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Technical Architect-May 2024
Paris
May 5, 2025
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About Technical Architect

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  Job Category

  Customer Success

  Job Details

  About Salesforce

  We're Salesforce, the Customer Company, inspiring the future of business with AI+ Data +CRM. Leading with our core values, we help companies across every industry blaze new trails and connect with customers in a whole new way. And, we empower you to be a Trailblazer, too - driving your performance and career growth, charting new paths, and improving the state of the world. If you believe in business as the greatest platform for change and in companies doing well and doing good - you've come to the right place.

  About Salesforce

  We're Salesforce, the Customer Company, inspiring the future of business with AI + Data + CRM. Leading with our core values, we help companies across every industry blaze new trails and connect with customers in a whole new way. And, we empower you to be a Trailblazer, too - driving your performance and career growth, charting new paths, and improving the state of the world. If you believe in business as the greatest platform for change and in companies doing well and doing good - you've come to the right place.

  Department Description

  Salesforce Professional Services focuses on delivering strategic engagements that define transformational opportunities and articulate clear plans for execution of change programs. We rely on our team's expertise and specialisms to engage with executive-level customers to agree on specific business goals and actions to ignite the full value of Salesforce.

  Our approach considers people, process, and technology - and a successful engagement includes recommendations to the business for change to support deeper, more relevant use of the Salesforce platform.

  Are you passionate about Customer Success and would you like to work at the forefront of Digital Innovation at one of the most exciting CRM companies?

  Role Description

  Our team collaborates with our Customers and Partners during project cycle to share their extensive knowledge of the Salesforce.com platform and product suite. Combined with their experience in technical architecture, enterprise integration, and business solution implementation, they directly drive toward the best possible solutions. They paint a solution vision, architect the system and provide guidance during the implementation. Based on seniority they are involved in the building of solutions (configuration and coding) and/or leading diverse teams of resources in delivery or in strategic aspects:

  Technical Architectsare highly effective interacting across technical and business resources from the developer level through mid-management and above and are therefore a trusted advisor for business and technology collaborators. Finally, with experience in software delivery cycles based on agile methodologies the architect supports and is in close alignment with project management activities.

  Your Impact

  Through our extended onboarding program of formal certification, internal training, knowledge transfer, hands on experience and closely working with other Technical and Program Architects you will become a Salesforce Domain Authority at the forefront of our Architecture offerings, delivering outstanding customer success.

  To be successful in the role you:

  Ensure scalable and standard methodology solutions to meet and exceed customer needsGuide the evaluation of business and technical requirementsBuild relationships with key collaborators and team membersAct as lead architect for the overall engagement by coordinating and aligning work of multiple architects on the teamAlign with project and engagement managers to support planning and implementation in close collaboration with the customerReview and guide project vision and direction, implementation approach and key artefactsDirect early solution evaluation, including proactive management of issues and effective engagement with executives, the account team, engineering, and product managementWhere required, hands-on application configuration to meet customer needsDirect and mentor diverse teams, such as customers, partners, and colleagues in technical delivery aspects, as well as non-technical topics such as communication strategies or executive influenceFuel our internal growth by identifying, leading or contributing to internal pivotal initiatives, such as innovations, building up a strategic brand, and nurture teammates' skills by sharing knowledge.Where required, support pre-sales activities to position Salesforce ServicesContribute to broader goals by becoming a citizen philanthropist and give back to our communities by joining or leading volunteering activities

  Basic Requirements

  Hands-on technical consulting and solution implementation experience for a major software domain (e.g. CRM, ERP, HR) as well as coding experience in object oriented languagesAbility to analyze, design, and optimize business processes via technology and integrationExperience in guiding customers and project members in rationalising and deploying emerging technology for business use casesWork independently and as part of a distributed team and a willingness to take ownership of problemsRapidly learn new technologies as well as strong presentation, communication and facilitation skillsExperience will be evaluated based on alignment to the core competencies for the role (e.g. extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer work, etc.).Fluent in English and FrenchAvailable to travel regionally and occasionally internationally depending on customer needs

  Preferred Requirements

  A detailed understanding of Web Services, Data Modeling, and Enterprise application integration concepts, including experience with enterprise integration tools (ESBs and/or ETL tools), and common integration design patterns with enterprise systems (e.g. CMS, ERP, HRIS, DWH/DM)Ability to build and maintain key relationships with C-level / mid level and key decision makersExperience as a Senior Architect and/or CTO in a mid to large sized organisation with leadership driving an organisational transformation in a matrixed organisationExperience of defining and delivering enterprise applications on the Salesforce Platform including coded solutions

  Benefits & Perks:

  Check out our benefits site (https://salesforcebenefits.com/international.html) that explains our various benefits, including wellbeing reimbursement, generous parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility benefits, and more.

  Visit for the full breakdown!

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  Posting Statement

  At Salesforce we believe that the business of business is to improve the state of our world. Each of us has a responsibility to drive Equality in our communities and workplaces. We are committed to creating a workforce that reflects society through inclusive programs and initiatives such as equal pay, employee resource groups, inclusive benefits, and more. Learn more about Equality at www.equality.com and explore our company benefits at www.salesforcebenefits.com.

  Salesforce is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. Salesforce does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Salesforce will not pay any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Salesforce.

  Salesforce welcomes all.

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