Solution Architect - Salesforce
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Role
Architect
Contract
Internship
Salary
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Chicago, Columbus, Detroit, St. Louis - 11/4/2021
JO-2111-14795
Who You’ll Work With
As a modernized technology company, our Slalom Technologists are disrupting the market and bringing to life the art of the possible for our clients. We have passion for building strategies, solutions and creative products to help our clients solve their most complex and interesting business problems. We surround our technologists with interesting challenges, innovative minds and emerging technologies.
As a Platinum Salesforce partner, we help our clients transform the way they connect with their customers. Our team is made up of Salesforce-certified experts with experience across the Salesforce Customer Success Platform and multiple industries. As the 3rd largest global Salesforce partner, we are committed to growing and developing our Salesforce talent, offering continued growth opportunities and exposing our people to interesting and diverse projects.
Who You Are:
You are a self-driven individual with a “get it done” attitude and a passion to solve complex business and technology problems. You work in conjunction with the project Architect to build the technical solution for a client need and you are responsible for addressing advanced technical challenges of project work. Depending on the nature of the project, you will be required to configure the solution within the Salesforce platform and/or perform custom development and may be called on to assist with activities like scoping and documentation.
Job Title: Salesforce - Solution Architect
You are a Salesforce subject matter expert, responsible for client delivery, proposals, new business opportunities, and knowledge management. You work closely with the Product Owner and Technical Architect to understand requirements and enable the authoring/development of quality solutions that meet the requirements.
Responsibilities
- Serves as the technical leader for Salesforce projects onsite at our enterprise client locations
- Leads functional and business process teams
- Translates business requirements into well-architected solutions that best leverage the Salesforce platforms and products
- Provide detailed level of effort estimates for proposed solutions. Articulate the benefits and risks to a solution’s feasibility and functionality
- Provide hands-on, expert-level technical assistance to developers
- Design and manage the execution of test plans to ensure a quality solution is delivered
- Follow and understand new Salesforce product and technical capabilities resulting from product releases and acquisitions
- Provide expertise during sales efforts to estimate the technical level of effort
- Participate in marketing events (e.g. sales meetings)
- Demonstrate thought leadership through publishing, public speaking and client presentations
- Coach and mentor junior technical and functional team members
- Interview candidates
- Travel Requirements: Willingness to travel up to 50% for the Global Salesforce Team
Qualifications
- 8+ years of CRM industry experience
- Minimum 5 years of Salesforce experience
- Proven ability to design and optimize business processes and integrate business processes across disparate system
- Excellent client-facing written and oral communications skills
- Active Salesforce certifications or ability to achieve relevant certifications upon hire
About Us
Slalom is a modern consulting firm focused on strategy, technology, and business transformation. In 40 markets around the world, Slalom's teams have autonomy to move fast and do what's right. They are backed by regional innovation hubs, a global culture of collaboration, and partnerships with the world's top technology providers. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Seattle, Slalom has organically grown to over 9,000 employees. Slalom has been named one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For five years running and is regularly recognized by employees as a best place to work. Learn more at slalom.com. #GM1
Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include: meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer additional benefits such as a yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being related expenses as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance. For recruiters posting internal and external jobs in Colorado - to comply with State law, benefit and pay ranges must disclosed within the job postings. Please change the above US benefit statement to include pay range. Please refer to Slalom comp ranges for the role you are posting; however, if you have a more specific target salary range for your role you can include this range.
Slalom is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veterans status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Slalom Consulting
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