Principal Enterprise Architect

About Qurrent Qurrent is pioneering the future of work. Founded in 2023 and headquartered in San Francisco, we build fully-managed, autonomous digital workforces that take ownership of complex operations end-to-end.Our customers "” including leading enterprises across finance, supply chain, legal, and property management "” trust us to run critical workflows like invoice-to-cash, dispute resolution, vendor payments, and procurement. Our mission is to evolve the nature of work and we're looking for people who want to be part of building something that's categorically different from anything else in the AI landscape.Enterprise Architect At Qurrent, as we scale to support enterprise-wide AI transformation, we require senior technical leadership to ensure deployment maturity and trust. This Enterprise Architect role is the "linchpin" for winning large-scale net new business, engaging the C-suite on transformation roadmaps, and providing a very strong technical point of view to complex enterprises. This role requires someone who can represent the platform's vision for the future, not just its current capabilities.We are seeking a seasoned, customer-facing Enterprise Architect to serve as a trusted technical advisor, leading the end-to-end technical vision and deployment strategy for our largest and most complex customers.Responsibilities:Lead Technical Vision: Lead the end-to-end technical vision for RFPs, proposals, and complex enterprise deployments, ensuring our solutions align with the customer's IT architecture landscape and business value.C-Suite Engagement: Engage and advise C-suite executives (like the CTO) and senior engineering stakeholders, creating and delivering "board-ready" presentations articulating transformation strategy, technical vision, and business value cases.Architectural Design & Deployment: Partner with Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) and internal teams to define and white-board system architectures, custom integrations, and optimized 2B processes and deployment workflows. This includes codifying a mandatory initial architecture review process for new flows.Ensure Technical Rigor: Navigate enterprise security reviews, translate high-level strategy into detailed, deployable technical solutions, and institutionalize standards for code and security reviews across the FDE and Platform teams.Trusted Advisor: Work with customers to build their long-term AI technology roadmap, understanding complexities around system IT management, change management, and the use of SaaS vs. on-prem solutions.Go-to-Market Support: Be integral to pre-sales, sales, and post-sales efforts, supporting sales pursuits with technical gravitas and expertise.Platform Maturity: Contribute a strong technical perspective to scale deployment and operation capabilities efficiently, focusing on the future platform evolution.Architecture Governance: Ensure complex, multi-year solutions align with enterprise standards, leverage common services, and meet cost/performance targets.Partner Ecosystem Oversight: Engage with global System Integrators (SIs) and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to guide the implementation of complex solutions.Voice of the Customer: Act as the customer advocate internally, influencing product and engineering teams by providing feedback to improve Qurrent features.Qualifications:15+ years of customer-facing experience, ideally within a top-tier technology consulting firm.Proven ability to lead the end-to-end technical vision for RFPs, proposals, and complex enterprise deployments (Technical OwnershipExpert-level communication skills to engage and advise both C-suite executives and senior engineering stakeholders (C-Suite InfluenceExperience partnering with FDEs to define system architectures, custom integrations, and optimized workflows (Architectural DesignSkilled in navigating enterprise security reviews and translating high-level strategy into detailed, deployable technical solutions (Technical RigorBackground in tech transformation, having grown up through consulting or software companies, and a breadth of technology implementations.A profile similar to a senior Solution Architect Manager at AWS, or an ISV-based architect with a focus on connecting applications and systems across the enterprise.Bonus Points:Experience working in a high-touch delivery model, focusing on critical problems and platform-first deployments.Expertise in complex enterprise system integration, including ERP systems, and navigating their associated security and change management processes.Prior experience leading technical organizations or working with forward-deployed/solutions teams.Experience with Generative AI and agentic applications in production environments (GenAI/AI/MLExperience leading massive, multi-year IT or engineering transformation programs (Complex Program LeadershipWhat We Offer:Innovation: Be at the forefront of the AI revolution, shaping the future of enterprise applications.Environment: A dynamic and collaborative work environment where your ideas are valued.Compensation: Competitive compensation package, with significant equity upside.Projects: The chance to work on challenging and rewarding projects with a talented and passionate team.Growth: Continuous learning and development opportunities within a supportive and established network.Qurrent offers excellent benefits, competitive compensation packages and generous equity plans. The base salary pay range for this role is $220,000 - 280,000 USD. Qurrent is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Created: 2026-05-10