Enterprise Architect

The role

You will stand up the founding Enterprise Architecture function by creating playbooks, reference architectures, and technical discovery motions. You will engage in strategic pursuits to ensure the platform meets prospect requirements and bridge the gap between customer landscapes and Zip.

What you will do

• Act as the senior technical voice on strategic pursuits leading discovery with customer executives.
• Build the EA function by creating foundational assets like reference architectures and security packets.
• Lead the technical story on how Zip integrates with various ERP and adjacent systems.
• Translate customer requirements into clear product inputs to influence roadmap prioritization.
• Coach Solution Engineers and Account Executives on technical positioning and objection handling.

Required qualifications

• 15+ years in solution architecture, enterprise architecture, pre-sales engineering, or product roles at B2B SaaS, iPaaS, or ERP / system-of-record vendors
• Knowledgeable about the full intake-to-pay lifecycle and how data moves between systems
• Understand APIs, data models, and integration patterns across SAP, Oracle, Workday, Coupa, Ivalua, Jaggaer, and others
• Hands-on fluency with integration architecture and middleware (iPaaS, REST APIs, event-driven patterns, ETL)
• Proven success selling into or implementing Fortune 500 customers
• Track record of owning security reviews and PoCs at enterprise scale
• Comfort operating as the senior technical voice in a room with CIOs, CFOs, and CPOs

Nice to have

• Experience standing up a function, team, or regional practice from the ground up
• Experience at a category-defining, high-growth SaaS company or Big 4 Consulting Experience
• TOGAF Certified

Benefits

• Start-up equity
• Health, vision & dental coverage
• Commuter benefit
• Team building events & happy hours
• Apple equipment plus home office budget

About the company

Zip is the AI platform for enterprise procurement. The company has raised $371 million and is used by enterprises including T-Mobile, OpenAI, and AMD.