Principal ERP Solution Architect - Distribution

The Principal Solution Architect for the Distribution, Equipment and Rental industry plays a critical role in shaping and delivering ERP solutions tailored to customers’ industry-specific needs, with a strong focus on large-scale cloud transformation initiatives. This role is instrumental in supporting strategic revenue growth and high-value enterprise pursuits.

Partnering closely with Sales, Product Management, Engineering, and Services, the Principal Solution Architect translates complex business challenges into innovative, scalable solutions powered by Infor’s industry cloud platforms. This individual acts as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders and supports major enterprise engagements from pre‑sales through delivery.

This is a senior‑level, customer‑facing role requiring deep industry expertise, architectural credibility, and executive presence.

• Acting as a trusted advisor to C‑level executives and senior IT leadership within enterprise customer organizations.
• Leading complex pre‑sales engagements, shaping end‑to‑end solution strategy and architecture in partnership with Sales and Solution Consulting teams.
• Architecting scalable, secure, and future‑ready solutions aligned with Infor’s industry cloud strategy and customers’ transformation objectives.
• Leading tailored solution demonstrations, proofs of concept, and executive workshops focused on business value realization.
• Providing architectural governance and strategic oversight throughout implementation and delivery phases to ensure alignment with original design principles.
• Supporting delivery teams in translating solution vision into executable enterprise architecture.
• Incorporating security, compliance, and regulatory considerations (e.g., role‑based access control, segregation of duties, SOX/SOC principles) into solution design.
• Collaborating with Product and Engineering teams to provide field feedback and influence roadmap direction.
• Developing reusable solution assets, reference architectures, and thought leadership content.
• Mentoring junior architects and contributing to knowledge‑sharing across the global Solution Architecture community.

The ideal candidate:

• Rich background of experience in implementing major ERP Solutions
• Brings strong expertise in the Distribution, Equipment and/or Rental industries, including exposure to equipment and rental business models.
• Confident in engaging with C‑Suite stakeholders in a customer facing Business Consulting environment
• Demonstrates the ability to articulate business value and transformation impact, not just technical architecture.
• Is comfortable operating in high‑pressure, complex enterprise sales environments.
• Exhibits executive presence, professional maturity, and strong interpersonal skills.
• Thrives in matrixed, global teams and influences across functions.

• Significant experience in enterprise architecture, solution consulting, or technical pre‑sales roles.
• Proven experience architecting complex enterprise solutions in cloud environments.
• Strong presentation and storytelling skills, engaging both technical and business stakeholders.
• Experience contributing to or leading large‑scale transformation initiatives.
• Solid understanding of enterprise security fundamentals and compliance considerations within solution design.

• TOGAF certification (or equivalent enterprise architecture framework experience) – strongly preferred, particularly at Principal level.
• ITIL certification or strong working knowledge of IT service management principles.
• Experience working within structured ERP implementation and delivery methodologies.
• Practical experience working in Agile enterprise environments.
• Global experience and ability to work effectively within diverse, matrixed organizations.

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