Principal Enterprise Architect (Germany), German speaking

Overview

Lead the architecture, data and cloud strategy for Celonis's largest client accounts in Germany, engaging customer C-level executives and technical teams to design enterprise modernization solutions. The role is German speaking and open to relocation to Germany.

What you'll do

• Lead and define the overall architecture, data, and cloud strategy for 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.
• Identify and architect solutions that leverage emergent technologies, including Agentic AI.
• Be 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 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, Integrations 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

• An additional language such as Spanish, French or Italian.
• Celonis Certifications and experience with OCPM and Case Centric Data Pipelines.
• AWS/Azure/GCP Certifications.
• ESB / ETL Certifications (Mulesoft, Oracle, SAP, Talend, Informatica).
• TOGAF/Zachmann 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.

Details

• This is a role based in Germany; the position can be based in either Munich, Berlin or Frankfurt.
• Applicants who are German speaking and open to relocate to Germany are welcome.