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Salesforce Professional Services is looking for a Senior Technical Architect / Technical Architect Director. You will be serving as a strategic advisor and Salesforce product and platform expert to the company’s largest, mSalesforce Professional Services is looking for experienced Technical Architects to serve as strategic advisors and Salesforce platform experts for our largest, most complex enterprise customers. This posting spans both Senior Technical Architect and Technical Architect Director levels — we'll match you to the right level based on your experience.
About the team
Professional Services delivers Salesforce's world-class product and project offerings so customers get the most from the platform, fast — building strategic roadmaps and Salesforce implementations that are easy to maintain and adapt, minimizing technical debt. Our team of thousands of Salesforce experts shares 20+ years of best practices with customers and partners.
Responsibilities
Serve as a trusted, strategic advisor and Salesforce platform expert to C-level stakeholders at high-profile enterprise clients
Architect multi-cloud technology solutions across application, data, integration, and security domains to meet client needs
Guide and lead cross-functional teams of architects and developers; for Director-level, direct people management of technical teams
Facilitate executive workshops, drive program governance, and manage partner/customer negotiations
Identify and proactively manage risk areas, seeing issues through to resolution
Review and correct project/program direction, approach, and key artifacts to keep programs on track and solutions maintainable
Guide customers and colleagues in rationalizing and adopting emerging technologies that drive business value
Lead internal strategic initiatives to grow the consulting practice; contribute to the community's knowledge base and thought leadership
Minimum Requirements
8+ years of enterprise architecture or consulting experience (10+ years for Director level)
4+ years leading Salesforce Core Projects (Director level: 2-5 years of direct people management additionally required)
Strong application design skills combined with data, integration, and security architecture expertise
Strong presentation and communication skills — able to present and defend a point of view to varied audiences, including C-level
Proven ability to analyze, design, and optimize business processes via technology and integration
Agile methodology fluency and a collaborative, high-integrity leadership style
Preferred Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field (or equivalent work experience)
Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA) credential, or active progress toward it, or multiple Salesforce Architecture certifications
Strong Enterprise Architecture background
Experience with AI-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Agentforce for Developers)
Experience leading a technical team or workstream, with a passion for mentoring talent
Ability to build and maintain relationships with C-level executives and senior technology leaders
Experience in Consumer Goods Cloud, Retail Execution/Trade Promotion Management, or the Consumer Goods industry is a plus
Travel may be required depending on client needs
Required Qualities
TRUST: Integrity, transparency, and reliability
TEAM PLAYER: Strong collaborator across teams
COMMUNICATOR: Clear, confident communication that engages and influences C-level stakeholders
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The typical base salary range for this position is $172,500 - $313,700 annually. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

There is a different range applicable to specific work locations. In California and New York, and select cities in the metropolitan areas of Boston, Chicago, Seattle, and Washington DC, the base pay range for this role in those locations is $207,800 - $344,700 per year. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.
