Act as part of a Professional Services team, work productively with other Consultants, Architects, Program/Project Managers, and other internal & external interfaces to ensure that the customer succeeds in their objectives. As a Lead Architect resource, responsible for the translation of business requirements into specific process aligned designs for the Siemens PLM Software solution based on multi product/multi industry domain knowledge and best practices in the subject area applied to strategic and complex Enterprise Programs across Zone, in order for the Siemens PLM Software solution to deliver market leading solutions and provide value to the customer. Work with Product Development in the creation of the product roadmap and influence the design of new product functionality and industry solutions. Completely in line with program & project processes and messaging, interact with the customer to support the management of customer expectations and support customer adoption by leveraging the complete Siemens Delivery framework. Act as solution consultant to strategic Global Sales/PreSales pursuits and Services projects, providing guidance through the complexity of solution architecture options and the long term roadmap for the solution. Act as the ultimate authority on architectural design to address business problems. Provides direction for process design, process integration and process change activities either internally or at customer sites. Where required lead the 9 elements of the PLM deployment framework Consults on strategic and/or complex Enterprise Programs across Zone, of diverse scope that require specialist expertise and high levels of technical leadership. Where required, act as Lead Solution Architect or account champion for specific Global programs. Works under self management within project and/ or task constraints and will determine solutions, methods and procedures on assignments/projects. Provides guidance and mentoring to other architects within and beyond immediate project or program, on the architecture of multi -domain PLM solutions to other Services Solution Architects and consultants globally. Participate in Global Solution Architecture Community of Practice, promoting adoption into the Zones and ensuring that knowledge and lessons learnt are shared across Zone boundaries. Leverage relevant templates in the leadership of project solutions in own specialist area worldwide, and curate best practices and templates, providing mentoring in the creation and adoption of templates and solutions within the SPLM Delivery Framework. The principal Solution Architect is well experienced in the business requirements and processes for two or more industries and with multiple SPLM products.