Salesforce Technical Architect – Consumer Goods & Retail

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You Are

A Salesforce Tech Arch in the CG&R industry. You thrive in a team setting where you can use your prodigious creative and analytical powers to decimate problems. Leadership skills? You have them in spades, and you have the top-shelf communication, people, and management abilities to bring out the best in team members. Working in an information systems environment makes you more than happy. 

The Work

• Develop upfront CRM strategy & design for Consumer Goods clients during planning phase that lead to large scale CG Cloud RE / TPM implementations

• Responsible for delivering E2E solution architecture and blueprint working with senior client IT executives enabling business outcomes and driving value

• Drive roadmap conversations with client, providing recommendations on implementation timeline and sequencing of capabilities

• Being subject matter expert in either Consumer Goods RE (Retail Execution) or TPM (Trade Promotion Management), with deep understanding of CG Advanced data model, offline mobile architecture, off-platform processing, KPI / Smart UI development.

• Lead technical discussions with client architects on complex topics like Integration Architecture, Data Architecture, Single Sign-on, Security, Encryption, Mobility etc.

• Identify solutions for complex requirements across topics like integration, data, and non-standard CG Cloud capabilities.

• Document technical architecture & designs for development teams to execute.

• Ensure successful delivery of Salesforce.com engagements.

• Support business and functional requirements definition and prioritization/scoping of requirements.

• Maintain and coordinate communication with the customer throughout each project.

• Disseminate best practices on solution positioning and delivery.

• Support pre-sales activities inclusive of participating in sales calls and proposal development

• Mentor junior team members in requirement analysis, fit/gap assessment, design standards, and Salesforce.com best practices.

  Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

  H e re’s What You Need:

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in Consumer Goods technology architecture and delivery of CG cloud engagements.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience with Salesforce.com is required.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If  Associate’s Degree , must have minimum 6 years’ work experience) 

  Bonus Points If:

• Experience in Consumer Goods Cloud (RE, TPM or both)

• Experience with Salesforce Sales, Service, Field Service Lightning, and Communities Cloud preferred.

• Salesforce Consumer Goods AP, System or Application Architect certifications preferred.

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills.

• Customer oriented and great at building client relationships.

• Desire to work in a dynamic work environment and be creative within a team.

• Proven ability to build, manage and foster a team-oriented environment.

• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment.

• Desire to work in an information systems environment.

• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills.

• Excellent leadership and management skills.

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Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $131,100 to $302,400

Colorado $131,100 to $261,300

District of Columbia $139,600 to $278,200

New York $121,400 to $302,400

Maryland $121,400 to $241,900

Washington $139,600 to $278,200

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