We're Celonis, the global leader in Process Intelligence technology and one of the world's fastest-growing SaaS firms. We believe there is a massive opportunity to unlock productivity by placing AI, data and intelligence at the core of business processes - and for that, we need your help. Care to join us?
Role Overview
The Principal Enterprise Architect is the most senior technical and strategic role within our customer engagement model. You are the "North Star" for the customer’s enterprise transformation, responsible for the structural integrity of the Celonis platform while ensuring it delivers maximum business value. You will bridge the gap between deep data engineering and C-level strategic objectives, acting as the single point of accountability for the customer’s technical and value roadmap.
Key Responsibilities
1. Enterprise Architecture & Strategy
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Architecture Design: Define the overall architecture, data, and cloud strategy for Celonis within the customer’s IT landscape. Ensure scalability, performance, and security across global deployments.
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Platform Governance: Establish architectural principles, policies, and standards. Lead or consult on Architecture Review Boards (ARB) to ensure Celonis remains a "Clean Core" extension of the customer’s ERP (SAP, Oracle, etc.).
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Modernization: Drive enterprise modernization by leveraging techniques like capability mapping and architecting solutions with emergent technologies (e.g., Agentic AI, Process Intelligence Graph).
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Integration Leadership: Design complex data pipelines (OCPM) and integration patterns (ETL/ELT, API ecosystems) that connect disparate systems into a unified Digital Twin of the business.
2. Strategic Value Engineering
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Executive Advisory: Confidently present technical designs and value realizations to CIOs, CFOs, and CTOs, aligning their strategic goals with Celonis' technical capabilities.
- Work with senior stakeholders to establish the Celonis program roadmap.
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Resolve customer escalations orchestrating internal teams efficiently and effectively in a timely manner
- Internalize the customer's strategy and targets and drive Celonis delivery alignment to that strategy, ensuring that we support the customer in solving business-critical problems