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This is a remote position. You can work from home and be located anywhere in the U.S

The Senior Solution Architect as a seasoned expert professional will be a pivotal and senior level member of our Consulting Team, who will understand and address our customers’ most pressing business performance challenges and will be committed to helping our customers solve complex issues in their supply chain management practice. The incumbent as a SME will be responsible for working with new and existing customers, provide expert guidance in integrating our product offerings so that our customers can start to experience the immediate value of Kinaxis solutions. The Senior Solution Architect will be called to work across multiple projects and workstreams, and to be the solution lead for some of Kinaxis’ most complex and highly strategic deployments.

• Articulate the value of the Kinaxis solution throughout the customer journey and serve as a product and supply chain subject matter expert.
• Lead workshops with customers to understand and document supply chain software requirements, as well as define objectives and targets for software implementations with multiple levels of complexity. 
• Lead multiple streams on large scale implementations, manage the requirements gathering and support the deployment team for all streams. 
• Define the overall systems architecture and data flow for customers business needs, including both standard and unique software functionalities to be used as well as any software extensions needed.
• Identify risks and develop mitigation plans for deployments.
• Coach and delegate configuration tasks to project team members.
• Resolve complex data and analytics configurations to ensure the solution is producing the expected results.
• Oversee the successful validation and testing of the solution as well as data management and data integration related activities.
• Provide functional leadership and recommendations during critical deployment escalations or to resolve complex supply chain challenges. Mentor and support all levels of solution consultants throughout the implementation lifecycle.
• Influence internal functions to shape the product roadmap and work on solutions that meet customer needs or new industries.
• Participate in services sales opportunities to highlight the value of Maestro implementation and methodology. Present complex information concisely to business stakeholders up to executive level roles.
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• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Research, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Statistics, Information Technology or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of broad experience in software implementation consulting in the supply chain planning or supply chain execution space or business experience in supply planning, demand planning, inventory management or manufacturing.
• At least 5 direct years as a solution architect or lead functional consultant for enterprise level supply chain transformation projects.
• Excellent facilitation skills, adept communicator skilled at managing customer and stakeholder interactions.
• Self-starter who shows initiative in their work and learning and can excel in a fast-paced work environment.
• Ability to lead a team in a collaborative, matrixed environment with multiple team members.
• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills, able to synthesize a high volume of complex information to determine and lead teams towards best course of action.
• Proven leadership, interpersonal and coaching/mentoring capabilities within a dedicated matrixed work team.
• Subject matter expert in supply chain concepts and best practices coupled with in-depth experience with supply chain solutions and applications (such as RapidResponse/Maestro, SAP, Oracle or Blue Yonder).
• Experience producing complex blueprints on business processes and translating to technical requirements during software implementations.
• Technical leadership experience in data integration, data management, system configuration and system deployment for supply chain software implementations.
• Proficiency with SQL, R and/or Java Script.  
• Open to travel 75% on average and 100% occasionally and can work effectively when working remotely from client sites.

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Work With Impact: Our platform directly helps companies power the world’s supply chains. We see the results of what we do out in the world every day—when we see store shelves stocked, when medications are available for our loved ones, and so much more. 

Work with Fortune 500 Brands: Companies across industries trust us to help them take control of their integrated business planning and digital supply chain. Some of our customers include Ford, Unilever, Yamaha, P&G, Lockheed-Martin, and more. 

Social Responsibility at Kinaxis: Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee weighs in on hiring practices, talent assessment training materials, and mandatory training on unconscious bias and inclusion fundamentals. Sustainability is key to what we do and we’re committed to net-zero operations strategy for the long term. We are involved in our communities and support causes where we can make the most impact.

People matter at Kinaxis and these are some of the perks and benefits we created for our team:

• Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company-wide day off on the last Friday of every month)
• Flexible work options
• Physical and mental well-being programs
• Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes
• Mentorship programs and training and career development
• Recognition programs and referral rewards
• Hackathons

For more information, visit the Kinaxis web site at www.kinaxis.com or the company’s blog at http://blog.kinaxis.com.

Kinaxis strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply to our welcoming community. We strive to make our website and application process accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at recruitmentprograms@kinaxis.com. This contact information is for accessibility requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

Kinaxis is committed to ensuring a fair and transparent recruitment process. We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the initial step of the recruitment process to compare submitted resumes against the job description, to identify candidates whose education, experience and skills most closely match the requirements of the role. After the initial screening, all subsequent decisions regarding your application, including final selection, are made by our human recruitment team. AI does not make any final hiring decisions.