What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Solutions Architect position at Asana?
As a Senior Solutions Architect inside the Solutions Center of Excellence, you will serve as a strategic, technical partner in our most complex enterprise sales cycles. You are a recognized subject matter expert who empowers global teams and customers to achieve their mission by showcasing "the art of the possible" through deep technical expertise in Asana’s API, AI, and platform ecosystem.
You will manage large, complex technical projects with our strategic customers, influencing both internal product roadmaps and external customer technology frameworks. This role is a transformation from one-off technical fixes to building the architectural foundation that orchestrates work at scale.
What You’ll Achieve
What We’ll Offer
Our comprehensive compensation package plays a big part in how we recognize you for the impact you have on our path to achieving our mission. We believe that compensation should be reflective of the value you create relative to the market value of your role. To ensure pay is fair and not impacted by biases, we're committed to looking at market value which is why we check ourselves and conduct a yearly pay equity audit.
For this role, the estimated base salary range is between $155,000 - $175,000. The actual base salary will vary based on various factors, including market and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process. The listed range above is a guideline, and the base salary range for this role may be modified.
In addition to base salary, your compensation package will include additional components such as equity, variable bonus, and benefits. If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your recruiter to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.
We strive to provide equitable and competitive benefits packages that support our employees worldwide and include:
About Us
Asana is a leading platform for human AI collaboration. Millions of teams around the world rely on Asana to achieve their most important goals, faster. Asana has been named to Fortune's Best Workplaces for 7 years and recognized by Fast Company, Forbes, and Gartner for excellence in workplace culture and innovation. We offer an exceptional office-centric culture while adopting the best elements of hybrid models to ensure that every one of our global team members can work together effortlessly. With 13 offices all over the world, we are always looking for individuals who care about building technology that drives positive change in the world and a culture where everyone feels that they belong.
Join Asana’s Talent Network to stay up to date on job opportunities and life at Asana.
You will manage large, complex technical projects with our strategic customers, influencing both internal product roadmaps and external customer technology frameworks. This role is a transformation from one-off technical fixes to building the architectural foundation that orchestrates work at scale.
What You’ll Achieve
- Strategic Team-Selling: Partner with Account Executives and Solutions Engineers to design innovative, integrated solutions that transform customer workflows and drive strategic business growth for Tier 1 accounts.
- Technical Validation & MVPs: Own the design and execution of technical proof-of-concepts (POCs) and minimum viable products (MVPs) that prove Asana’s value as a platform.
- Platform Evangelism & Enablement: Level up the broader Solutions organization by creating technical guides, reusable demo assets, and training programs on non-code and low-code technical engagements.
- Product Partnership: Serve as the "eyes in the field" for R&D, capturing insights from global enterprise engagements to influence the future roadmap of Asana’s API and AI capabilities.
- Architectural Leadership: Develop "before/after" architectural frameworks and workflow diagrams that illustrate how Asana integrates into diverse customer tech stacks.
- Scaled Impact: Identify repeatable technical patterns and turn them into global assets—such as custom script galleries or workflow templates—that enable self-service across the revenue organization.
- Roadmap Influence: Partner directly with Product Management and Engineering to identify gaps and proactively shape the long-term platform strategy and roadmap.
- Expert Architect: You have 6–10 years of experience in a technical customer-facing role (Solutions Engineering, Architecture, or Technical Consulting)
- Proven Orchestrator: Extensive experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects end-to-end or building technical programs from the ground up.
- Deep Technical Acumen: Proficient in scripting (Python, JavaScript, or Node.js) and designing custom integrations using RESTful APIs and serverless architectures (e.g., AWS Lambda).
- Strategic Thinker: You look "around corners" to identify technical obstacles before they arise and can articulate complex initiatives across cross-functional teams to gain internal buy-in.
- Independent Driver: A self-starter and independent thinker who thrives in dynamic environments and takes total ownership of outcomes.
- Master Storyteller: Comfortable presenting a bold vision of the future to C-level executives, moving beyond feature-selling to value-based solutioning.
- Global Collaborator: Skilled at influencing without authority and working across regions (NAMER, EMEA, APAC) to standardize best practices while respecting regional nuances.
- Continuous Learner: Passionate about emerging technologies, particularly AI/LLMs, and eager to leverage them to enhance organizational productivity.
- Cross-Functional Catalyst: Proven ability to align marketing, business, and product teams to deliver cohesive, high-value solutions.
- Leadership: Demonstrated ability to delegate, oversee the work of others, and mentor junior team members.
- Commercial Acumen: Deep knowledge of software and SaaS buying behaviors and enterprise procurement cycles.
- Domain Knowledge: Deep understanding of the work management category and how enterprise technology ecosystems (CRM, iPaaS, Cloud Hosting) intersect.
What We’ll Offer
Our comprehensive compensation package plays a big part in how we recognize you for the impact you have on our path to achieving our mission. We believe that compensation should be reflective of the value you create relative to the market value of your role. To ensure pay is fair and not impacted by biases, we're committed to looking at market value which is why we check ourselves and conduct a yearly pay equity audit.
For this role, the estimated base salary range is between $155,000 - $175,000. The actual base salary will vary based on various factors, including market and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process. The listed range above is a guideline, and the base salary range for this role may be modified.
In addition to base salary, your compensation package will include additional components such as equity, variable bonus, and benefits. If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your recruiter to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.
We strive to provide equitable and competitive benefits packages that support our employees worldwide and include:
- Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits
- Career coaching & support
- Inclusive family building benefits
- Long-term savings or retirement plans
- In-office culinary options to cater to your dietary preferences
About Us
Asana is a leading platform for human AI collaboration. Millions of teams around the world rely on Asana to achieve their most important goals, faster. Asana has been named to Fortune's Best Workplaces for 7 years and recognized by Fast Company, Forbes, and Gartner for excellence in workplace culture and innovation. We offer an exceptional office-centric culture while adopting the best elements of hybrid models to ensure that every one of our global team members can work together effortlessly. With 13 offices all over the world, we are always looking for individuals who care about building technology that drives positive change in the world and a culture where everyone feels that they belong.
Join Asana’s Talent Network to stay up to date on job opportunities and life at Asana.
Salary : $155,000 - $175,000