Technical Practice Leader – Global Salesforce

at  Slalom Consulting

Slalom is a purpose-led, global business and technology consulting company. Our purpose—to help people and organizations dream bigger, move faster, and build better tomorrows for all—guides everything we do. And our north star is our vision of a world in which each person has the opportunity to love their life and work.
Since our consulting business started in 2001, Slalom has grown rapidly to 13,000+ team members in six countries and 43 markets. We have close partnerships with over 400 leading technology providers, including AWS, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, Snowflake, and Tableau.
From strategy to implementation, our approach is fiercely human. We deeply understand our customers—and their customers—to deliver practical, end-to-end solutions that drive meaningful impact.

JOB TITLE: SALESFORCE DATA CLOUD ARCHITECT

We’re looking for individuals who have experience implementing Salesforce Data Cloud or similar platforms and are passionate about customer data. The ideal candidate has a desire for continuous professional growth and can deliver complex, end-to-end Data Cloud implementations from strategy and design, through to data ingestion, segment creation, and activation; all while working alongside both our clients and other delivery disciplines.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Familiarity with Salesforce’s technical architecture: APIs, Standard and Custom Objects, APEX. Proficient with ANSI SQL and supported functions in Salesforce Data Cloud
• Salesforce Administrator certification is required, Data Cloud certification preferred. Additional Salesforce certifications are a plus
• Strong proficiency toward presenting complex business and technical concepts using visualization aids
• Ability to conceptualize and craft sophisticated wireframes, workflows, and diagrams
• Strong understanding of data management concepts, including data quality, data distribution, data modeling and data governance
• Detailed understanding of the fundamentals of digital marketing and complementary Salesforce products that organizations may use to run their business. Experience defining strategy, developing requirements, and implementing practical business solutions.
• Experience in delivering projects using Agile-based methodologies
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred, but not required
• Open to travel (up to 50%)

• Responsible for business requirements gathering, architecture design, data ingestion and modeling, identity resolution setup, calculated insight configuration, segment creation and activation, end-user training, and support procedures
• Lead technical conversations with both business and technical client teams; translate those outcomes into well-architected solutions that best utilize Salesforce Data Cloud and the wider Salesforce ecosystem
• Ability to direct technical teams, both internal and client-side
• Provide subject matter expertise as warranted via customer needs and business demands
• Build lasting relationships with key client stakeholders and sponsors
• Collaborate with digital specialists across disciplines to innovate and build premier solutions
• Participate in compiling industry research, thought leadership and proposal materials for business development activities
• Experience with scoping client work
• Experience with hyperscale data platforms (ex: Snowflake), robust database modeling and data governance is a plus.