Senior Enterprise Architect - AI-Driven Modernization

Celonis; Paris; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Celonis is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect in Paris to lead overall architecture, data, and cloud strategy for major accounts. You will translate executive goals into actionable technical plans and drive modernization using innovative approaches like Agentic AI.

You will partner with Sales, Value Engineering, Product Management, Data Ops and Security to remove blockers, win new opportunities, and expand existing footprints across regions.

Qualifications

• 10 to 15 years of relevant experience in enterprise architecture.
• Ability to connect technical solutions to business value and customer objectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for C-level audiences.
• Experience in Capability Mapping, Enterprise Modernization, and Agentic AI.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures and SaaS solutions (ERP/CRM).
• Data architecture, integrations patterns, and data-oriented languages (SQL, Python).
• Experience with system integrations, data operations, and automation.
• Ability to demo architecture diagrams and live demos.
• Fluency in English; additional languages are a plus.
• MSc in Computer Science or related IT field.

Responsibilities

• Lead and define the overall architecture, data, and cloud strategy for our largest client accounts.
• Confidently engage with and present to customer C-level executives, aligning their strategic objectives with Celonis' technical strategy.
• Drive innovation by architecting solutions that leverage emergent technologies, including Agentic AI.
• Be the bridge between Celonis product/engineering teams and the client's teams for technical services.
• Assess the IT landscape maturity of the customer installed base in the region.
• Participate in pre-sales and post-sales phases with architecture and security teams.
• Coach Celonis consulting teams and ecosystem partners on architecture, integration, performance, and scalability.
• Develop reusable assets for consulting projects.
• Create customer-facing position papers, assets, and thought leadership presentations on architecture and innovation.
• Create technical designs and presentations for internal and client stakeholders.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Cloud-native architectures

Data Architecture

Capability Mapping

Agentic AI

C-level presentation

Pre-Sales collaboration

ERP (SAP S/4HANA)

API ecosystems

Security posture fundamentals

Education

MSc in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

SAP S/4HANA

Salesforce

ServiceNow

Mulesoft

TOGAF

Zachman

OCPM

Job description

Celonis is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect in Paris to lead overall architecture, data, and cloud strategy for major accounts. You will translate executive goals into actionable technical plans and drive modernization using innovative approaches like Agentic AI.

You will partner with Sales, Value Engineering, Product Management, Data Ops and Security to remove blockers, win new opportunities, and expand existing footprints across regions.