Vice President, PXM Technology & Architecture

Vice President, PXM Technology & ArchitectureLocation: Europe (Germany preferred)The Opportunity: This is a pivotal, post-acquisition leadership opportunity for a seasoned executive to take the helm of the technology, architecture, and operations for our PXM business unit.Your primary mission is to be the senior technical authority for the PXM platform, leading a large global team of approximately 80 product professionals while rebuilding trust and forging a unified culture.The CEO and the executive team will empower you to provide the stability, clarity, and vision needed to build the undisputed market-leading PXM platform.This is a role for a leader who understands that world-class architecture and a healthy, collaborative culture are two sides of the same coin.Key ResponsibilitiesTechnical Vision & Architecture: Own the end-to-end technical vision, strategy, and architecture for our cloud-native PXM platform, ensuring it is scalable, secure, and innovative.You will guide the evolution from a traditional PIM to a full-fledged Product Experience Management (PXM) framework, incorporating capabilities like AI-assisted content generation and Digital Shelf Analytics (DSA).Team Leadership & Cultural IntegrationLead, mentor, and inspire a global team of approximately 80 product and engineering professionals.Act as a primary cultural bridge-builder, fostering a culture of transparency, trust, and psychological safety.Financial & Operational Excellence: Own and manage the PXM infrastructure budget, with a relentless focus on cost planning, optimization, and tracking.Executive Gravitas & CommunicationServe as the senior technical voice for PXM on the world stage, representing our product and vision with gravitas at industry events, with key customers, and in executive-level discussions.The Ideal CandidateTechnologist & Visionary: Deep, hands-on experience in cloud architecture and has led the technical strategy for a significant enterprise SaaS platform.Operator & Financial Steward: Proven track record of managing multi-million dollar infrastructure budgets.Diplomat & Stabilizer: Exceptional emotional intelligence and a low ego, with the gravitas to build credibility with a highly talented team.Education & ExperienceBachelor\’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field is required.A Master\’s degree or MBA is highly preferred.15+ years of experience in enterprise software, with at least 7 years in a senior product and/or engineering leadership role.Detailed Technical QualificationsCloud Architecture & Strategy: Expert-level knowledge of designing, building, and operating large-scale, multi-tenant SaaS platforms on at least one major public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP).Modern architectural patterns: microservices, serverless computing, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).Cloud transformation: re-architecting monolithic applications into cloud-native services.PIM / PXM Domain Expertise: Deep understanding of core components like data modeling, hierarchy management, workflow automation, and digital asset management (DAM).Broader PXM ecosystem: product data syndication (PDS), digital shelf analytics (DSA), AI-assisted content generation.Supplier data onboarding and multi-channel publishing technical challenges.DevOps & Operational ExcellenceHands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation), and automated testing frameworks.Deep knowledge of modern observability and monitoring tools (Datadog, New Relic, Prometheus).Data & AI IntegrationExperience with modern data pipeline technologies, data lakes, and data warehouses.Practical application of GenAI and LLMs for content generation and data classification within an enterprise software context.Security & ComplianceSecurity-first mindset, building and operating platforms that meet SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and other enterprise-grade security and compliance standards.Centric Software provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status or genetic information. #J-18808-Ljbffr