Principal Enterprise Architect (Germany), German speaking

Overview

Principal Enterprise Architect role based in Germany, designing transformative solution architectures for prospects and customers and supporting the sales team in achieving revenue goals.

What you'll do

• Lead and define the overall architecture, data, and cloud strategy for the largest client accounts, leveraging expertise such as 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.
• Be the bridge between product and engineering teams within Celonis 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 the consulting teams on projects.
• Develop customer-facing position papers, assets, and thought leadership presentations on architecture and innovation with Celonis.
• 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, 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, 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/GCP certifications.
• ESB / ETL certifications (Mulesoft, Oracle, SAP, Talend, Informatica).
• TOGAF/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 is a strong advantage.

Details

• Location: based in Germany; the position can be based in either Munich, Berlin or Frankfurt.
• Open to German-speaking applicants willing to relocate to Germany.
• Hybrid work model balancing remote focus with office collaboration.