Job Description
Salesforce Lead Enterprise Architect
About the Organization
We are a globally connected business that empowers local teams and drives impactful change through consulting, applications, business process services, cloud, and infrastructure solutions. You’ll work with talented colleagues and leading clients on transformative projects that make a real difference.
We foster a culture of respect, continuous learning, and accountability, creating a collaborative, agile, and inclusive environment. Our support networks – including those for women, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities, neurodiversity, and parents – help create a workplace where everyone feels valued and heard.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Serve as a trusted advisor to key stakeholders in high-priority enterprise engagements.
* Ensure scalable, best-practice solutions that meet and exceed client needs.
* Translate complex business requirements into robust Salesforce-based solutions.
* Identify solution and business design risks, and propose effective mitigation strategies.
* Build strong relationships with clients, stakeholders, and delivery teams.
* Lead overall solution architecture, coordinating across a team of architects.
* Collaborate with project and engagement managers to drive successful delivery.
* Oversee project vision, implementation strategy, and key solution artifacts.
* Manage early solution assessments and executive-level engagement.
* Mentor cross-functional teams on technical delivery and soft skills like communication and stakeholder influence.
* Contribute to internal initiatives and knowledge-sharing to fuel continuous improvement and capability building.
* Support pre-sales activities, including proposals covering architecture, compliance, security, integration, migration, and implementation planning.
What You’ll Bring
* 12+ years of consulting and architecture experience, including leadership in digital transformation within complex organizations.
* 8+ years of expertise in enterprise architecture across Salesforce Sales, Service, Commerce, and Data Cloud, as well as integration technologies and platforms like AWS.
* Strong background in optimizing business processes through technology and integration.
* Experience guiding clients through the adoption and implementation of emerging technologies.
* Full end-to-end Salesforce implementation experience; Salesforce development background preferred.
* Proven ability to identify system design gaps and define future-state solutions.
* Demonstrated ability to design process-optimized, scalable solutions leveraging Salesforce products.
* Strong communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
* Knowledge of Salesforce AppExchange products and implementation.
* Understanding of security protocols such as Single Sign-On and data privacy controls.
* Confidence leading design sessions and articulating solution options to clients.
* Experience across delivery methodologies, including Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall.
Preferred Qualifications
* Leadership experience as a Senior Architect, CIO, or CTO within mid-to-large organizations.
* Hands-on experience delivering enterprise-scale Salesforce solutions, including custom-coded applications.
* Salesforce Industries experience and relevant certifications.
* Strong grasp of web services, data modelling, and enterprise integration patterns (e.g., ERP, CMS, HRIS).
* Experience with integration tools like ESBs or ETL platforms.
* Agile methodology certifications (e.g., SAFe).
Benefits
* £100,000 - £120,000
* £5,000 car allowance
* 15% bonus