Hire a Solutions Architect
Pre-screened Solutions Architects matched to your pipeline and technical environment in as little as 3 days. No recruiter fees, no full-time overhead.
When to hire a Fractional Solutions Architect
A fractional or interim Solutions Architect makes the most sense when your revenue org is leaving deals on the table due to gaps in technical credibility, integration complexity, or pre-sales support. These are the signals to act on.
Enterprise Deals Are Stalling
Prospects are asking technical questions your sales team cannot answer confidently, and deals are slipping because you lack a credible technical voice in the room.
Pre-Sales Is a Bottleneck
Your AEs are spending hours on solution scoping and technical demos instead of closing. You need a dedicated Solutions Architect to own the pre-sales motion.
Complex Integrations Are Blocking Closes
Customers want to know how your product fits into their existing stack. Without someone who can map integrations and architect solutions on the fly, deals stall at the technical evaluation stage.
The benefits of hiring a Fractional Solutions Architect
Access senior Solutions Architects who have closed enterprise deals, designed complex integrations, and aligned technical strategy to revenue goals, without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire.
Cost Efficiency
Get senior-level solutions architecture expertise at a fraction of the cost of a full-time salary, benefits package, and equity. Pay only for the scope you need.
Speed to Hire
Pre-screened operators are ready to engage in as little as 3 days. Skip the months-long recruiting cycle and start moving pipeline forward immediately.
Pre-Screened Expertise
Every Solutions Architect on Go Fractional is pre-screened by veteran executive recruiters on track record, references, and hands-on leadership across enterprise sales and technical delivery.
How to hire a Fractional Solutions Architect
No more juggling job boards and sorting through pools of unqualified applicants. Hiring a Fractional Solutions Architect is easy with Go Fractional.
Discovery Call
Book a free 20-minute discovery call with one of our executive recruiters to review your goals, needs, and team dynamics.
Meet Experts
Within days, we'll introduce you to a short-list of pre-screened Fractional Solutions Architect candidates to interview, each pre-screened by veteran executive recruiters before you meet them. Our match success rate is 98%.
Start Work
Finalize contract details with Go Fractional and get working within less than a week of your discovery call.
Engagements that fit how you work
Every Go Fractional engagement is structured for senior leadership without full-time overhead. Start fractional, scale up, or convert to full-time when you’re ready.
Fractional Solutions Architect
- Senior leadership on a part-time schedule
- Monthly retainer, no recruiting fees
- Scale hours up or down as needs change
Contract-to-Hire
Trial a Fractional Solutions Architect on a fractional engagement before converting them to a full-time hire.
Fractional vs full-time vs agency
Three ways to get Solutions Architect leadership, and where each one wins.
| Factor | Fractional | Full-Time | Agency / Dev Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to Hire | ~3 days | 3 to 6 months | 1 to 4 weeks |
| Engagement Model | Monthly retainer, scoped SOW | Salary + equity + benefits | Project markup, billable hours |
| Cost Profile | Pay for hours you need | Full-time overhead regardless of workload | High per-project cost with agency margin |
| Best For | Pre-sales support, pipeline acceleration, and ongoing technical alignment | Stable, long-term enterprise architecture ownership |
We’ve helped hundreds of organizations Go Fractional
Twelve years: the average experience across a network of handpicked executives ready to make an impact on day one.
“It was literally three days after he started with us fractionally, Ryan was calling me and asking if we could get a full-time offer out.”
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