Salesforce Architect

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Salesforce Architect with deep expertise in Sales Cloud to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience designing, implementing, and optimizing Salesforce solutions, particularly around Sales Cloud. As a Salesforce Architect, you will work closely with business stakeholders, developers, and administrators to deliver scalable and robust Salesforce solutions that align with business goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Solution Architecture: Design and architect scalable Salesforce solutions tailored to business needs, particularly focusing on Sales Cloud.
• Integration: Lead integration efforts between Salesforce and other enterprise systems, ensuring seamless data flow.
• Customization: Develop and recommend custom solutions using Salesforce configurations, workflows, process automation, and custom objects.
• Data Strategy: Implement best practices for data management, including data migration, cleansing, and deduplication.
• Technical Leadership: Guide and mentor development teams in Salesforce best practices and technical design.
• Sales Cloud Expertise: Provide subject matter expertise in Sales Cloud, including Lead Management, Opportunity Management, Forecasting, and Sales Automation.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with stakeholders to gather requirements, translate them into technical solutions, and ensure their successful implementation.
• Governance & Compliance: Ensure all Salesforce implementations follow security, compliance, and governance standards.
• Documentation: Create detailed design and architecture documentation for all implemented solutions.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay up to date with the latest Salesforce trends, releases, and best practices to recommend improvements and innovations.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• 8+ years of Salesforce experience, with 5+ years focused on Sales Cloud.
• Salesforce Architect Certification or equivalent experience.
• Strong understanding of Sales Cloud features such as Lead, Account, and Opportunity Management, Sales Path, Forecasting, and more.
• Proven experience with Apex, Visualforce, Lightning Components, and Salesforce APIs.
• Experience integrating Salesforce with external systems using REST/SOAP APIs.
• Strong knowledge of data modeling, data migration, and data integration strategies.
• Excellent understanding of Salesforce security models, sharing rules, and roles.
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Leadership skills with experience managing or mentoring technical teams.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration with business stakeholders and development teams.
• Experience working in Agile development environments is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Salesforce Sales Cloud Consultant certification.
• Experience in Salesforce CPQ, Pardot, or Einstein Analytics.
• Experience working with Marketing Cloud and Service Cloud.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and DevOps practices for Salesforce.
• Hands-on experience with Salesforce DX.