Head of Solutions Architecture - EMEA

Head of Solutions Architecture – EMEA

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About ClickHouse

Recognized on the 2025 Forbes Cloud 100 list, ClickHouse is one of the most innovative and fast-growing private cloud companies. With over 2,000 customers and ARR that has more than quadrupled over the past year, ClickHouse leads the market in real‑time analytics, data warehousing, observability, and AI workloads. The company’s momentum was confirmed in its recent $350M Series C financing that included Tier‑One investors such as Khosla Ventures, BOND, IVP, Battery Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners. ClickHouse is on a mission to transform how companies use data and grow a vibrant user community as a cloud‑first company.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead, mentor, and scale the EMEA Solutions Architecture team, setting technical standards, best practices, and a strong customer‑first culture.
• Partner closely with Sales, Product, and Engineering leadership to drive successful outcomes across enterprise and commercial customers.
• Serve as a senior technical advisor to customers, engaging at all levels from C‑suite stakeholders to architects, data engineers, and developers.
• Translate complex business and technical requirements into scalable, cloud‑native solution designs, including architecture, migrations, workflows, and data visualisation.
• Guide and support high‑impact proofs of concept (POCs) and reference architectures that accelerate adoption and expansion.
• Evangelise ClickHouse\’s vision, architecture, and value proposition across the EMEA market, including participation in executive briefings, events, and community initiatives.
• Drive regional initiatives that help customers transform raw data into actionable insights aligned with clear business outcomes.
• Provide feedback from the field to inform product strategy, roadmap priorities, and go‑to‑market execution.

What You Bring

• Significant experience in Solutions Architecture, Sales Engineering, or a similar customer‑facing technical leadership role, with prior people‑management experience.
• Strong background working with open‑source software business models and cloud‑first technologies.
• Hands‑on experience designing and supporting scalable, highly available distributed systems.
• Proven ability to balance strategic leadership with hands‑on technical engagement when needed.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to bridge business goals and technical solutions.
• Experience operating in fast‑growing, high‑change environments and building teams from early stages.

Bonus Points For

• Experience deploying applications or selling into environments with major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Familiarity with database technologies, data modelling, and analytical workloads.
• Prior experience supporting multiple countries or regions within EMEA.

Compensation

For roles based in the United States, the typical starting salary range for this position is listed above. In certain locations—such as Los Angeles, CA; the San Francisco Bay Area, CA; the Seattle, WA area; and the New York City Metro Area—a premium market range may apply.

Compensation ranges reflect the minimum and maximum pay for this role at the time of posting. The actual compensation may be higher or lower than the amounts listed, and may be subject to future adjustments. Placement within the range depends on various factors, including education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, location, performance, and business needs.

If you have any questions or comments about compensation, please contact us at paytransparency@clickhouse.com.

Perks

• Flexible work environment – ClickHouse is a globally distributed, remote‑friendly company operating in 20 countries.
• Health care – Employer contributions towards your health care.
• Equity – Every new team member receives stock options.
• Time off – Flexible time off in the US and generous entitlement in other countries.
• $500 home‑office setup for remote employees.
• Global gatherings – Opportunities to engage with colleagues at company‑wide offsites.

Culture – We All Shape It

As part of our first 500 employees, you will be instrumental in shaping ClickHouse’s culture. Learn more about our values here. Check out our blog posts or follow us on LinkedIn to find out more about what’s happening at ClickHouse.

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