Chief Strategic Architect

The role

This role is a senior technical advisor to key prospects and customers in an assigned region. The job focuses on executive relationships, AI and agentic automation strategy, and thought leadership for Workato. It is not a sales role.

What you will do

• Engage directly with C-level executives such as CIOs, CTOs, Chief Data Officers and Chief AI Officers to shape integration strategies
• Serve as trusted technical advisor across the customer lifecycle, from initial engagement through expansion
• Act as technical closer in competitive deals and articulate Workato's differentiation
• Shape customers' AI and agentic automation journeys, including enterprise MCP strategy and governance
• Establish yourself as an authority on iPaaS, API management, data orchestration, EDI and AI automation
• Lead Art of the Possible workshops and represent Workato at conferences, analyst briefings and partner events
• Create thought leadership content such as blogs, white papers, webinars and reference architectures
• Partner with Account Executives and Sales Leadership on account strategy and competitive positioning
• Act as the voice of the customer to Product and Engineering teams
• Mentor and enable Sales Engineers, Account Executives and Customer Success teams

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 20+ years of technology transformation experience, including integration, middleware or API management platforms
• 15+ years in an Enterprise Architect, CTO, VP Engineering or similar senior architecture or leadership role
• Demonstrated experience advising C-level executives on technology strategy and enterprise transformation
• Strong understanding of enterprise security, governance and operating models
• Proven track record of driving platform expansion and value realization in enterprise accounts
• Excellent executive communication skills, including board-level presentations and strategic documentation
• Ability to operate independently in complex, ambiguous environments and take ownership of outcomes
• Travel to client sites up to 50%, with flexibility based on regional needs

Nice to have

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Business or related field
• Deep knowledge of Salesforce, NetSuite, Workday, ServiceNow, SAP and Oracle
• Experience with AWS, Azure and GCP
• Hands-on experience with AI/ML platforms and agentic automation frameworks
• Experience in a high-growth startup or scale-up environment
• Established personal brand and thought leadership presence in the integration or automation space

Benefits

• Flexible, trust-oriented culture
• Vibrant and dynamic work environment
• A multitude of benefits inside and outside of work

Before you apply

• Travel to client sites up to 50% is required

About the company

Workato is a Control and Execution Platform for Enterprise AI, used to orchestrate business processes at enterprise scale. The company says it works with over half the Fortune 500, including Nasdaq, Amazon, Cisco and Vodafone.