Senior Principal Platform Architect

Join to apply for the Senior Principal Platform Architect role at ServiceNow 1 week ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for the Senior Principal Platform Architect role at ServiceNow Company DescriptionIt all started in sunny San Diego, California in 2004 when a visionary engineer, Fred Luddy, saw the potential to transform how we work. Fast forward to today — ServiceNow stands as a global market leader, bringing innovative AI-enhanced technology to over 8,100 customers, including 85% of the Fortune 500. Our intelligent cloud-based platform seamlessly connects people, systems, and processes to empower organizations to find smarter, faster, and better ways to work. But this is just the beginning of our journey. Join us as we pursue our purpose to make the world work better for everyone. Company DescriptionIt all started in sunny San Diego, California in 2004 when a visionary engineer, Fred Luddy, saw the potential to transform how we work. Fast forward to today — ServiceNow stands as a global market leader, bringing innovative AI-enhanced technology to over 8,100 customers, including 85% of the Fortune 500. Our intelligent cloud-based platform seamlessly connects people, systems, and processes to empower organizations to find smarter, faster, and better ways to work. But this is just the beginning of our journey. Join us as we pursue our purpose to make the world work better for everyone.Job DescriptionThe Senior Principal Platform Architect is a technical advisory role, responsible for helping our customers establish a strong technical foundation in the ServiceNow Platform and design solutions that drive business outcomes. This entails establishing and supporting best practices around instance strategy, technical governance, core data, integrations and the overall technical health of the platform. This is a highly consultative role that does not perform configuration on the platform, but guides partner and customer resources to deliver best practices. This role interfaces with the customer across executive, platform owner, enterprise architects and development teams during the selling, structuring and implementation of solutions.An ideal candidate will have a achieved a senior level position as an enterprise architect and successful track record in management consulting, (professional services firms or cloud software company), focused on technology strategy, governance, data and solution design. They will have demonstrated the ability to become a trusted advisor to senior executives and facilitate customer success from strategic planning functions including business value identification, road mapping, as well as advising and defining successful execution strategies including governance frameworks and managing large enterprise programs.What You Get To Do In This RoleDeveloping strong relationships with CIO and business leaders to understand the client’s vision and how ServiceNow plays in their digital transformation journey. Translate business objectives to outcomes into a customer roadmap Enterprise architecture Responsible for analyzing and translating business information and technical requirements into an architectural blueprint that outlines solutions to achieve complex business objectives Engages with customer enterprise architects to position ServiceNow as the digital transformation platform integrated with the core systems Establish and manage technical governance processes Drive solid instance health by reviewing and guiding the remediation of configurations that do not align to ServiceNow best practices. Work with clients and ServiceNow teams to establish delivery operating model governance to ensure successful go-lives, end-user adoption and on-going support Advocate/champion ServiceNow’s advisory and expert services best practices and industry use cases with clients Contribute thought leadership (methodology and white papers) on how Advisory, Expert Services, and Co-Delivery can optimize to achieve customer outcomes Guide a customer down a prescriptive solution design and manage through the technical implementation decision points Define solutions across the platform that align to out of the box capabilities Support the sales effort scoping and estimation that refine the customer vision and capabilities into activities and estimates QualificationsOur ideal candidate:Experience in leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving. This may include using AI-powered tools, automating workflows, analyzing AI-driven insights, or exploring AI’s potential impact on the function or industry Consulting Experience Management Consulting Experience preferred, (Big 4, Strategy Firm) or OEM software or Cloud company 8+ years of experience in management consulting leadership roles at a top-tier consulting company focused on technology (Digital/SaaS/Enterprise Software) Fortune 500 or OEM Software or Cloud CO enterprise architect Career Progression (Technical, Architecture) Experience working with functional business leaders Experience working with functional business leaders Experience identifying business objectives and developing outcome-focused roadmaps Experience working with large Consulting/SI organizations. Large Program Experience 12+ years large program experience leading architecture and design Enterprise Architecture Experience Enterprise Architect role and relevant experience. Enterprise Architect certification (Togaf, IT4IT, etc) Database, core data design, Security, integrations Cloud Application Technology Experience Significant role in implementation of one or more; SFDC, WKDAY, Success Factors, Oracle Cloud, Remedy Minimum 2 years of ServiceNow Platform Experience is required Cloud platform certification(s) Familiarity with Enterprise Workflow Platform Additional Desired CompetenciesCustomer Focus Collaborates Drives Results Cultivates Innovation Courage Consultative Perspective Manages Complexity Strategic Mindset Technical Development Travel up to 25% Additional InformationWork PersonasWe approach our distributed world of work with flexibility and trust. Work personas (flexible, remote, or required in office) are categories that are assigned to ServiceNow employees depending on the nature of their work and their assigned work location. Learn more here. To determine eligibility for a work persona, ServiceNow may confirm the distance between your primary residence and the closest ServiceNow office using a third-party service.Equal Opportunity EmployerServiceNow is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected by law. In addition, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with legal requirements.AccommodationsWe strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are unable to use this online application and need an alternative method to apply, please contact for assistance.Export Control RegulationsFor positions requiring access to controlled technology subject to export control regulations, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR), ServiceNow may be required to obtain export control approval from government authorities for certain individuals. All employment is contingent upon ServiceNow obtaining any export license or other approval that may be required by relevant export control authorities.From Fortune. 2025 Fortune Media IP Limited. All rights reserved. Used under license. Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at ServiceNow by 2x Get notified about new Platform Architect jobs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada . 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