
  • advanced SQL knowledge
  • Proven experience in a pre-sales tech role
  • Experience with traditional ETL tooling

What the JD emphasized

  • 4+ years of experience as a data practitioner or consultant in data operations or analytics
  • Strong technical foundation, with a solid understanding of modern data warehousing architectures, the modern data stack, and proficiency in SQL
  • Prior experience with dbt is preferred