Salesforce Senior Advisory Architect

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To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts. Job Category Customer Success Job Details About Salesforce Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all. Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce. The Professional Services organisation is focused on delivering Salesforce's world-class product and project offerings to ensure customers are getting the most out of the Salesforce Platform. We help customers accelerate their path to value with Salesforce, focused on making sure you’re set up for long-term success to tap into the full capacity of the Salesforce platform, fast. We help you plan your strategic roadmap and we make sure you are building Salesforce so that it’s easy to maintain and adapt down the road, minimising potential technical debt. Our team is made up of thousands of the world’s leading Salesforce experts. We share our own 20 years of product best practices with your team and partners so that you have everything you need to achieve your goals. YOUR IMPACT: Responsibilities Salesforce Professional Services is looking for a Senior Technical Architect. As a Senior Technical Architect, you will be serving as a strategic advisor and Salesforce product and platform expert to the company’s largest, most complex enterprise customers. Here are some salient responsibilities the role entails - Serve as a trusted advisor to the client Identify and lead internal strategic initiatives to grow the consulting practice; serving as an active contributor to the community’s overall knowledge base and expertise Guide customers and colleagues in rationalising and deploying emerging technologies that drive increased business value Work collaboratively and having very strong communications skills, especially in teaching complex concepts, and creative, prescriptive thinking Identify and proactively manage risk areas and commit to seeing an issue through to complete resolution Manage customer expectations; negotiate solutions to complex problems with both the customer and third-party partners Review and correct project/program direction, approach, and key artefacts to keep programs on track and solutions extendable and maintainable going forward Work closely with Delivery Managers, Solution Architects, and directly with clients to architect technology solutions to meet client needs Contribute to a program vision while advising and articulating program/project strategies on enabling technologies including the Salesforce Platform Lead the technical architecture team for an enterprise-level customer engagement From time-to-time, the TA may be expected to partake in other pre-sales activities such as discovery and technical deep-dive sessions, Proof-Of-Concept (POC) development with prospects Liaise with Salesforce product teams to support client implementations Expected to participate in pre-sales activities such as discovery and technical deep-dive sessions, Proof-Of-Concept (POC) development with prospects Travels to client sites for projects, estimated 50-75% MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 12+ years enterprise architecture or consulting experience Strong application design skills combined with strong data, integration, and security architecture skills Strong presentation skills. Able to effectively present and defend a point of view to a variety of audiences Detail-oriented individual with the ability to rapidly learn and take advantage of new concepts, business models, and technologies Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. Able to effectively develop materials that are appropriate for the audience A great listener with the ability to communicate with people in diverse roles Proven ability to analyse, design, and optimise business processes via technology and integration Resourceful and innovative thinker who can work through and solve problems Required Qualities: TRUST: Trusts the company’s core values; shows integrity, transparency, and reliability TEAM PLAYER: Proficient at collaboration and working with members of a team COMMUNICATOR: Speaks and writes with clarity, brevity, and purpose; explains the area of expertise clearly and confidently to others; influences and engages C-Level with authority and confidence PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s degree (or its foreign degree equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering (any field), or a related quantitative discipline. Equivalent demonstrable work experience in lieu of a degree will be considered Application, System Architect, CTA Certifications (Optional) or ability to clear the certifications on hire Ability to convey and convince customers of best practices at various levels within a large organisation Application design and development background Preferred Qualities: LEADERSHIP: Self-aware; proficient at building strong relationships THOUGHT LEADER: Strong point of view and executive presence. Confident, but not arrogant, a great storyteller About Salesforce Founded in 1999, Salesforce is the global leader in Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Companies of every size and industry are using Salesforce to transform their businesses, across sales, service, marketing, commerce, and more by connecting with customers in a whole new way. We harness technologies that can revolutionize companies, careers, and, hopefully, our world. Salesforce is built on a set of four core values: Trust, Customer Success, Innovation, and Equality. By making technology more accessible, we're helping create a future with greater opportunity and equality for all. This has taken our company to great heights, including being named one of the FORTUNE "100 Best Companies to Work For®" for 12 years in a row. There are those who choose to work with the best and brightest. And then, there are those who want to do more than just a job. They are the ones improving lives, not only their careers. Having an impact now instead of later. Doing something that’s so much bigger than themselves, an industry, and their company. We believe everyone can be a Trailblazer. Join Salesforce and discover a future of new opportunities. Unleash Your Potential When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best , and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best . Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world. Accommodations If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form . Please note that Salesforce uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help our recruiters assess and evaluate candidates’ resumes and qualifications throughout the recruiting process. Humans will always make any candidate selection and hiring decisions. Please see our Candidate Privacy Statement for more information about how we use your personal data and your rights, including with regard to use of AI tools and opt out options. 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