Principal Salesforce Solution & Platform Architect driving Salesforce solutions for global commercial excellence. Lead and optimize Salesforce capabilities to enhance business opportunities with a strong focus on collaboration.
Responsibilities
Be a thought leader on the Global Salesforce Commercial Platforms IT team and beyond
Responsible for owning the business requirement gathering/documentation as well as overall design and configuration of the solutions
Work independently or as part of a delivery team to implement new experience solutions and set them on journey for success and scalability with Salesforce products
Provide thought leadership and architectural guidance on implementation with our key partners, particularly focusing on optimization of Salesforce solutions
Translates business requirements into well-architected solutions that best leverage the Salesforce platforms and products
Provide detailed level of effort estimates for proposed solutions
Articulate the benefits and risks to a solution’s feasibility and functionality
Provide hands-on, expert-level technical assistance to Salesforce admins and developers
Coach and mentor junior technical and functional team members
Assist internal Commercial Business and IT partners with enhancing or expanding their current implementation of Salesforce
Lead business and technical design workshops our internal partners’ Commercial processes and create scalable, sustainable solutions following Salesforce best practices
Conduct Discovery sessions to interpret and deeply understand business requirements while documenting those details in a through and interpretable fashion
Lead Design sessions by evaluating and translating business needs to advise a best practice design of the Salesforce platform/features which will satisfy the internal partners’ requirements
Document Design recommendations into a requirement design workbook which can include workflow diagrams, data mapping/models, business process details, etc.
Maintain a deep understanding of Salesforce products to be a trusted thought leader and advisor with your partners
Configure the Salesforce platform per design specifications and conduct enablement sessions to the Commercial Enablement teams
Support creation of user acceptance test scripts and execution UAT activities to ensure business requirements are fully met
Proactively identify and escalate potential issues/risks and partner with stakeholders for mitigation/resolution
Participate in establishing best practices, templates, policies, tools, and partnerships to expand and mature capabilities of the internal teams
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree
7+ years of experience with a bachelor’s degree or 5+ years of experience with an advanced degree
Experience working as an architect, solution engineer, IT consultant or developer in a customer facing role that provided differentiated software technology solutions
Ability to understand and document business requirements as well provide predictive recommendations by actively listening and asking probing questions
In-depth knowledge and experience with successfully managing enterprise software application implementations with waterfall and agile methodologies
Experience with spearheading initiatives with cross-functional teams on several concurrent projects
Record of professional achievements with a track record of delighted, successful, and satisfied customers
Ability to create structure in ambiguous situations, and design effective processes
Experience in working with complex, multi-divisional, multi-geographical partners
Passion to be an expert on the Salesforce ecosystem and for being part of a fast-growing Global IT organization
Ability to work and stay connected with various internal and external cross-functional teams
Thrive in a fast-paced environment with ability to prioritize and multi-task
Self-motivated and director; Fast learner
Ability to work in a dynamic environment in which the requirements are not always well defined and priorities change frequently
Strong communication, presentation, consultative and leadership skills
Strong interpersonal and presentation skills with strong verbal and written communication
Comfortable in supporting and working with global partners across many time zones
Deep understanding of CRM (Salesforce, Siebel, Dynamics 365) architecture and administration
Functional understanding of data analysis and database architecture (SQL and NoSQL structures)
Experience leading complex technology deployments, including with a diverse non-technical audience
Proven ability to manage multiple projects at once and deliver for internal and external stakeholders
Proven ability to learn new skills and technology quickly and independently
Experience defining the system architecture landscape, identifying gaps between current and designed end-states, and delivering a comprehensive solution that will enable achievement of the designed business outcomes
Strong understanding of the Salesforce product suite, including Health Cloud, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Community, as well as Agentforce
Hands-on configuration experience with Salesforce
Understanding of when to apply Apex, Visual Force, and other customization options within the Force.com platform
Experience in enterprise-level Salesforce projects using both waterfall and agile software development methodologies
Strong knowledge of Data management and Analytics
Experience with integrations, data models, and data structures
Proven ability to design and optimize business processes and integrate business processes across disparate system
Solid understanding of environment management, release management, code versioning best practices, and deployment methodologies
Hands-on at least 2 years of Consulting or related experience
Work with enterprise and technical architect(s) to provide a consensus-based enterprise solution that is scalable, adaptable and in synchronization with ever changing client needs
Experience integrating Salesforce with different business systems, as well as working with integration tools (ETL, CPQ, marketing automation, analytics, etc.)
Strong Salesforce to external system integration (using APOs and IPaaS tools like MuleSoft, Informatica Cloud, WebMethods, Kafka, etc.)
Experience managing offshore development resources in a particular technical area (those being configuration, customization, data migration, integration)
Experience with Salesforce single-org deployments and multi-org consolidations
Coding experience and a willingness to work with or demo code-centric solutions (APEX, Java, C#, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, or other modern languages)
Web based and mobile application development and architecture
Active Salesforce certifications or ability to achieve relevant certifications upon hire (Administrator, Platform App Builder, Sales/Service/Marketing/Health Cloud Consultant, Application Architect, Integration Architecture Designer, Sharing and Visibility Designer, Integration Architecture Designer, Agentforce Specialist, etc.)
Benefits
Health, Dental and vision insurance
Health Savings Account
Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
Life insurance
Long-term disability leave
Dependent daycare spending account
Tuition assistance/reimbursement
Simple Steps (global well-being program)
Incentive plans
401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
Short-term disability
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Employee Assistance Program
Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)
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