Principal Consultant – Manufacturing, Distribution, Automotive Solution Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as a reliable advisor to enterprise architects and business stakeholders regarding security, performance, development processes, and application governance.

• Design and oversee the implementation of Salesforce solutions that fulfill business needs.

• Provide guidance and mentorship to customer and partner teams concerning technical and functional delivery at the program level.

• Assist in shaping the program vision and clearly define project strategies that involve the Force.com platform.

• Advocate for best practices in application and integration development, enterprise architecture standards, solution architecture and design, environment management, testing, and platform education.

• Lead the creation of application and technical design documents that integrate Salesforce with customer infrastructure.

• Diagnose customer implementation challenges and spearhead the evaluation of business and technical requirements.

• Cultivate relationships with business partners and support the expansion of the broader consulting practice.

• Direct internal strategic initiatives, enhance practice knowledge and resources, and mentor both technical and non-technical Salesforce colleagues.

• Recognize opportunities to utilize Salesforce and integration tools effectively.

• Engage in comprehensive implementation planning, addressing project, issue, communication, and change management.

• Build trusted advisor relationships with client stakeholders by offering insights and future product roadmaps.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of enterprise consulting experience, including the implementation of standard enterprise software solutions and management of junior technical staff.

• At least 2 years of experience as an architect in a mid-sized organization with proven leadership capabilities.

• A minimum of 2 years of external consulting experience, including over 3 years in CRM consulting.

• Practical experience with CRM products such as Salesforce, Siebel, Oracle, Clarify, Vantive, PeopleSoft, or NetSuite.

• Familiarity with enterprise architecture domains, including integration technologies, single sign-on, and master data management.

• Knowledge of Waterfall and/or Agile implementation methodologies.

• Multiple Salesforce certifications, such as Admin, Sales Cloud Consultant, Service Cloud Consultant, App Builder, Platform Developer 1, Marketing Cloud, or CPQ.

• Experience in application development using JavaScript, XML, HTTP, Java, C++, ASP, and SQL.

• A Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and/or Information Technology is preferred, or equivalent experience.

• Proven ability to lead people and build long-term client relationships.

• Capacity to collaborate within large, matrixed organizations, including experience working with offshore teams and delivery.

• A client-centric mindset focused on identified customer needs and goals.

• Capability to assume ownership and accountability for client success.

• Proficiency in presenting complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Ability to create strategies or roadmaps for client onboarding or digital transformation.

• Strong dedication to service, integrity, resilience, team development, and innovative strategy.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity to advance towards becoming a Certified Technical Architect (CTA) in Salesforce.

• Commitment to equal opportunity and a diverse, inclusive workplace.

• Participation in voluntary demographic surveys with no negative repercussions for refusal.