Solution Architect
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Job Summary
About Us
Perk (formerly TravelPerk) is the intelligent platform for travel and spend management. Built to tackle the time-consuming manual work that gets in the way of real work our tools automate everything from travel bookings to expenses invoice processing and more. By eliminating this shadow work that wastes hours erodes morale and saps innovation were on a mission to power real work with real impact.
Were trusted by more than 10000 companies worldwide including Wise On Running Breitling and Fabletics and were tackling the 7 hours of lost productivity per employee each week a $1.7 trillion problem.
Founded in 2015 Perk has grown into a global company of more than 1800 people across 12 offices globally with headquarters in London and Boston. We combine innovation control and simplicity to transform how businesses work and how people feel at work.
At Perk were driven by our values like being an owner delivering a 7-star experience and working as one team. We value curiosity purpose and mindset not just knowledge to unlock the power in your potential. Our talent team brings together leading minds from the travel and SaaS industries representing over 70 countries. If youre excited about having a real impact and shaping how millions of people experience work wed love you on the team.
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About the Role:
As Perk expands into the expense and spend management market were selling into finance-led organisations with complex ERP landscapes like SAP Oracle MicrosoftSage Datev and more.
To win and scale we need a technical authority in our solution consulting (pre-sales) team who can speak ERP fluently frame integration strategy early and eliminate downstream surprises.
If you come from SaaS pre-sales OR a Systems Integrator implementation or functional consulting background youll feel right at home as this role blends credibility architecture and customer influence.
What Youll Do:
The Solution Architect is the technical backbone of enterprise expense/spend management deals.
You will:
Run ERP/finance discovery conceptualise and design integration approaches or options
Reduce risk before signature accelerate deal confidence and ensure seamless handover to Professional Services.
You do not implement the integration but you shape it scope it and make it credible.
Key Responsibilities:
Technical Discovery & Integration Strategy
Lead deep-dive ERP discovery across SAP Oracle Microsoft Sage Datev etc.
Translate financial processes into clean integration narratives (master data approvals posting tax reconciliation).
Produce solution architecture diagrams customers can trust.
Rapidly assess feasibility constraints risks and viable workarounds.
ERP Expertise & Authority in the Room
Serve as the go-to integration expert within the deal team
Communicate clearly how our solution integrates via APIs export files middleware and native connectors.
Explain posting logic chart of accounts multi-entity setups VAT workflows project codes and reconciliation cycles.
Deal Acceleration & Technical Validation
Create prototypes that confirm the feasibility of our suggested implementation
Facilitate validation steps: connector walkthroughs sample data tests architectural reviews.
Align with Professional Services early to ensure accurate scoping and predictable go-live expectations.
Cross-Functional Alignment & Feedback Loop
Partner with Product and Engineering to improve integration capabilities and documentation.
Provide structured feedback on connector gaps common customer patterns and technical blockers.
Help build reusable integration playbooks for global scale.
What Youll Bring:
Hands-on ERP integration experience with at least one major system: SAP (ECC/S4) preferred NetSuite MS Dynamics 365 F&O Business Central Xero or similar.
Strong pre-sales solution architecture or technical consulting background - SaaS or Systems Integrator (SI).
Background in expense AP or financial automation is preferred
Ability to sketch architectures live and explain complex flows in simple language.
Excellent customer-facing presence with finance IT stakeholders.
Skilled in API concepts SCIM/SSO middleware patterns and secure data flows (REST SOAP sFTP).
Experience with iPaaS platforms (Workato Boomi MuleSoft).
Business level spoken German and English other languages are a great advantage.
How We Work
At Perk we take an IRL-first approach to work where our team works together in-person 3 days a week. As such this role requires you to be based within commuting distance of our hubs. We fundamentally believe in the value of meeting in real life to improve connectivity productivity creativity and ultimately making us a great place to work.
For certain roles we can help with relocation from anywhere in the world English is the official language at the office. Please submit your resume in English if you choose to apply. Do not forget to submit an updated portfolio and/or resume.
Perk is a global company with a diverse customer base and we want to make sure the people behind our product reflect that. Were an equal opportunity employer which means youre welcome at Perk regardless of how you look where youre from or anything else that makes you well you.
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All official communication from Perk will always come from email addresses ending in @ or @ our verified social media channels or recruiters listed on our official LinkedIn page. We will never ask you to pay for equipment training or fees request sensitive personal information such as bank details early in the process or communicate through unofficial apps like WhatsApp Telegram or Signal. If you receive a message claiming to be from Perk that seems suspicious please do not respond. Forward it to and we will confirm whether it is legitimate.
Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- Business Process
- VMware
- Cloud
- HTML5
- Windows
- Project managements
- AWS
- Infrastructure
- Web Services
- JQuery
- Java
- Computer Engineering
- Solutions design
- Technical Solutions
- Analytics
About Company
TravelPerk offers the freedom travelers want, and the control companies need. Enjoy an industry-leading travel inventory, 24/7 support and easy booking.
