Salesforce Solution Architect - Senior Manager

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Technology Strategy

Management Level

Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary

About the role

We are looking to hire a Salesforce Solution Architect for our Customer Led Transformation team. Our Salesforce Solution Architects understand the full scope of digital solutions and integration components within the enterprise architecture. They work collaboratively with colleagues from various disciplines to define technology objectives, evaluate solution options, and create architectural solutions that align with strategic business goals and operational requirements.

A career in Salesforce Consulting services offers the opportunity to help clients leverage Salesforce technology to enhance customer experiences, drive sustainable change, and achieve results. As leading organisations seek innovative solutions for growth, we assist in reimagining and reinventing businesses with a customer-centric approach. Through rapid prototyping and multi-cloud architecture, we have transformed telecom companies, transport agencies, and neobanks.

Our Salesforce Solution Architects prepare technical blueprints for cost-effective and efficient Salesforce solutions across the various Cloud platforms (Sales, Service, Marketing and integration). They take a leadership role throughout design and delivery to ensure technical solutions meet business needs and align with the organisation's strategic vision. Additionally, they act as technology leaders within our digital and technology practices, offering thought leadership, guidance, and coaching to junior team members.

What your days will look like

• Working with our Clients and Technology Colleagues to prepare technical blueprints for cost effective and efficient Salesforce solutions across all Cloud platforms, taking a solution leadership role throughout design and delivery to help ensure technical solutions continue to meet business requirements.

• Leading the End to end technical solution design across Salesforce, integration and legacy systems.

• Leading the high-level and functional design teams across a variety of industries and placing design & architecture governance at the squad level.

This role is for you if:

The ideal candidates will have a consistent track record in working with the technical and solution architects of global brands, and their teams, to identify, architect and implement technology solutions in support of digital transformation initiatives. Furthermore, the ideal candidates will be:

• Demonstrate visionary architectural thinking by designing scalable, future-ready Salesforce solutions that not only meet current needs but also align with evolving business requirements. Ability to think beyond technology and understand how to align solutions with strategic business outcomes like revenue growth, cost reduction, and improved customer satisfaction.

• Able to build relationships with senior stakeholders such as chief architects and the Head of Technology and often C-suite executives, becoming a trusted advisor and bridging the gap between technology and business. You confidently present architectural visions, solutions, and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical audiences. Experience in multi-cloud architecture (e.g, Sales, Service, Experience and Marketing cloud) and able to leverage these clouds to drive the end to end solution and seamless customer experiences.

• Hold Advanced Salesforce certifications such as Application architect, System Architect, or other domain level certifications with a passion and clear plan achieving CTA (Certified Technical Architect). Experienced in supporting business development activities, including designing and top-down and bottom-up estimating Salesforce solutions based on minimal requirements provided by potential clients

• Proficient in designing and implementing integrations between Salesforce and other enterprise systems using APIs. middleware (such as Mulesoft) and legacy platforms.

• Deeply knowledgeable in data architecture and governance, capable of creating optimised data models that ensures performance at scale and compliance with industry standards. Knowledgeable about Salesforce offering and licensing models, enabling client to maximise  value through appropriate licensing

• Lead End-to-End Delivery across the entire solution life cycle, from strategy and blueprinting to implementation, testing, and post go live support, ensuring seamless execution and alignment with the business objective. Able to bring to bear extensive knowledge of architectural patterns, technology components, vendor solutions and emerging technology trends on digital solution development in one or more industries

• A confident written and verbal communicator, able to clearly explain digital ideas to non-technical audiences and work effectively with non-technical colleagues and business executives. A capable team leader, used to leading teams of consultants, analysts, technologists and third-party suppliers to develop detailed solutions, costs, timescales and methods for delivery of technology solutions

• Seasoned at successfully running the sourcing and selection process for third-party software and other technology components and services, as required to enable delivery of digital transformation solutions. Good understanding of emerging technologies such as AI, automation, and industry specific clouds with the ability to integrate these trends into the solution architecture to enhance business outcome.

• Hold relevant Industry experience across Consulting, Public Sector, Financial Services or Health.

What you’ll receive from us:

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.

We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

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Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Application Software, Business Model Development, Business Process Modeling, Business Systems, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Creativity, Developing Training Materials, Embracing Change, Emerging Technologies, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Enterprise Integration, Enterprise Software, Implementation Research, Implementation Support, Implementing Technology, Inclusion, Influence, Innovative Design, Intellectual Curiosity {+ 26 more}

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Travel Requirements

Up to 60%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date