Job
- Level
- Lead
- Job Field
- IT, Application, DevOps
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Location
- Berlin
- Working Model
- Onsite
Job Summary
In this strategic role, you will design scalable integration solutions for embedding technology into leading software vendor products and advise executives on complex integration and compliance-related challenges.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- The Principal Solution Architect, Embedded Platforms is a highly strategic technical leadership role focused on shaping how leading software vendors embed Sovos technology into their own products.
- Working with some of our most strategic global ISV partners, you will design scalable integration solutions, influence product direction, and act as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders.
- This role combines enterprise architecture, product strategy and technical consulting.
- You will solve complex integration challenges, shape future platform capabilities, and help drive the next generation of embedded compliance solutions while mentoring other architects across the organisation.
- You'll have the opportunity to influence platform strategy, shape enterprise-scale integrations used by global software providers, and work at the intersection of cloud architecture, product innovation and global tax technology.
- Lead technical discovery and solution architecture for strategic ISV partnerships, designing scalable embedded compliance solutions that address technical, regulatory and commercial objectives.
- Deliver high-quality solution architecture documentation, integration designs and implementation roadmaps.
- Design enterprise-grade integration architectures leveraging APIs, webhooks, cloud-native technologies and modern architectural patterns.
- Review and recommend API integration approaches including REST APIs, webhooks and event-driven integrations.
- Establish governance and testing frameworks that ensure scalable, secure, and reliable partner integrations.
- Set strategic technical objectives across a diverse portfolio of embedded partnerships.
- Guide the resolution of critical technical challenges impacting strategic partners.
- Establish governance frameworks for partner health monitoring, risk management and integration quality standards.
- Build trusted relationships with Product, Engineering and Compliance leaders across strategic ISV partners.
- Deliver executive presentations, architecture workshops and strategic business reviews.
- Act as the executive technical advisor for Sovos' most strategic embedded partnerships.
- Ensure embedded solutions are well understood across internal Product, Engineering and Go-to-Market teams.
- Maintain deep expertise in global tax compliance, ERP ecosystems and indirect tax processes.
- Collaborate closely with Product and Compliance SMEs to ensure continuous knowledge sharing.
- Act as the internal subject matter expert for embedded architectures and ISV integration strategies.
- Influence future product capabilities by providing strategic feedback based on partner requirements, market trends, and emerging technologies.
- Support strategic pre-sales discovery activities for key embedded partnerships.
- Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, Partner Account Managers, Sales Engineers, and Compliance teams throughout solution design and delivery.
- Partner with the Head of Embedded Technical Management to shape technical strategy and future direction.
- Represent Sovos at customer events, industry conferences, advisory boards, and partner engagements.
- Demonstrate thought leadership across enterprise integration, cloud architecture and tax technology.
- Mentor Solution Architects and promote technical best practices across the organisation.
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Our expectations of you
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
Qualifications
- Proven understanding of global tax compliance and indirect tax processes across multiple jurisdictions.
- Strong understanding of REST APIs, microservices, event-driven architectures and enterprise integration principles.
- Proven success managing complex technical relationships with enterprise software vendors or strategic technology partners.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence senior executives and translate complex technical concepts into business outcomes.
- Willingness to travel approximately 10 to 25% for partner engagements, customer meetings and industry events.
Experience
- 10+ years of experience in product, tax/ERP technology consulting, enterprise software engineering, or similar roles within the software industry.
- Demonstrated experience designing enterprise integration solutions using APIs, webhooks, cloud-native technologies and modern architectural patterns.
- Experience with tax compliance, ERP integration, e-invoicing or regulatory technology platforms.
- Experience with Sovos solutions is advantageous but not required.
- Previous experience supporting ISVs through solution architecture, technical consulting or strategic partnerships.
- Strong collaboration skills with experience working across Product, Engineering, Sales and Customer Success organisations.
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What we offer
- Flexible Time-Off
- Bi-Weekly Meeting Free Days
- Mentoring Programmes
- Globally Recognised Training and Development Programmes
- Competitive Benefits
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SOVOS Compliance
Sovos Compliance is an international company that provides compliance solutions and manages the entire tax compliance process, from calculation to high-quality filings and secure money transfers. The company's S1 platform enables the integration of tax compliance into essential business operations and facilitates communication with authorities.
Description
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Onsite
- Industry
- Banking, Finance, Insurance
Principal Solution Architect, Embedded Platforms
- Location
- Berlin
- Working Model
- Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
- English Only
- English only required
