Salesforce is looking for a Technical Architect (Pre-Sales) at all levels to act as a customer-facing enterprise domain expert. This role uses broad technical skills, industry knowledge, and business acumen to develop Salesforce value propositions aligned to customer business strategies on digital transformation and cloud adoption.
What You'll Do
- Support sales teams in developing Salesforce value propositions aligned to customers’ business strategies on digital transformation and cloud adoption.
- Determine which Salesforce and third party technologies to leverage in customer driven architectures.
- Lead key discussions and considerations around change programs from both a business and technical perspective.
- Help sales teams develop specific, repeatable propositions and go to market strategies.
- Participate in the delivery of solution best practices, reference architectures, educational sessions and industry summits.
What We're Looking For
- Ability to understand business & IT requirements, translate them into a compelling solution, and present to executive, technical, and business audiences.
- Deep knowledge of enterprise software applications and their delivery.
- Some coding experience and willingness to work with code (e.g., Apex, Node, Go, Java, Python).
- Database and data management fundamentals.
- Web and mobile application development and architecture.
- Application lifecycle management.
- Integration principles and tools.
- Enterprise data management tools and methods.
- Process orchestration.
- Principles of network, application, and information security.
- Strong oral, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication and relationship skills.
- Strategic problem solver with thought leadership and comfort communicating with executive audiences.
- Excellent time management skills and the ability to support multiple, concurrent projects.
- Lifelong learner, inquisitive, practical, and passionate about technology and sharing knowledge.
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, Software Engineering, Data Science, other STEM degrees or equivalent work experience. Graduate study a plus.
Nice to Have
- Experience as an architect, solution engineer, IT consultant or developer in a customer facing role providing differentiated software technology solutions.
- Experience working hands-on to build, implement, administrate, or maintain enterprise software (e.g., software engineer, implementation architect).
- Understanding of risk mitigation, compliance and security.
- Experience with design thinking, persona-based discovery or other innovation techniques.
- Proven experience in a specific field, vertical or market segment.
- Knowledge of the Salesforce platform, including Salesforce Certifications and/or Trailhead Superbadges.
Technical Stack
- Apex, Node, Go, R, Java, C#, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Salesforce platform
Benefits & Compensation
- Medical, dental, vision, mental health support
- Paid parental leave
- Life and disability insurance
- 401(k)
- Employee stock purchasing program
- Time off programs
- Compensation: For New York-based roles: $158,200 to $247,730. For California-based roles: $158,200 to $247,730. For Illinois-based roles: $143,850 to $247,730.
Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment.
