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Celonis, a global leader in Process Intelligence and Process Mining technology, is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect to design transformative solution architectures for enterprise customers. This role combines deep technical expertise with executive presence, requiring you to engage confidently with C-level stakeholders and translate strategic business objectives into actionable technical strategies.
You will lead architecture, data, and cloud strategy initiatives for the company's largest client accounts, serving as a bridge between Celonis' product and engineering teams and customer technical teams. Your responsibilities include assessing customer IT landscape maturity, identifying and architecting solutions leveraging emerging technologies including Agentic AI, and driving enterprise modernization through capability mapping and innovative approaches.
Key responsibilities include leading pre-sales and post-sales engagements with customer architecture and security teams, coaching Celonis consulting teams and ecosystem partners on technical implementation, developing reusable assets for consulting projects, and creating customer-facing position papers and thought leadership presentations. You will also develop technical designs and presentations for internal and client stakeholders, directly supporting the sales team in achieving revenue goals by unlocking technical blockers.
Required qualifications include 10-15 years of relevant experience as a software vendor architect, consulting firm CTO, or enterprise architect at a customer organization. You must have strong expertise in data architecture, integration patterns, and development experience with data-related languages (SQL, Python). The role demands excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong presentation and creativity abilities, and the capacity to move fluidly between explaining architecture diagrams and coding/assembling architecture demonstrations.
Additional requirements include strong technical background in system integrations, data operations, automation capabilities, cloud-native architectures, SaaS solutions (Salesforce, SAP, Dynamics CRM, ServiceNow), cybersecurity fundamentals, API ecosystems, and legacy on-premise enterprise architectures. An MSc in Computer Science or equivalent IT-related degree is required. Fluency in English is essential; additional language proficiency (Spanish, French, or Italian) is advantageous.
