We are a leading global software company dedicated to the world of computer aided design, 3D modeling and simulation— helping innovative global manufacturers design better products, faster! With the resources of a large company, and the energy of a software start-up, we have fun together while creating a world class software portfolio. Our culture encourages creativity, welcomes fresh thinking, and focuses on growth, so our people, our business, and our customers can achieve their full potential.<br><br><strong>Description: <br><br></strong>Siemens Digital Industries Software is seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual for a Principal Solution Architect position within our America’s Solution Architect Office (SAO). As an SAO Principal Solution Architect, you will be a leading resource responsible for not only designing innovative software solutions using our Xcelerator portfolio to help our customers across multiple industries realize their digital future but helping with the internal adoption of delivery tools, processes and best practices as well.<br><br><strong>About the job:<br><br></strong>As part of a Professional Services team, you will collaborate efficiently with Consultants, Architects, Project Managers, and other internal & external interfaces to ensure that the customer succeeds in their objectives. This role also requires collaboration with the Sales team on customer strategy and scoping of activities. This position requires excellent interpersonal skills, leadership skills, process improvement skills as well as configuration and implementation skills<br><br>As an Architect resource, you will be responsible for the translation of business requirements into specific process aligned designs for the Siemens DI Software solution-based on standard methodologies in the subject area. In this role, you will collaborate well with the customer to support the management of customer expectations and support customer adoption by demonstrating the complete Siemens Delivery framework.<br><br>You will establish the technical integrity of the solution and ensure it remains aligned to requirements and value delivery throughout project to achieve customer value. Your leadership will also provide direction for process design, integration and change activities either internally or at customer sites and leverage relevant templates in the leadership of project solutions while also curating standard methodologies and templates. This role will primarily work under self-management and will determine solutions, methods, and procedures on assignments/projects.<br><br>Lastly, you will be asked to participate in the Architecture Community of Practice, promoting adoption within projects, and ensuring that knowledge and lessons learned are shared across project/program boundaries.<br><br><strong>Responsibilities:<br><br></strong><ul><li>Understand and demonstrate how Siemens solutions will alter and integrate with customers’ initiatives, business drivers, value, and impact</li><li>Analyze and translate business requirements into an architectural blueprint that outlines solutions that integrate across applications, systems, and platforms to achieve business objectives</li><li>Bring to bear industry standard methodologies and templates for the Siemens Software solution delivered to provide customer value</li><li>Lead the application of Solution Definition and Solution Enablement elements DI</li><li>Deployment Framework on projects</li><li>Provide accurate and timely information to project management team collaborating on reporting project status, issues, risks, and benefits</li><li>Establish, build, and maintain effective relationships with internal or external customers technical peers and build new relationships through networking within the customer and other involved parties to support effective delivery</li><li>Set and lead customers' expectations, demonstrating thought leadership to optimally influence key contacts and recommend solutions</li><li>In conjunction with the senior project leadership and account team, apply customer management methods to support successful adoption of a viable DI solution</li><li>Be responsible for validation activities, including any required prototyping, with the customer to verify if the outstanding templated solution applies to the customers' environment, rationalize, and defend selected solution to the customer explaining why and how this solution will deliver the highest value to their business</li><li>Outline process changes that will need to occur and assist the customer drive</li><li>Organizational Change.<br><br></li></ul><em> Qualified Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States. Qualified Applicants will not require employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States.<br><br></em><strong>Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience:<br><br></strong><ul><li>Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or college, preferably with software</li><li>engineering background, Advanced Degree may be substituted for shown experience</li><li>Minimum of 5 years designing Teamcenter or similar customer solutions</li><li>Minimum of 7 years technical experience as a Solution Architect or similar Principal Architect role</li><li>Experience in the technical leadership of large software implementation projects across multiple internal and external applications</li><li>Experience using Agile principles in project execution</li><li>Excellent presentation skills</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills, to present sophisticated issues to multi-level audiences and optimally communicate progress, status, issues to internal and external Customers and Stakeholders</li><li>Shown team leadership skills</li><li>Location: Any Major Midwestern U.S. City</li><li>Expected Travel requirements: 25%-50%<br><br></li></ul><strong>Why us?<br><br></strong>Working at Siemens Software means flexibility - Choosing between working at home and the office at other times is the norm here. We offer great benefits and rewards, as you'd expect from a world leader in industrial software.<br><br>A collection of over 377,000 minds building the future, one day at a time in over 200 countries. We're dedicated to equality, and we welcome applications that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. All employment decisions at Siemens are based on qualifications, merit, and business need. Bring your curiosity and creativity and help us shape tomorrow!<br><br><strong>Siemens Software.</strong> <strong><em>Transform the Everyday<br><br></em></strong>$146,700 $293,400 10%<br><br>