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About Tachyon Technologies:
Tachyon Technologies is a Digital Transformation consulting firm that partners with businesses to implement customer-focused business transformation. Aligned with SAP's digital core, Tachyon Technologies collaborates with its clients to transform their business by leveraging existing IT investments and leading-edge digital solutions to positively impact their customers' experience. From initiation through realization, Tachyon Technologies understands what it takes for a consulting partner to be effective and strives to deliver a meaningful solution that exceeds its clients' expectations.
Position: Oracle CPQ Lead Architect
Location: Chicago, IL & Houston, TX
Duration: 6-12+ Months
Locals are needed.
Need an Oracle CPQ Lead Architect
Chicago, IL & Houston, TX
Hybrid
Long term
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive CPQ Strategy: Lead the overall CPQ roadmap, architecture, and delivery strategy across the organization.
- Executive Collaboration: Act as the key liaison between technical teams and executive leadership-translating complex technical concepts into business terms and vice versa.
- Business Engagement: Partner with Sales, Finance, Product, and Operations to deeply understand pricing models, product configurations, approval workflows, and quoting needs.
- Solution Architecture: Design scalable and flexible CPQ solutions aligned with business objectives and future-state architecture.
- Team Leadership: Guide and mentor a team of developers, admins, and analysts; oversee offshore/nearshore resources as needed.
- Vendor Management: Engage with software vendors (e.g., Oracle CPQ) to assess capabilities and manage implementation/integration activities.
- Governance & Best Practices: Establish CPQ solution design standards, configuration guidelines, and deployment methodologies.
- Change Management: Ensure successful adoption through training, documentation, and stakeholder communication.
Required Qualifications:
- 10+ years of professional experience in IT or business systems, with at least 5 years in a CPQ architect or lead solutioning role.
- Proven leadership in enterprise-level CPQ implementations (e.g., Oracle CPQ, or similar).
- Deep understanding of product configuration, pricing logic, discounting, approvals, and quote-to-cash processes.
- Strong experience integrating CPQ with CRM, ERP, Billing, and other enterprise platforms.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical solutions to non-technical business stakeholders and C-level executives.
- Track record of leading and scaling cross-functional teams, both technical and business-facing.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field (Master's preferred).
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with Oracle CPQ highly desirable.
- Familiarity with Agile or hybrid project management methodologies.
- Experience in high-growth environments or transformational enterprise projects