Salesforce B2B Commerce Senior Solution Architect

Sapient; City of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A digital transformation partner in the UK seeks a Salesforce B2B Commerce Senior Solution Architect. This role involves understanding business requirements and leading technical solutions on the Salesforce platform. Ideal candidates possess extensive experience with Salesforce architecture, excellent stakeholder management, and strong leadership skills. The position offers a hybrid work model with a minimum presence in the office three days a week.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Salesforce Solution Architect with large customers.
• Ability to advise, mentor, and educate teams on Salesforce topics.
• Demonstrable senior stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Understanding business and technical requirements.
• Collaborating to develop and enforce architectural standards.
• Supporting project managers throughout the software development process.

Skills

Salesforce Solution Architecture

Stakeholder management

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Mentoring

Problem-solving

Education

Salesforce Certified Application Architect

Salesforce Certified System Architect

Job description

Overview

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Job description and responsibilities follow.

Responsibilities

• Understanding business and technical requirements and translating these into Salesforce platform capabilities and solutions
• Analyzing business processes and identifying solutions that drive business value, assessing feasibility and recommending new approaches
• Modeling processes, architecture, data structures and information required to support Publicis Sapient and their clients’ projects
• Developing enterprise-grade architecture and processes which utilize and realize the value of the Salesforce platform
• Ensuring both business strategy and technological direction are aligned
• Collaborating to develop and enforce Publicis Sapient architectural standards
• Supporting project managers in all stages of the software development process
• Assigning work through appropriate communication channels to functional consultants and monitoring performance, providing advice and assistance
• Contributing to the growth of the Salesforce Practice (e.g., Pre-Sales and producing reusable assets)

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Salesforce Solution Architect with large customers on at least one significant Salesforce B2B Commerce implementation (not B2B Commerce Cloud aka Cloud Craze)
• Experience as a lead architect, owning solution design on a complex project in the Consumer Goods or B2B space
• Ability to advise, mentor, educate and influence diverse teams on topics including Application Design, Solution Capabilities, System Landscape, Adoption and Change Management, Centre of Excellence and Governance related to the Salesforce Platform
• Demonstrable senior stakeholder (C-Level) management skills and experience
• Proven aptitude to rapidly learn new industries
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
• Solid presentation and facilitation skills
• Proven leadership and consulting skills to build trust with customers
• Ability to lead workshops (e.g., Discovery, Solution Design and Delivery)
• Hands-on delivery skills
• Able to mentor talented individuals as part of a defined career framework
• Eagerness to co-define and deliver advisory sessions for strategic initiatives
• Ability to work independently and as part of a distributed team with a willingness to take ownership of problems

Set yourself apart

• Experience with Enterprise Architecture concepts
• Salesforce Certified Application Architect and/or Certified System Architect
• Examples of helping clients to build and shape their strategic vision

Additional Information

• Our hybrid work policy requires employees to be present in the office or at client sites for a minimum of 3 days per week (4 days for VP+).
• We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard to race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion.
• Publicis Sapient UK is a disability confident employer and supports adjustments during the recruitment process. If you require adjustments, please contact us at the provided email.
• Publicis Sapient fosters an inclusive environment through our diversity and inclusion initiatives. For more information, visit our diversity & inclusion page.

Company Description

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organisations get to their future digitally-enabled state, blending strategy, consulting, customer experience and engineering to accelerate client success. With 20,000+ people in 53 offices worldwide, we help clients unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Other

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Business Consulting and Services