Chief Client Architect
Chief Client Architect at Workato in Barcelona; senior enterprise architect with 20+ years in tech transformation.
Executive Advisory & Flagship Account Leadership: Serve as the primary executive technical advisor to customer CIOs, CTOs, and senior business stakeholders. Own the long-term customer architecture and automation strategy, aligned to business priorities and enterprise standards. Lead executive-level discussions on platform adoption, operating models, governance maturity, and technology investment decisions. Act as the single point of accountability for post-sales technical strategy and architectural decisions for flagship accounts. AI, Agentic Automation & Enterprise MCP Strategy: Shape and guide customers’ AI and agentic automation journeys, leveraging Workato’s AI capabilities and ecosystem. Advise on the design and adoption of agent-based workflows, human-in-the-loop models, and decision automation. Partner with customer executives to define enterprise MCP strategies, including context management, secure orchestration of AI agents, governance, observability, and lifecycle management. Translate emerging AI capabilities into practical, scalable enterprise use cases that drive measurable business outcomes. Expansion, Value Realization & Commercial Impact: Drive software expansion, adoption depth, and renewal confidence through strategic advisory and roadmap alignment. Identify and shape multi-year expansion opportunities tied to automation, integration, and AI-driven transformation. Partner with Account Executives and Customer Success leadership on account strategy, risk mitigation, and executive alignment. Track and report value realization outcomes linked to Workato adoption. Strategic Consulting & Advisory Delivery: Lead high-impact professional services engagements requiring executive-level judgment and architectural depth. Apply and evolve Workato advisory methodologies across customer environments. Guide customers through enterprise automation/ integration target-state definition, prioritization of use cases, and accelerator-led delivery. Architecture Governance & Decision Authority: Define and enforce architecture principles, standards, and guardrails; act as escalation authority for non-standard architectures. Frameworks, Thought Leadership & Enablement: Contribute to the evolution of architecture frameworks and AI patterns; create reusable executive assets; mentor post-sales teams; support partner enablement and delivery excellence.
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- Serve as the primary executive technical advisor to customer CIOs, CTOs, and senior business stakeholders
- Own the long-term customer architecture and automation strategy, aligned to business priorities and enterprise standards
- Lead executive-level discussions on platform adoption, operating models, governance maturity, and technology investment decisions
- Act as the single point of accountability for post-sales technical strategy and architectural decisions for flagship accounts
- Shape and guide customers’ AI and agentic automation journeys, leveraging Workato’s AI capabilities and ecosystem
- Advise on the design and adoption of agent-based workflows, human-in-the-loop models, and decision automation
- Partner with customer executives to define enterprise MCP strategies, including context management, secure orchestration of AI agents, governance, observability, and lifecycle management
- Translate emerging AI capabilities into practical, scalable enterprise use cases that drive measurable business outcomes
- Drive software expansion, adoption depth, and renewal confidence through strategic advisory and roadmap alignment
- Identify and shape multi-year expansion opportunities tied to automation, integration, and AI-driven transformation
- Partner with Account Executives and Customer Success leadership on account strategy, risk mitigation, and executive alignment
- Track and report value realization outcomes linked to Workato adoption
- Lead high-impact professional services engagements requiring executive-level judgment and architectural depth
- Apply and evolve Workato advisory methodologies across customer environments
- Guide customers through enterprise automation, integration target-state definition, prioritization of use cases, and accelerator-led delivery
- Define and enforce architecture principles, standards, and guardrails across customer implementations
- Act as escalation authority for non-standard architectures, AI design exceptions, and complex trade-offs
- Guide customers on governance models covering integration, automation, and AI agents
- Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with long-term enterprise architecture objectives
- Contribute to the evolution of Workato’s architecture frameworks, AI patterns, and best practices
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 20+ years of technology transformation consulting experience, including integration, middleware, or API management platforms
- 15+ years in an Enterprise Architect, Digital Architect, or similar senior architecture role
- Demonstrated experience advising C-level executives on technology strategy and enterprise transformation
- Strong understanding of enterprise security, governance, and operating models
- Proven track record of driving platform expansion and value realization through professional services
- Excellent executive communication skills, including board-level presentations and strategic documentation
- Ability to operate independently in complex, ambiguous environments and take ownership of outcomes
- Travel to the client site up to 50%, but may be higher or lower based on prevailing circumstances
| Location | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Remote - Global | 64 |
| Remote - Europe | 6 |
| Remote - Asia | 1 |
| Remote - North America | 1 |
| Role type | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 23 |
| Infrastructure Engineer | 10 |
| Senior Infrastructure Engineer | 4 |
| Backend Engineer | 3 |
| Senior Rust Developer | 3 |
| Ruby on Rails Developer | 3 |
| Account Executive | 3 |
| Solutions Consultant | 3 |
| Rust Developer | 2 |
| Enterprise Account Executive | 2 |
| Technical Architect | 1 |
| Solutions Architect | 1 |
| Software Engineer, Go | 1 |
| Python Developer | 1 |
| Software Engineer, Backend (Ruby) | 1 |
| Infrastructure Engineer, Security & Networks | 1 |
| Software Engineer (Golang) | 1 |
| Infrastructure Security Engineer | 1 |
| Golang Engineer | 1 |
| Strategic Architect | 1 |
| Commercial Account Executive | 1 |
| Customer Success Manager | 1 |
| Software Engineer (Ruby) | 1 |
| Platform Engineer | 1 |
| Role level | Active listings |
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| Senior | 52 |
| Mid-Level | 17 |
| Manager | 1 |
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