Senior Solution Architect

Role Overview

The Senior Solution Architect, Cloud Transformation, will be a key member of the Solution Architecture (“SA”) team, responsible for pre and post-sales activities for Syntax’s entire portfolio of private cloud, public cloud, and multicloud solutions, as well as product management responsibilities for data center and cloud transformation related to Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services. You will collaborate with colleagues in field sales, channel sales, marketing, product management, and operations to design, articulate, and oversee the implementation of Syntax’s multi-cloud cloud transformation solutions. Using your deep and broad market knowledge of both on-premises and cloud technology you will act as a trusted advisor to customers and provide execute-level pre-sales support for complex digital transformation programs, including data center exits, cloud migrations, disaster recovery implementations, and the implementation of cutting-edge digital innovation solutions. You will mentor solution architects and pre-sales engineers to support deal cycles, providing oversight for pricing, solution design, and contract execution, and ensuring all solutions are implemented as architected. As a product management leader, you will architect solutions that align with Syntax corporate strategy and competitive differentiators to enhance the Syntax portfolio, focusing on Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services. You will also be responsible for ensuring product and service owners within your product portfolio adhere to common strategies, messaging, and collateral, building consensus using Syntax core principles. You will develop product roadmaps that consider technology, operations, and packaging innovation to ensure Syntax stays ahead of the markets we serve. You will work with product marketing to articulate value propositions and build compelling commercial offers to the marketplace. This role requires the ability to lead by example, communicate effectively, and collaborate extensively and often. Thought leadership, creativity, and the ability to both prioritize and multitask are essential.

Requirements

• BS/BA degree required; MS/MBA preferred
• 8+ years of proven product and program management experience building successful solutions with cross-functional teams
• Strong communication, organization, problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Ability to think creatively, build consensus among peers, and develop the skillsets of less-experienced colleagues
• Experience in working in a matrixed management environment
• Strong understanding and implementation experience of Agile methodologies, tooling, and metrics
• Passion for being hands-on, meaning you want to roll up your sleeves to get the job done
• Keen interest in learning, creating, building, and analyzing various collaboration methodologies
• A self-starter enthusiast able to track and manage multiple tasks and competing priorities
• Flexibility in working across time zones with global teams

Tech Stack

• AWS
• Azure
• Cloud

Benefits

• Competitive, above-average compensation
• Global tourist: with us, you can also work from abroad from time to time
• Flexible working time models, home office
• Attractive benefits, e.g. company pension scheme or various health offers
• A modern environment in which the 'you' is part of it
• Open feedback culture, flat hierarchies and a motivated team
• Individual career planning with continuous training and coaching on the job