Chief Architect - Nexthink - Lausanne, Switzerland

We're looking for a Cheif Architect to own the architectural direction of the Nexthink Platform. This is a hands-on, high-influence role, reporting directly to the CTO, and responsible for setting the vision, driving technical decisions, and shaping how AI, cloud, and data architecture come together across the product. You'll lead a team of six senior architects based across Europe and work closely with Engineering, Product, and Executive leadership to define how Nexthink's platform evolves. Your technical depth, clear communication, and ability to earn trust across a strong, opinionated engineering organization will ensure success. What you will do: - Define and drive Nexthink's architecture roadmap, setting direction across scale, resilience, AI integration, and platform evolution - Be a hands-on contributor: own specific architectural domains personally and drive them through to production - Work closely with Product and Engineering leadership to align architecture decisions with the product roadmap and business objectives - Build a coherent, high-performing architecture team from a strong group of senior individual contributors, creating shared practices, architectural forums, and a culture of technical excellence - Communicate architectural vision clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including the CEO and CPO - Evaluate emerging technologies, especially AI and machine learning infrastructure, and make principled decisions about what belongs in the platform and when - Serve as a technical authority across the organization, advising engineering teams on design decisions, patterns, and trade-offs Qualifications: - 10+ years of hands-on software architecture experience in product-based engineering environments - A proven track record of designing and delivering large-scale, high-performance, cloud-native platforms to production - Deep expertise in cloud-native architecture, including microservices, distributed systems and high-volume data pipelines. AWS, Azure, or GCP experience is desirable - Meaningful exposure to AI and Machine Learning in the last two years - Background in high-growth SaaS or product companies - Experience at Director, Senior Director, or VP level, or as a Staff/Principal Architect with equivalent scope How You Work: - Fluent in both technical and business language - A leader who influences through credibility rather than authority - Comfortable with ambiguity and transformation - Naturally hands-on - Intentional about building strong relationships This role is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Nexthink provides relocation support. What we offer: - Permanent Contract and a competitive compensation package. - Beautiful office, conveniently located next to the Prilly-Malley train station - Hybrid work model balancing office and remote work - Flexible Hours and unlimited vacation (employees have unlimited paid time off on top of the 25 days of holidays we offer) plus 3 company-paid volunteer days. - Free access to a fitness centre inside the building. - Reimbursement of the half-fare travel card for public transport. - Reimbursement up to 50% of the cost of French classes. - Fresh fruit, cookies, and soft drinks - Regular company and team events - Bonuses for referring successful hires - Relocation package