Enterprise Architect Director

Meyandy LLC; München; Vor Ort; EUR 180.000 - 230.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Celonis, the global leader in Process Intelligence, seeks a senior leader to grow and guide our Enterprise Architects team in Munich. You will sponsor engagements with customer C‑level executives and translate strategic goals into concrete technical plans, aligning sales goals with architectural roadmaps.

Your leadership will unlock blockers by partnering with Sales, Value Engineering, Product Management, Data Ops, and Information Security, driving modernization and innovative architectures

Qualifikationen

• 20+ years of relevant experience leading Enterprise Architects or technical teams.
• Strategic thinking to connect technical solutions with business value and customer objectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with experience presenting to C‑level executives.
• Expertise in Capability Mapping, Enterprise Modernization, and Agentic AI.
• Strong background in data architecture, data operations, and system integrations.
• Ability to translate strategy into actionable technical plans.

Aufgaben

• Hire, mentor, and manage a team of Enterprise Architects who define architecture, data, and cloud strategy for large client accounts.
• Act as an executive sponsor in pre‑Sales and post‑Sales phases, presenting strategic visions to C‑level executives and engaging with customer architecture and security teams.
• Guide your team to design architectures that drive enterprise modernization, leverage capability mapping, and explore innovative solutions using emergent technologies like Agentic AI.
• Serve as the leadership bridge between our product & engineering teams within Celonis and client teams to ensure delivery of premier technical services.
• Oversee the assessment of the IT landscape maturity of our customer installed base and coach account teams and ecosystem partners on architecture, integration, performance, and scalability.
• Direct the development of reusable assets and customer-facing position papers and thought leadership on architecture and innovation with Celonis.

Kenntnisse

Enterprise Architecture

Team Leadership

Executive Engagement

Strategic Planning

Communication

Jobbeschreibung

Celonis is the global leader in Process Intelligence and the pioneer of Process Mining technology. As one of the world’s fastest-growing enterprise SaaS companies, we are changemakers pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. We invest heavily in advanced AI capabilities—specifically our Process Intelligence Graph—to turn data insights into immediate business action. We believe there is a massive opportunity to unlock global productivity and sustainability by placing intelligence at the core of every business process. Join our mission to make processes work for people, companies, and the planet.

The Role

To push further our vision of Enterprise AI, we are looking for a senior leader to grow and lead our team of Enterprise Architects.

This high-impact leadership role demands a unique blend of deep technical expertise, people management experience, and executive presence. You will act as an executive sponsor, confidently presenting to customer C-level executives and helping your team translate strategic goals into actionable technical plans.

Your primary goal is to lead and empower a team that supports our growing sales organization in achieving revenue goals. You will ensure your team successfully unlocks technical blockers by fostering close partnerships with leadership across Sales, Value Engineering, Product Management, Data Ops, and Information Security teams.

Measures of Success

Your success will be measured by your team's impact, including new customer acquisition rates, retention, up‑selling, and your overarching contribution to the overall sales team and business success.

The work you’ll do:

• Team Leadership: Hire, mentor, and manage a team of Enterprise Architects who define the overall architecture, data, and cloud strategy for our largest client accounts.
• Executive Engagement: Act as an executive sponsor in pre‑Sales and post‑Sales phases, presenting strategic visions to C‑level executives and engaging with customer Architecture and security teams.
• Drive Strategic Innovation: Guide your team to design architectures that drive enterprise modernization, leverage capability mapping, and explore innovative solutions using emergent technologies like Agentic AI.
• Cross‑Functional Alignment: Serve as the leadership bridge between our product & engineering teams within Celonis and client teams to ensure the delivery of premier technical services.
• Ecosystem & Readiness: Oversee the assessment of the IT landscape maturity of our customer installed base and ensure your team effectively coaches Celonis account teams and ecosystem partners on architecture, integration, performance, and scalability.
• Thought Leadership: Direct the development of re‑usable assets for projects, as well as customer‑facing position papers and thought leadership presentations on architecture and innovation with Celonis.

The qualifications you need:

• Experience: 20+ years of relevant experience, including a proven track record of managing Enterprise Architects or technical teams at a top consulting firm or software vendor.
• Strategic Vision: Proven ability to think strategically, guiding your team to connect technical solutions to business value and customer objectives.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proven track record of navigating complex negotiations and presenting to C‑level executives.
• Enterprise Architecture Expertise: Demonstrated experience and deep understanding of Capability Mapping, Enterprise Modernization, and Agentic AI.
• Technical Foundation: Strong background in Data Architecture, system integrations, data operations, automation capabilities, and data‑related languages (SQL, Python, etc.). You must be able to comfortably switch from discussing high‑level architecture strategy to understanding hands‑on demo environments.
• Ecosystem Knowledge: Strong understanding of cloud‑native architectures, SaaS solutions (Salesforce, … Enterprise Architect Director — Celonis, Munich.