About the role
As a Senior Salesforce Solution Architect, you will play a pivotal role in defining the strategic technical direction for Salesforce Financial Services Cloud within complex financial services and insurance environments. You will lead high-impact projects, mentor project teams, and act as a trusted advisor to senior business and technology stakeholders, driving scalable and innovative Salesforce solutions aligned with enterprise objectives.
What you'll do
- Establish and own the architectural vision and governance for Salesforce Financial Services Cloud initiatives within external client contexts. 
- Drive large-scale, complex solution designs across multiple Salesforce environments, ensuring alignment with business strategy and technical standards. 
- Collaborate at C-suite and executive levels to understand business priorities and translate them into long-term technology roadmaps and Salesforce architectures. 
- Lead and mentor a team of architects, technical leads, and admins, fostering best practices in design, integration, security, and deployment. 
- Ensure compliance with insurance regulatory frameworks and embed security and data privacy principles into all solution designs. 
- Champion innovative use of Salesforce features, including advanced Financial Services core capabilities, Salesforce Industries, and emerging technologies. 
- Oversee architectural risk assessments, cost-benefit analyses, and capacity planning for Salesforce implementations. 
- Partner closely with product owners, delivery leads, admins, and external vendors to ensure seamless execution and high-quality deliverables. 
- Represent the organization in client-facing engagements, pre-sales activities, and industry forums.
Qualifications
- A Bachelors’ degree in a related field, and at least 8 years’ experience working as a Salesforce Solution Architect.
- Hands-on experience to Financial Services Cloud deployments. 
- Familiarity with insurance business processes, including underwriting, claims management, policy lifecycle, and billing systems. 
- Proven track record designing and delivering complex, enterprise-scale Salesforce solutions with multiple integrations. 
- Financial Services Cloud Consultant Certification strongly desired. 
- Expertise in Salesforce architecture including declarative and programmatic frameworks, integration patterns, data modeling, and security design. 
- Strong leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience working in agile delivery environments.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Salesforce Industries insurance modules and advanced customization. 
- Prior consulting experience with Salesforce services firms.
- Prior experience working as part of the Salesforce Professional Services team.
Other Info
- Candidates must be able to accommodate a working schedule of 8:30am - 5:30pm EST.
- We are unable to provide sponsorship for this position at this time.
- Benefits may include: Medical, Dental, and & Vision Insurance. Life, Short Term Disability, and Long Term Disability Insurance; accrued time off (25 days/year), paid holidays; annual target bonus; Company sponsored 401(k) plan; Monthly wellness/tech stipends.
- Position may require infrequent travel.
- Successful candidates will be subject to thorough background checks, including education, employment, and physical location verifications.