Staff Braze Solution Architect (Contract)

Role overview

Build the technical foundation for a more modular, personalized lifecycle marketing program during a 6–12 month contract. The role combines hands-on implementation with strategic guidance: translating growth goals into Braze architecture while coaching the internal operations team to maintain and extend it.

Responsibilities

- Assess the existing marketing technology setup, operational constraints, and requirements with growth, product, and engineering leaders. - Design and build reusable, responsive email templates in Braze using supplied creative assets and HTML/CSS. - Implement advanced Liquid personalization, behavioral filters, audience segmentation, and branching Canvas workflows. - Configure targeting and automated lifecycle programs, including propensity-based outreach and win-back journeys. - Coordinate launch readiness for a set of existing email playbooks and help align delivery plans with strategic priorities. - Coach and train growth operations colleagues, documenting patterns and transferring technical skills.

Requirements

- Extensive experience architecting and implementing Braze Canvases, segments, connected content, and user profile schemas. - Advanced Liquid skills for dynamic content and personalization. - Strong HTML/CSS expertise, including responsive email development that works across email clients. - Understanding of marketing technology data flows, API payloads, and lifecycle integrations. - Experience creating repeatable AI-enabled workflows that reduce bottlenecks and improve team efficiency. - Ability to guide senior stakeholders through influence, with curiosity, humility, and a collaborative approach.

Benefits and work setup

- Contract expected to last 6–12 months, with an estimated 60% implementation and 40% coaching and strategy. - Remote-first arrangement; the source describes a location-based hourly rate of $140–$160.