Enterprise Architect

Position Overview

We are seeking a bilingual Enterprise Architect to drive growth and technology transformation for UST’s clients in Japan. You will be the strategic technical voice to Japanese enterprise clients — shaping their multi-year technology direction, owning the solution vision, and building the trust that converts client relationships into long-term partnerships. You will engage at CXO level and work closely with Client Partners and offshore teams to ensure the success of the engagement.

Key Responsibilities

Client Technology Advisory

• Serve as the trusted technology advisor to Japanese enterprise clients at CXO and senior leadership level, shaping their view of architecture, platforms, and transformation direction.
• Translate client business priorities and strategic roadmap into technology vision and direction
• Partner with enterprise clients to uncover, analyse and document complex business challenges and legacy IT bottlenecks

Solution Vision & Architecture

• Define the high-level designs, solution blueprints, and technology roadmap for each engagement
• Work with Technical Architects to comprehensively design scalable and secure enterprise architectures
• Identify where cloud, emerging technologies, and AI can deliver demonstrable business value; frame recommendations in terms of outcomes.

Pre-Sales Leadership

• Own the technical pre-sales cycle — solution pitches, PoC narratives, and RFP strategy — driving the technical story that wins client confidence.
• Work with Client Partners to develop account growth strategies and identify new opportunities within existing relationships.

Executive Engagement

• Engage CXO and senior leadership in Japanese, navigating consensus-driven decision-making and building long-term trust through cultural fluency and technical credibility.

Internal Alignment

• Act as the bridge between Japanese client priorities and UST’s delivery, pre-sales, and leadership teams; direct the Technical Architect on solution vision and client context.
• Feed client and market insights back to UST leadership to inform account strategy and Japan positioning.

Required Qualifications

Experience

• 15 years in enterprise architecture, technical consulting, or systems integration, with a strong track record in pre-sales and CXO-level advisory.
• Demonstrated experience advising senior stakeholders on technology strategy and transformation across multi-year programmes.
• Sector experience in one or more of: manufacturing, automotive, industrial electronics, semiconductors, logistics, financial services, or public sector.
• Prior experience working with Japanese enterprise clients or in the Japan IT services market strongly preferred.

Technical Breadth

• Working knowledge across cloud platforms, integration patterns, data architecture, and security — sufficient to make credible architectural recommendations and engage confidently with client technical teams.
• Experience leading digital transformation programmes spanning cloud adoption, application modernisation, and enterprise platform change
• Experience and comfort using AI tools for building applications
• Experience in large multi-year, multi-vendor engagement environments.

Language

• Japanese: JLPT N2 minimum; N1 or native preferred. Must conduct independent executive meetings and build senior client relationships in Japanese.
• English: professional fluency required.

Market Knowledge

• Proven ability to work within Japanese corporate culture, including consensus-building processes, business etiquette, and vendor-client dynamics.

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Established relationships within the IT leadership community in Japan at CIO/CTO/CDO level; ability to open doors independently.
• Architecture or cloud certifications: TOGAF, AWS/Azure/GCP professional level, or SAFe.
• Prior experience in a GSI, Big 4, or technology vendor pre-sales role in Japan.

Reporting Structure

• Reports to: Country Head – Japan
• Works closely with: Technical Architect, Client Partners, Offshore Delivery and Architecture Teams, Pre-Sales Leadership