Partner Solutions Architect

The role

You will manage a portfolio of partner-led implementations to ensure they meet Light's standards. You will also train and certify partner consultants and step in to perform expert consulting work when partners face complex challenges.

What you will do

• Check every deal through Light's delivery gates
• Run weekly check-ins with each partner on progress, blockers, risks and upcoming go-lives
• Track partner capacity and staffing
• Build and own the partner delivery forecast
• Represent Light on partner deals from day one
• Spot deliveries going off track and intervene
• Report to Light leadership on partner delivery health, capacity and quality
• Bring new partner consultants through Light's enablement path
• Schedule training, track progress and hold the certification bar
• Take on consulting work directly when a partner meets something new or complex

Required qualifications

• Degree in finance, accounting, business, or a related field
• 5+ years in finance transformation, ERP implementation or finance advisory
• Hands-on roles on real implementations
• Fluent in accounting including multi-entity consolidation, intercompany eliminations, accruals, and statutory vs management reporting
• Managed a portfolio of many moving deals and stakeholders
• Commercial or client-facing experience
• Highly organised and analytical
• Strong communicator and confident presenter
• Experience training or coaching other consultants
• Ability to work through people who do not report to you
• Use AI tools daily
• Fluent English

Nice to have

• Qualified accountant
• Additional European languages, German especially
• A go-live with your name on it as the accountable lead
• Multi-jurisdiction experience (IFRS, US GAAP, local GAAPs)
• Experience at or with an implementation partner
• Experience losing a customer or missing a go-live and learning from it

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Potential stock options
• Generous package of paid annual leave
• Public holidays
• Regular socials and company off-sites

About the company

Light exists to replace factory-era ERPs with software that feels alive. Their Smart Financial Platform provides automated accounting, real-time reporting, and financial flows for modern, global companies.