Chief Strategic Architect

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical authority and strategic advisor to critical prospects and customers
• Engage directly with C-level executives to shape integration and AI orchestration strategies
• Act as a technical closer in competitive deals by articulating architectural differentiation
• Shape customer AI and agentic automation journeys, including Model Context Protocol (MCP) strategies
• Establish thought leadership through industry conferences, white papers, and technical content
• Partner with Product and Engineering teams to channel field insights into the product roadmap
• Educate and enable Sales Engineers and Account Executives on complex technical capabilities

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
• 20+ years of technology transformation experience in integration, middleware, or API management
• 15+ years in a senior architecture or leadership role (Enterprise Architect, CTO, VP Engineering)
• Proven experience advising C-level executives on enterprise technology strategy
• Strong understanding of enterprise security, governance, and operating models
• Ability to travel to client sites up to 50%

Preferred Qualifications

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

About the Company

Workato delivers enterprise infrastructure for the agentic era, helping enterprises unify data, applications, processes, and AI into a single, governed platform. A leader in Enterprise MCP, Workato's cloud-native architecture connects every application and data source to power real-time orchestration at scale.