Principal Solution Architect

About

The Salesforce team

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.

The Role

Principal Solution Architect

We have an rare opportunity for a Principal level Solution Architect to join the team in Sydney.

You are the Salesforce Solution Architect, Principal level - responsible for leading the Salesforce platform implementation and the industry best practices. You have a breadth of knowledge and experience in client delivery, business process best practices and functional design. As the Solution Architect you focus on delivery of complex Salesforce solutions, from discovery to deployment, while collaborating with client stakeholders, functional and technical team members. You are a self-driven individual with a “get it done” attitude and passion to solve complex business and technology problems.

What You Will Do

• Collaborate with client stakeholders to define requirements, deliverables, and set and manage expectations
• Translate business requirements into well architected solutions that best leverage the Salesforce platform
• Lead technical design sessions; architect and document technical solutions aligned with client business objectives; identify gaps between client's current and desired end states
• Provide oversight and governance of Salesforce projects
• Lead technical design sessions; architect and document technical solutions aligned with client business objectives; identify gaps between client's current and desired end states
• Follow and help define coding standards. Lead code reviews during projects to ensure quality and appropriate design patterns are followed
• Manage the technical delivery of custom development, integrations, and data migration elements of a Salesforce implementation
• Manage to client expectations
• Maintain a target billable utilization aligned to the role

What You'll Bring To Slalom

• Expert level understanding of the Salesforce product suite
• 8+ years of CRM industry experience, the majority specifically with Salesforce
• Expertise in one or multiple Salesforce Clouds including Sales, Service, Experience, Marketing, Data, Financial, etc.
• Strong knowledge and experience of Salesforce functional development and configuration. Specific qualifications:
• Understanding of function system architecture and ability to design scalable, maintainable and organised solutions.
• Understanding of key design patterns, data modelling and best practices.
• Expert understanding and experience of data sharing and visibility considerations.
• Proven ability to design and optimise business processes and map to Salesforce out-of-the-box functionality
• Requirements elicitation, analysis, management and documentation
• Expert knowledge of Salesforce & CRM business processes with the ability to design and optimise business processes to Salesforce out-of-the-box functionality
• Experience and exposure in Einstein and Salesforce AI product capabilities.
• Base understanding of technical areas of Salesforce including Apex, LWC, Triggers and Flows.
• Excellent writing and oral communications skills: demonstrate ability to bridge the gap between business requirements and technical solutions by effectively communicating complex topics in a business-friendly manner, ensuring clarity and alignment across all stakeholders.
• Up-to-date knowledge and training on latest Salesforce releases, features and developments.
• Active Salesforce certifications or ability to achieve relevant certifications upon hire

Compensation

Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this position, the expected base salary pay range is $130,000-$162,000

In addition, there is potential for a 10% discretionary bonus for a Senior Consultant and a 12% discretionary bonus for a Principal, based on individual and company performance. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and other relevant factors.

Employee Perks

Slalom Employee Perks:

• Culture & fun!
• Lunch & learns
• Health & wellness activities
• Holiday parties
• Employee community groups
• Social clubs & activities
• Vacation (20 days prorated based on start date & wellness/sick days)

Tangible perks

• Competitive compensation package
• $100 cell phone monthly reimbursement
• Registered Retirement Program (RRSP) & Employer Matching
• Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)
• Annual “Thrive Well-Being” Gift Card
• Family planning/ Fertility Benefit
• Maternity/Parental Leave Top-Up
• Medical & Dental Benefits
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Access to Supplementary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Inkblot Therapy
• And more!
• All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements

About Slalom

Slalom is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer dedicated to building a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will work to reasonably accommodate applicants’ needs throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process. At Slalom, we leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the efficiency and scalability of our recruitment process. To learn more about how we leverage AI please read our TA AI Usage policy here.

Please note if you are hired at Slalom you will be required to complete a background check.