Chief Architect

Nexthink; Lausanne; Vor Ort; CHF 180.000 - 260.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Nexthink is seeking a Chief Architect to own the architectural direction of the Nexthink Platform. This hands-on, high-influence role reports to the CTO and shapes AI, cloud, and data architecture across the product.

You will lead a team of senior architects across Europe and collaborate with Engineering, Product, and Executive leadership to evolve the platform. The role demands technical depth, clear communication, and the ability to earn trust within a strong engineering organization.

Qualifikationen

• Hands-on architectural leadership
• Excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong track record in delivering scalable platform architectures
• Experience guiding AI, cloud and data integration
• Mentoring senior engineers and architects
• Ability to align architecture with product strategy

Aufgaben

• Define Nexthink Platform architecture roadmap across scale, resilience and AI integration
• Own architectural domains and drive them through to production
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to align decisions with roadmap and business goals
• Build and lead a high-performing architecture team with best practices
• Clearly communicate architectural vision to executives including CEO and CPO
• Evaluate new technologies and decide what belongs in the platform and when
• Serve as a technical authority advising teams on design decisions and trade-offs

Jobbeschreibung

We're looking for a Cheif Architect to own the architectural direction of the Nexthink Platform. This is a hands‑on, high‑influence role, reporting directly to the CTO, and responsible for setting the vision, driving technical decisions, and shaping how AI, cloud, and data architecture come together across the product. You'll lead a team of six senior architects based across Europe and work closely with Engineering, Product, and Executive leadership to define how Nexthink's platform evolves. Your technical depth, clear communication, and ability to earn trust across a strong, opinionated engineering organization will ensure success. If you're the kind of architect who wants to be close to the work, have a clear point of view, and wants to build something that truly matters, this is the role for you.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive Nexthink's architecture roadmap, setting direction across scale, resilience, AI integration, and platform evolution
• Be a hands‑on contributor: own specific architectural domains personally and drive them through to production
• Work closely with Product and Engineering leadership to align architecture decisions with the product roadmap and business objectives
• Build a coherent, high‑performing architecture team from a strong group of senior individual contributors, creating shared practices, architectural forums, and a culture of technical excellence
• Communicate architectural vision clearly to technical and non‑technical stakeholders, including the CEO and CPO
• Evaluate emerging technologies, especially AI and machine learning infrastructure, and make principled decisions about what belongs in the platform and when
• Serve as a technical authority across the organization, advising engineering teams on design decisions, patterns, and trade‑offs