About The Team

The Information Technology team at Rubrik influences business processes, employee experience, and technologies to scale our organization to $1B+. This team creates operational efficiency across the company by centralizing the management of Infrastructure, Technology, and Data. The IT team ensures all stages of the software development lifecycle in a secured environment and scrutinizes the deployment of proper processes along with governance. They champion Rubrik on Rubrik and are the first customers of the Engineering teams at Rubrik.

Rubrik Corp IT is constructed of 100% SaaS and 0% on-premises. The IT team caters to accelerated enhancement of business value and multiple day-to-day business processes through our varied SaaS applications like Salesforce.com, Oracle Netsuite, Workday, Snowflake, Etrade, jitterbit, Allocadia, etc. This team also delivers high-paced business outcomes with 100% system uptime backed by agile, nimble, simple, but cohesive Cloud architectures.

About The Role

As the Go-to-Market Principal Architect, you will be responsible for defining and driving the technical vision, strategy, and execution plan that supports our organization’s market-facing initiatives such as product launches, quote-to-cash process, order EDI, and Trade Compliance. Working closely with the CIO, you will design and oversee complex technology solutions that enable strategic partnerships, revenue growth, and innovation. Your role will bridge the gap between business objectives and technical execution, ensuring that all architectural decisions align with our go-to-market strategies. In addition your GTM domain knowledge will help you proactively surface key process mis-alignments across the opportunity to cash funnel early on initiatives.

What You'll Do

Technical Leadership and Strategy

– Collaborate with the CIO and executive leadership to influence the overall technical roadmap for go-to-market initiatives.

– Provide thought leadership on emerging technologies and industry trends, ensuring our solutions stay ahead of the market curve.

– Develop reference architectures, best practices, and design standards that guide IT delivery teams.

Solution Architecture and Delivery

– Contribute to the evaluation, selection, and integration of technology stacks, platforms, and services that support customer-facing products.

– Oversee the design and interface of systems to ensure seamless collaboration among internal teams, external partners, and end-users.

– Partner with product teams to ensure that cross functional process design does not functionally misalign and that the technical solutions align with product strategies and business requirements.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

– Work closely with product, sales, and marketing teams to ensure that technical architectures enable rapid, high-quality product launches.

– Collaborate with security, data, and operations teams to align solutions with organizational standards and compliance requirements.

Governance and Best Practices

– Define governance frameworks for technology decisions, ensuring alignment with the overall IT strategy and organizational goals.

– Monitor and refine architectural guidelines, ensuring continuous improvement in processes and outcomes.

Experience You'll Need

Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
15+ years of experience in Go-to-market related software architecture, systems design, or a similar leadership role within IT.
Proven track record of leading complex, large-scale solution designs with a focus on go-to-market strategies.
Knowledge of SaaS platforms that power GTM processes including CRM and ERP
Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business language.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders, and the ability to connect with senior business leaders that are stakeholders in GTM strategies
Experience working cross-functionally with product, marketing, sales, finance and accounting teams to deliver market-facing solutions.

Why join us?

In this role, you will have the unique opportunity to influence and shape the technical & functional direction for initiatives that directly drive our market success. Reporting to the CIO, you will influence high-level business decisions while remaining deeply connected to the innovative technologies that power our products and services. If you are passionate about technology, strategy, and delivering tangible market impact, we invite you to apply for this transformative role.

The minimum and maximum base salaries for this role are posted below; additionally, the role is eligible for bonus potential, equity and benefits. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the role based on U.S. location. Within the range, the salary offered will be determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US Pay Range

$219,400—$307,400 USD

Join Us in Securing the World's Data

Rubrik (RBRK), the Security and AI Operations Company, leads at the intersection of data protection, cyber resilience, and enterprise AI acceleration. Rubrik Security Cloud delivers complete cyber resilience by securing, monitoring, and recovering data, identities, and workloads across clouds. Rubrik Agent Cloud accelerates trusted AI agent deployments at scale by monitoring and auditing agentic actions, enforcing real-time guardrails, fine-tuning for accuracy and undoing agentic mistakes.

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Inclusion @ Rubrik

At Rubrik, we are dedicated to fostering a culture where people from all backgrounds are valued, feel they belong, and believe they can succeed. Our commitment to inclusion is at the heart of our mission to secure the world’s data.

Our goal is to hire and promote the best talent, regardless of background. We continually review our hiring practices to ensure fairness and strive to create an environment where every employee has equal access to opportunities for growth and excellence. We believe in empowering everyone to bring their authentic selves to work and achieve their fullest potential.

Our inclusion strategy focuses on three core areas of our business and culture:

Our Company: We are committed to building a merit-based organization that offers equal access to growth and success for all employees globally. Your potential is limitless here.
Our Culture: We strive to create an inclusive atmosphere where individuals from all backgrounds feel a strong sense of belonging, can thrive, and do their best work. Your contributions help us innovate and break boundaries.
Our Communities: We are dedicated to expanding our engagement with the communities we operate in, creating opportunities for underrepresented talent and driving greater innovation for our clients. Your impact extends beyond Rubrik, contributing to safer and stronger communities.

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Rubrik is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Rubrik provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Rubrik complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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