Principal Enterprise Architect (Germany), German speaking

Overview

Principal Enterprise Architect for Celonis's largest client accounts in Germany, leading architecture, data and cloud strategy and presenting to C-level executives. German-speaking candidates open to relocating to Germany are welcome.

What you'll do

• Lead and define the overall architecture, data, and cloud strategy for the largest client accounts, leveraging enterprise modernization and capability mapping.
• Confidently engage with and present to customer C-level executives, aligning their strategic objectives with the Celonis technical strategy.
• Drive innovation by identifying and architecting solutions that leverage emergent technologies, including Agentic AI.
• Act as the bridge between Celonis product and engineering teams and the client's teams to provide the best technical services.
• Assess the IT landscape maturity of the customer installed base for the region.
• Participate in pre-Sales and post-Sales phases by engaging with customer architecture and security teams.
• Coach and guide Celonis consulting teams and ecosystem partners on technical implementation issues such as architecture, integration, performance, and scalability.
• Develop re-usable assets for consulting teams on projects.
• Develop customer-facing position papers, assets, and thought leadership presentations on architecture and innovation.
• Create technical designs and presentations for internal and client stakeholders.

What you'll need

• 10 to 15 years of relevant experience (e.g., software vendor architect, CTO at a top consulting firm, or enterprise architect at a customer).
• Proven ability to think strategically, connecting technical solutions to business value and customer objectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proven track record of presenting complex technical concepts and strategic visions to C-level executives.
• Demonstrated experience in capability mapping and enterprise modernization, and a strong understanding of Agentic AI.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures, SaaS solutions, ERP (SAP, Salesforce, Dynamics CRM, ServiceNow), cybersecurity posture fundamentals, API ecosystems, along with legacy on-premise enterprise architectures.
• Strong background in data architecture and integration patterns, and a development background in data-related languages (SQL, Python, etc.).
• Strong technical background with a focus on system integrations, data operations, and automation capabilities.
• The ability to comfortably switch from explaining an architecture diagram to an environment where you have coded or assembled a demo of that architecture.
• MSc degree in Computer Science or an equivalent in an Information Technology-related field.
• Fluency in German and English is required.

Nice to have

• Celonis certifications and experience with OCPM and Case Centric Data Pipelines.
• AWS, Azure or GCP certifications.
• ESB / ETL certifications (Mulesoft, Oracle, SAP, Talend, Informatica).
• TOGAF or Zachman certification.
• Experience in at least two domains among: Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Customer/Consumer Management (Service, Order Management, Sales), HR, Procurement.
• Experience in at least two industries among: Consumer Goods, Banking, Pharma, Aerospace, Telco, Transport.
• An additional language such as Spanish, French or Italian.

Details

• Role based in Germany; may be based in Munich, Berlin or Frankfurt.
• Flexible hybrid work model.