Enterprise Architect (gn) Industrial AI & Enterprise Transformation

Instaffo GmbHDresden
We are looking for an Enterprise Architect to translate business ambition into platform value and design enterprise-ready IT–OT architectures with our customers. This role is critical in turning strategic interest into board-approved platform decisions, acting as a trusted advisor during the sales and early adoption journey. You will bridge business strategy and platform value, executive ambition and technical reality, and Proof of Value with long-term enterprise architecture. Activities WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS Enterprise customers do not buy Physical AI as a product. They invest in it as a strategic platform decision that reshapes how their operations, IT, and automation landscape work together. The Wandelbots Enterprise Architect role exists to: Translate business ambition and competitiveness goals into platform value Design enterprise-ready architectures with customers Create trust, clarity, and alignment across business, IT, and OT stakeholders Enable scalable adoption of software-defined automation and Physical AI This role is critical in turning strategic interest into board-approved platform decisions. Reporting to: CRO (dotted line to Product & Engineering). As Enterprise Architect, you act as a trusted advisor to enterprise customers during the sales and early adoption journey. You bridge: Business strategy and platform value Executive ambition and technical reality Proof of Value and long-term enterprise architecture Your work ensures that Wandelbots is positioned as a foundational platform, not an isolated solution. WHAT YOU WILL DO Business-to-Platform Translation Translate customer business goals (cost, flexibility, resilience, growth) into platform value narratives, architecture principles, and adoption and expansion logic Support Sales in executive-level value conversations Ensure technical discussions always connect back to measurable business outcomes Enterprise Architecture Design Co-create enterprise architectures with customers, spanning cloud, edge, and operational environments Design target architectures for software-defined automation, Physical AI integration, and scalable, multi-site operations Align Wandelbots NOVA with enterprise IT standards, security and governance requirements, and cloud and shopfloor environments Maturity Assessment & Capability Frameworks Develop and evolve technology-agnostic capability frameworks Lead highly interactive maturity assessment workshops with business leaders, IT architects, and automation experts Identify gaps, constraints, and transformation levers across technology, organization, governance, skills, and operating model Transformation Roadmaps & Value Realization Design enterprise transformation roadmaps with a phased adoption approach, risk mitigation strategy, and value realization plan Ensure roadmaps are realistic, scalable, and anchored in customer P&L logic Expansion & Business Development Support Identify expansion opportunities across use cases, sites, and regions Support Sales and Partner teams in building expansion narratives, developing business cases, and structuring long-term framework agreements Act as architectural continuity across the customer lifecycle Requirements Experience & Background Strong experience as Enterprise Architect, Solution / Platform Architect, or IT Transformation Architect Proven track record delivering large-scale ERP, cloud, or platform transformation programs at enterprise level (e.g. SAP S/4HANA, Azure, AWS, ServiceNow, Salesforce or similar) Experience in customer-facing pre-sales or advisory roles: workshops, business cases, architecture reviews with C-level stakeholders Background in or significant exposure to manufacturing, industrial, or logistics enterprise environments — you understand how business and IT connect at scale in complex operations Familiarity with platform and ecosystem-based models, cloud-native architectures, and enterprise governance Ideally based in: Rhine-Main, Munich, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, or Cologne/Bonn Nice to have Exposure to OT environments, shopfloor realities, or industrial automation — from the IT or consulting side Experience with EA frameworks and tooling (TOGAF, ArchiMate, LeanIX) Background working at or with a technology scale-up or product company Skills & Strengths Ability to operate credibly with board-level stakeholders, CIO / CDO / CTO organizations, and engineering teams Strong facilitation and workshop leadership skills Excellent abstraction and structuring capability — you turn complexity into clarity Comfortable working in ambiguity and shaping clarity without a playbook Mindset Business-outcome driven, not technology-first Platform thinker, not project executor Curious, fast-learning, and energized by new domains — you pick up context quickly and go deep where it matters Strong sense of ownership in a high-velocity environment You thrive in a scale-up where your work shapes direction, not just delivers to spec Team We're building a new Sales team within the Revenue department which collaborates alongside Customers Success, Marketing, Partner Management as well as Engineering and the Project Team.