Principal Platform Architect

Company Description

It 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 Description

You will be part of the Customer Success team. Our purpose is to accelerate platform adoption and improve customer outcomes. We do this through a portfolio of services, delivered by outstanding consultants, using our ecosystem of partners, our leading practices, methodologies and tools based on our experiences from 1000's of customer engagements.

What you get to do in this role: 

The Principal Platform Architect is a senior, outcome‑driven technical advisor who partners with enterprise customers to establish ServiceNow as a core platform for digital transformation. Operating at IC5 level, this role leads complex, multi‑workstream engagements, shapes architectural strategy at scale, and influences executive stakeholders across customers, partners, and internal teams.

The Principal Platform Architect sets the architectural bar for delivery excellence, platform governance, and long‑term platform health, while mentoring other architects and influencing broader regional best practice

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise‑Scale Platform Leadership

• Act as the senior platform authority across multiple, complex enterprise engagements.
• Own end‑to‑end platform architecture strategy, including instance strategy, governance models, integration patterns, and platform health at scale.
• Translate business strategy into multi‑year architectural roadmaps aligned to enterprise transformation outcomes.

Executive Advisory & Influence

• Engage confidently with C‑level and senior leadership, elevating discussions from implementation detail to strategic platform value and outcomes.
• Influence customer decision‑making on platform standardisation, adoption strategy, and operating models.
• Represent ServiceNow as a trusted architectural partner, not just a delivery resource.

Delivery Governance & Quality

• Define and enforce architectural standards that reduce technical debt and enable sustainable growth.
• Provide design authority, high‑level reviews, and escalation support for complex delivery scenarios.
• Partner closely with Engagement Managers, Sales, and Customer Success to ensure architectural integrity through sell, structure, and deliver phases.

Practice & Capability Leadership

• Mentor and coach Platform Architects and senior consultants, raising architectural maturity across the region.
• Contribute to leading practices, methodologies, and IP, shaping how Platform Architecture is delivered at scale in EMEA.
• Support sales scoping, estimation, and deal qualification for high‑complexity engagements.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you have:

• 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.

Platform & Technical Depth

• Strong background in SaaS / PaaS environments, ideally within a software vendor or large enterprise platform context.
• Broad domain exposure (e.g. ITSM, CRM, HR, SecOps, GRC, Low Code, Industry Workflows).

Capability Indicators

Executive presence and credibility at board and C‑suite level. Ability to influence without authority across customers, partners, and internal teams. Demonstrated leadership through technical authority, mentorship, and impact, rather than people management.

Professional Services & Transformation

Proven experience leading enterprise‑scale digital transformation programmes. Consulting / Professional Services background with post‑sales delivery ownership. Comfortable operating across ambiguity, complexity, and senior stakeholder expectations.

Additional Information

Work Personas

We 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 Employer

ServiceNow 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. 

Accommodations

We 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 [email protected] for assistance. 

Export Control Regulations

For 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. 

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