Principal Enterprise Architect

Celonis Celonis · Data AI · Munich, Germany · Value Engineering

This role focuses on designing and architecting enterprise solutions, with a specific emphasis on leveraging Agentic AI to drive business value and overcome technical blockers for sales engagements. The Principal Enterprise Architect will engage with C-level executives and technical teams to translate strategic goals into actionable technical plans, acting as a bridge between product/engineering and client teams.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead and define the overall architecture, data, and cloud strategy for our largest client accounts, leveraging expertise like enterprise modernization and capability mapping.
  2. Confidently engage with and present to customer C-level executives, aligning their strategic objectives with the Celonis technical strategy.
  3. Drive innovation by identifying and architecting solutions that leverage emergent technologies, including Agentic AI.
  4. Be the bridge between our product & engineering teams within Celonis and the client's teams to provide the best technical services.
  5. Participate in pre-Sales and post-Sales phases by engaging with customer Architecture and security teams.

Skills

Required

  • 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

  • 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.
  • Spanish, French or Italian language proficiency

What the JD emphasized

  • Agentic AI
  • C-level executives
  • enterprise modernization
  • Capability Mapping

Other signals

  • designing transformative solution architectures
  • leveraging emergent technologies, including Agentic AI
  • support our growing sales team in achieving revenue goals by unlocking technical blockers