Solutions Architect Manager

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Location:

Piove di Sacco (PD), Italy

At Vertiv, we’re on a mission to empower the people that will power the future. From a simple swipe to life‑changing medicines, from push notifications to generative AI. We design, manufacture, and service the products and solutions that keep the world connected. With $6.9 billion in sales, a strong customer base and global reach spanning nearly 70 countries, we are uniquely positioned to deliver greater value to our customers and create new opportunities for our people.

What

kind of work will you be doing? Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Define and maintain the technical roadmap and architecture for the assigned product or platform (e.g., CLM, CRM, ERP, or similar enterprise systems).
• Ensure technical design and delivery adhere to enterprise standards for security, integration, and performance.
• Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies, and vendors aligned with long‑term product strategy.
• Review solution designs, code quality, and deployment processes to ensure maintainability and scalability.

Product Delivery & Lifecycle Management

• Oversee technical delivery of product features, integrations, and enhancements through Agile or hybrid methodologies.
• Collaborate with Product Owner to balance technical debt, maintenance, and new development priorities.
• Manage end‑to‑end release planning, testing coordination, and deployment readiness.
• Define and monitor technical KPIs (availability, performance, incident volume, cost efficiency).

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Partner with business, security, infrastructure, and vendor teams to deliver integrated and compliant solutions.
• Serve as primary technical point of contact for vendors and system integrators.
• Translate technical complexity into clear updates for business stakeholders and leadership.

Governance & Compliance

• Ensure adherence to enterprise IT governance, architecture, and data‑protection standards.
• Maintain documentation of system architecture, interfaces, and configurations.
• Support internal and external audits by ensuring compliance with IT and data regulations.

Team Leadership & Coaching

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to internal developers, analysts, and support staff.
• Build a culture of continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and operational excellence.
• Contribute to defining best practices for Dev Ops, CI/CD, and cloud platform management.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Stay current on emerging technologies relevant to enterprise platforms.
• Identify opportunities for automation, optimization, and cost reduction.
• Drive innovation pilots and proof‑of‑concepts to validate new technical capabilities.

What will make you successful? Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related field.
• Master’s degree preferred.

Experience

• 7+ years in IT application delivery, system architecture, or technical leadership roles.
• Experience leading end‑to‑end delivery of enterprise SaaS or cloud‑based platforms.
• Proven track record managing integrations with ERP, CRM, CLM or other core enterprise systems.
• Solid understanding of Agile/Scrum delivery practices and Dev Ops frameworks.

Skills

• Strong expertise in application architecture, APIs, middleware and data integration.
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS or GCP).
• Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Ability to translate business objectives into scalable, secure and maintainable technical solutions.
• Proficiency with monitoring tools, CI/CD pipelines and ITIL‑aligned operations.

Preferred

• Certification in relevant technologies or frameworks (e.g., AWS/Azure Architect, TOGAF, SAFe, PMP).
• Experience in regulated industries (pharma, finance, manufacturing) with strong compliance needs.

Exposure to CLM, procurement, or contract‑related systems a plus.

If YOU are the person we are looking for, feel free to apply and let's start drafting your future career in a healthy and growing environment!

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