Salesforce Architect (m/f/d)

Your Responsibilities

Salesforce Platform Architecture & Design

• Own the end-to-end Salesforce architecture covering Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud (Portals), Revenue Cloud, and integrations.
• Translate complex business requirements into scalable, secure, and reusable Salesforce solutions, aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
• Define Salesforce reference architectures, design patterns, and non-functional requirements (performance, scalability, security).
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security, GDPR, and integration standards.

Functional leadership

• Drive and deliver the vision and roadmap for Business Partner Portals, including:
  • Customer portals
  • Supplier and partner portals
  • B2B commerce and self-service experiences
• Define adoption, usability, and experience KPIs; continuously optimize customer and partner engagement.

Technical Leadership & Governance

• Act as technical authority for all Salesforce initiatives, including custom development (Apex, LWC, APIs).
  • Lead and mentor Salesforce developers, administrators, and external partners.
  • Establish and enforce:
  • Salesforce development standards
  • CI/CD and release management practices
  • Code quality, security, and documentation standards
• Lead architectural reviews and approve solution designs across projects

Stakeholders & Delivery Leadership

• Act as the primary Salesforce and portals advisor to business stakeholders across Sales, Service, Marketing, Supply Chain, and IT.
• Lead requirement discovery workshops and translate outcomes into actionable solution designs.
• Provide delivery oversight from concept to production and post‑go‑live optimization.
• Support executive discussions with clear architectural narratives and business impact articulation.

Your Qualifications

Experience

• 7+ years of Salesforce platform experience, including solution or technical architect roles.
• Proven experience delivering experience portals, B2B commerce, or customer-facing platforms.
• Experience working in complex enterprise IT environments with multiple integrations.
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Technical Skills

• Salesforce: Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud; Revenue Cloud knowledge strong advantage.
• Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), declarative automation.
• API‑based integrations, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices.
• Web application development (Java, front-end technologies)
• Cloud platform exposure (AWS, Azure)
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Soft skills

• Strategic thinker with the ability to connect architecture to business value.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills at senior leadership level.
• Proven mentoring and team leadership capabilities.
• Ownership mindset with readiness to grow into a department level accountability role