Principal Technical Architect

Get to Know Us:
It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they're doing!
At BlackLine, we're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business of enterprise applications.
Since being founded in 2001, BlackLine has become a leading provider of cloud software that automates and controls the entire financial close process. Our vision is to modernize the finance and accounting function to enable greater operational effectiveness and agility, and we are committed to delivering innovative solutions and services to empower accounting and finance leaders around the world to achieve Modern Finance.
Being a best-in-class SaaS Company, we understand that bringing in new ideas and innovative technology is mission critical. At BlackLine we are always working with new, cutting edge technology that encourages our teams to learn something new and expand their creativity and technical skillset that will accelerate their careers.
Work, Play and Grow at BlackLine!
Make Your Mark:
We are seeking a visionary and hands-on Principal Architect & Innovation thought leader to drive technical excellence and strategic execution across our emerging product lines-currently including Studio. This global role is pivotal in shaping our implementation execution, driving implementation efficiency, and supporting cross-functional collaboration to accelerate time-to-value (TTV), increase end user adoption, and mitigate churn & attrition.
You'll Get To:

• Serve as the principal architect for new and emerging products with a global remit, guiding scalable, forward-looking solutions across diverse client needs.
• Collaborate closely with the Pillar, Product Management, Engineering, Customer Success, Implementation, Support, and other teams to ensure solution alignment and successful go-to-market execution.
• Develop and document leading implementation practices and frameworks to accelerate onboarding, reduce delivery friction, and improve overall customer experience.
• Support and scale the COE by mentoring teams, enabling knowledge sharing, and institutionalizing implementation standards across the business.
• Act as a senior escalation point and technical authority for high-stakes implementations and complex solution design challenges.
• Maintain a hands-on role in select strategic projects, with a target of 35% billable utilization, to ensure practical expertise and direct impact.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree or 10 years of equivalent work experience
• Proven experience as a senior or principal architect in a SaaS, enterprise software, or systems integration environment. Commensurate experience in implementations and/or product management in lieu of architect experience.
• Deep domain knowledge of finance automation, accounting workflows, or related business process solutions-experience with FRA, JRA, Studio, or comparable products strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to rapidly learn and adapt to emerging technologies and evolving product capabilities.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives that span product, engineering, and customer-facing teams.
• Strong understanding of product lifecycle, including influence over product roadmaps, feedback loops, and customer rollout strategies.
• Experience designing and scaling implementation frameworks to improve time-to-value (TTV) and drive customer adoption.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and influence at all levels of the organization.
• Track record of balancing strategic vision with hands-on execution, including direct project involvement and client-facing solution design.

Thrive at BlackLine Because You Are Joining:

• A technology-based company with a sense of adventure and a vision for the future. Every door at BlackLine is open. Just bring your brains, your problem-solving skills, and be part of a winning team at the world's most trusted name in Finance Automation!
• A culture that is kind, open, and accepting. It's a place where people can embrace what makes them unique, and the mix of cultural backgrounds and varying interests cultivates diverse thought and perspectives.
• A culture where BlackLiner's continued growth and learning is empowered. BlackLine offers a wide variety of professional development seminars and inclusive affinity groups to celebrate and support our diversity.

BlackLine is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, age, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, ancestry, color, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, medical condition, genetic information, or any other protected class or category recognized by applicable equal employment opportunity or other similar laws.
BlackLine recognizes that the ways we work and the workplace itself has shifted. We innovate in a workplace that optimizes a combination of virtual and in-person interactions to maximize collaboration and nurture our culture. Candidates who live within a reasonable commute to one of our offices will work in the office at least 2 days a week.
Salary Range:
USD $112,000.00 - USD $140,000.00
Pay Transparency Statement:
Placement within this range depends upon several factors, including the applicant's prior relevant job experience, skill set, and geographic location.
In addition to base pay, BlackLine also offers short-term and long-term incentive programs, based on eligibility, along with a robust offering of benefit and wellness plans.
We are committed to pay transparency and ensuring candidates have clear information about compensation expectations. For roles that include variable incentive components such as an Incentive Compensation Plan (ICP) or On-Target Earnings (OTE), the compensation structure may follow a split model - for example, a 50/50, 70/30, or 60/40 ratio between base salary and variable incentive.
BlackLine is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation that would better enable your success during the application or interview process, please complete this form.
Accommodations:
BlackLine is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation that would better enable your success during the application or interview process, please complete this form.