Solutions Architect Lead - US/CAN, West Coast

Leads technical onboarding and integration delivery for fraud/compliance SaaS clients, owning end-to-end project execution from requirements analysis through deployment. Works directly with customers and internal teams to design solutions, manage timelines, and ensure successful product adoption. The "Lead" title signals team responsibility, but the core job is hands-on implementation and customer success architecture rather than people management.

Who we are: Sardine is the leading agentic risk platform for fighting financial crime. Our integrated solution unifies data across risk teams to help organizations stop fraud in real time, prevent AI-driven attacks, and automate fraud and AML operations. Sardine’s platform is strengthened by one of the fastest-growing fraud consortiums in the market, spanning more than 6 billion profiled devices, 800 million consumers, and 3 million businesses worldwide. Leading companies including FIS, GoDaddy, Intuit, Edward Jones, ZoomInfo, and Checkout.com rely on Sardine to secure and grow trust in their products. Our culture: - We have hubs in the Bay Area, NYC, Austin, Toronto, and São Paulo. However, we maintain a remote-first work culture. #WorkFromAnywhere - We hire talented, self-motivated individuals with extreme ownership and high growth orientation. - We value performance and not hours worked. We believe you shouldn't have to miss your family dinner, your kid's school play, friends get-together, or doctor's appointments for the sake of adhering to an arbitrary work schedule. Location: - Remote - West Coast (US/Canada) - From Home / Beach / Mountain / Cafe / Anywhere! - We are a remote-first company with a globally distributed team. You can find your productive zone and work from there. About the role We’re looking for a Solutions Architect Lead to lead client onboarding for Sardine’s fraud and compliance products. You’ll manage end-to-end integrations, translate technical requirements into solutions, and ensure a smooth, successful deployment. This is a hands-on role working closely with clients and internal teams, perfect for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments and enjoys solving complex problems with practical, scalable solutions. What you’ll be doing - Lead, and develop a high-performing integration team focused on delivering seamless client onboarding and scalable technical solutions. - Work closely with clients and provide end-to-end support during their onboarding process, setting our clients up for success - Own APIs, SDK documentation, integration guides, and overall support documents - Analyze clients' requirements from the technical and functional perspectives and design solutions by having a deep understanding of our system and products' capabilities - Manage implementation projects, including monitoring project quality, managing timelines, mitigating risk, and driving deliverables - Build a deep understanding of customers' business problems, technical requirements, and success criteria so that you can provide solutions utilizing Sardine's technology - Provide product feedback to internal stakeholders as the eyes and ears on the ground What you’ll need - 7+ years of hands-on experience as an implementation manager, integrations engineer, technical account manager, solution architect, or systems analyst, working with multiple technical teams, both internal and external - 3+ years of B2B SaaS experience working in the relevant domain (payment, fraud, risk, or compliance) - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex technical and business concepts to technical and non-technical personas - Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and drive deliverables to completion - Experience with basic SQL querying and JSON payload analysis - Experience with APIs specs like OpenAPI, web development, and writing scripts to build internal tools (e.g., bash scripting, Python, SQL, Ruby, Golang, Postman) Benefits we offer: - Generous compensation in cash and equity - Early exercise for all options, including pre-vested - Work from anywhere: Remote-first Culture - Flexible paid time off and Year-end break - Health insurance, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents - US and Canada specific - 4% matching in 401k / RRSP - US and Canada specific - MacBook Pro delivered to your door - One-time stipend to set up a home office — desk, chair, screen, etc. - Monthly meal stipend - Monthly social meet-up stipend - Annual health and wellness stipend - Annual Learning stipend Join a fast-growing company with world-class professionals from around the world. If you are seeking a meaningful career, you found the right place, and we would love to hear from you. To learn more about how we process your personal information and your rights in regards to your personal information as an applicant and Sardine employee, please visit our Applicant and Worker Privacy Notice https://www.sardine.ai/applicant-and-worker-privacy-notice.