Enterprise Architect, Ironclad
$150-175k
Offers Equity + Bonus
Enterprise software for managing contracts
Be an early applicant
Enterprise software for managing contracts
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$150-175k
Offers Equity + Bonus
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To power the world’s contracts.
Role
Who you are
- We seek experienced architects with deep technical roots in coding, integration, security, analytics and cloud computing, strong communication skills, and a strong collaborative ethic
- B.S. Computer Science, Software Engineering, Management Information Systems or equivalent
- 8+ years experience in either software, system, or enterprise architecture
- Deep understanding and direct experience with cloud architecture and modern platform concepts including SaaS, PaaS, cross-cloud data and process integration, multi-tenancy, etc
- Knowledge of enterprise systems that intersect with digital contracting processes, such as the examples below:
- CRMs (e.g., Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Hubspot, etc.)Procurement and ERP systems (e.g., Coupa, Oracle Fusion, SAP, Workday, etc.)ITSM systems (ServiceNow, Jira, etc.)Security/Trust/Risk systems (e.g., OneTrust, ProcessUnity, etc.)Data visualization systems (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Looker, etc.)IdPs (e.g., Okta, Azure AD, OneLogin, etc.)
- Knowledge of enterprise business processes (e.g., procure-to-pay, quote-to-cash, etc.) that intersect with digital contracting processes
- Solid understanding of enterprise application integration technologies (e.g., event-based integration, RESTful concepts, middleware approaches, etc.)
- Experience with tools and techniques for enabling analytics, data-based insights, artificial intelligence
- Experience with common enterprise architecture principles such as persona-based journeys, process orchestration, master data management, etc
- Good understanding of security processes, regulations, standards & challenges involved in cloud or hybrid applications
- Articulate, consultative and pragmatic approach with mature written and verbal communication skills
- Comfortable with AI/LLM configuration, prompt design, and evaluation, and related tools (i.e. Claude Code)
What the job involves
- Enterprise Architects at Ironclad are customer-facing advisors on both technical and business architecture
- They wield deep and broad technical expertise with real-world solutions, marry this with business strategy experience and consultative skills, and serve as trusted advisors to our customers across our relationship with them, from pre-sales to deployment to operations
- As an Enterprise Architect at Ironclad, you'll work cross-functionally with our sales, product, engineering and customer success teams to architect solutions based on the business goals of our customers, our partners and Ironclad
- These solutions need to not just function, but also drive business value and accelerate the innovation that we are driving in the contract lifecycle management domain
- You play a critical role in driving our customers and partners to the architectures that will realize this innovation and all of its potential
- Our company and our customer base are both growing rapidly, and as an Ironclad Enterprise Architect you will be helping to design and build the foundational pillars of our vision for the future of contract lifecycle management
- If you’d like to join us on this mission, let’s talk!
- Engage with prospective customers to understand their overall goals and advise on solutions involving the Ironclad platform and their enterprise systems that deliver value
- Advise Ironclad, customer and partner implementation teams on high-value architecture practices, either as a billable resource or as a strategic investment in customer success
- Engage with customers in a variety of modes, including ad hoc collaborative sessions, structured workshops, and as part of a deployment project team
- Develop and nurture long-term advisory relationships with our larger customers and partners, from the executive stakeholder level downwards, to ensure long-term value of Ironclad-based architectures within their business contexts
- Develop on-the-ground intelligence for the Ironclad product team on business and technical drivers that should influence our product roadmap
- Share your expertise through various Ironclad content channels, providing guidance on solution patterns for common system/process/business contexts
Our take
Business contracting is often inefficient and messy, with approvals required from various stakeholders and many processes still paper-based. Ironclad is a platform that digitises, automates, and streamlines contract workflows, allowing legal teams to focus on legal work rather than paperwork. Its platform features collaborative tools that facilitate business operations and extract and catalogue contract metadata, making information easier to access and act upon. Its enterprise customers include Dropbox, Mastercard, Pixar, Fox, and L’Oréal.
Despite its success, Ironclad faces competition in the $3 billion contract lifecycle management industry from major players like DocuSign and emerging ones like Contractbook. The company recently announced Ironclad Signature, marking its entry into the $25 billion eSignature market. The new feature speeds up the signature process by an estimated 80% and provides summaries and approval histories to users. This new tool is expected to strengthen Ironclad's position in the sell-side contract lifecycle management market.
Additionally, Ironclad introduced value-based pricing, charging only for completed, signed agreements, unlike other providers who charge for every signature packet sent out. Ironclad, backed by investors like Accel, Sequoia, Y Combinator, and BOND, remains committed to innovating and maintaining its leadership in the contract lifecycle management space.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jan 2022
$150m
SERIES E
Dec 2020
$100m
SERIES D
Total funding: $334.3m
Company benefits
- Dental, and vision insurance
- 401K
- Wellness reimbursement
- Flexible vacation policy
- Generous parental leave for both primary and secondary caregivers
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company HQ
South Beach, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Cai GoGwilt
(Co-Founder & Chief Architect)Studied HSPS at Cambridge, and Computer Science at MIT. Was a Summer Technology Analayst at Goldman Sachs. Worked as a Research Assistant at MIT. Was a Software Engineer at Palantir.
Jason Boehmig
(Co-Founder & Executive Chairman)Former Corporate Lawyer at Fenwick and Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame before founding Ironclad in 2014.
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