Principal Solution Engineer

OverviewSolutions Engineers are part problem solvers and part architect. They operate in close partnership with our sales, solutions strategy, and product teams to translate client business goals into a scalable technical vision. They focus on creating value for businesses by uncovering root cause pain points and technical blockers to design scalable data and mar-tech solutions that solve measurable ROI.Core CompetenciesTechnical Architecture & Data Solutioning: Exhibitsextensive technicalexpertiseand designs modern, cloud-native data solutions—including unified customer profiles, identity-resolution workflows, and mar-tech integrations—aligned to best-practice standards.Discovery & Root-Cause Analysis: Diagnoses underlying issues and uncovers business and technical requirements, aligning cross-functional teams on strategic objectives before presenting a solution.Technical Storytelling & Value Articulation: Converts complex concepts into clear, outcome-based sales narratives and leads technical discussions that highlight measurable business impact.Strategic Problem Solving: Intuitively grasps complex challenges and proposes solutions that balance feasibility, risk, and value.Collaboration & Trust Building: Fosters teamwork, removes obstacles, and communicates transparently to build trust and achieve shared goals.Continuous Learning & Thought Leadership: Maintains a growth mindset—continually learning and sharing insights on emerging trends in the technical space (mar-tech, AI, identity, privacy) with internal and external audiences.Decisive Leadership & Accountability: Makes timely, objective decisions and takes full ownership of results.Key ResponsibilitiesSolution Design & ArchitectureUncover technical and business requirements through client engagement.Lead discovery sessions to align on goals, constraints, and success metrics.Translate challenges into scalable technical solutions.Design feasible, best-practice-aligned solutions that fit Acxiom and partner capabilities.Enablement & Deal AccelerationSupport pre-sales and influence deal strategy with sales teams.Contribute to RFPs/RFIs with technical input and solution narratives.Remove technical barriers and accelerate sales through collaboration.Coordinate pricing inputs for complex solutions with stakeholders.Solution InnovationPilot and co-develop solutions for emerging needs.Capture insights to refine offerings and boost adoption.Provide feedback to shape product and solution strategy.Value ArticulationTranslate features into clear business benefits.Tailor messaging to different stakeholder roles.Use proof points and demos to build solution confidence.Highlight Acxiom's differentiators and unique value.QualificationsBachelor's degree with 10+ years' experience in Martech or Adtech industry as a Consultant, Sales Engineer, or similar role.Any reference to years of experience should be disregarded in the UK.Primary Location City/StateHomebased - Conway, ArkansasEqual Opportunity StatementAcxiom is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status (EOE/Vet/Disabled) and does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, training, promotion or other employment of associates or the awarding of subcontracts because of a person's race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, protected veteran, military status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics or other protected status.Contact InformationFor information about this role under state or local equal pay or pay transparency laws, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io