Senior Salesforce 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