Director of Technology - Salesforce

Publicisgroupe; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Salesforce technology leader ready for significant professional growth. This role focuses on defining and delivering architectural solutions while leading technology and engineering teams. You will contribute to prestigious brands by driving the adoption of Salesforce architecture and technology trends. Collaborating closely with stakeholders, you'll pitch and design transformative Salesforce solutions that enhance client businesses. With a strong emphasis on leadership and consulting, this position offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of technology in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and consulting skills with C-level customers.
• Extensive experience in designing and delivering Salesforce solutions.
• Strong presentation and Agile Delivery experience.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver architectural solutions for Salesforce technology.
• Lead Salesforce technical strategy and ensure best practices adoption.
• Drive business development and grow client accounts.

Skills

Leadership and consulting skills

Salesforce solutions design and delivery

Presentation skills

Agile Delivery experience

Salesforce Integration/Architecture knowledge

DevOps/Automation (CI, CD)

Coaching and mentoring

Workshops facilitation

Education

Certified Application Architect

Certified System Architect

Salesforce CTA certification

Tools

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Salesforce Service Cloud

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Mulesoft

Heroku

Salesforce B2B Commerce

Job description

Company description

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organisations get to their future, digitally-enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.

Overview

This is an excellent opportunity for a Salesforce technology leader who is looking for significant professional growth at an organisation with an award-winning culture for creativity, client impact and openness.

Your role will carry a core focus on defining and delivering architectural solutions, structuring technology and engineering teams and contributing to large-scale technical deliveries. You will also be responsible for thought leadership and driving the adoption of Salesforce architecture and technology trends at many of the worlds’ most prestigious brands. Along with driving best fit solutions for our clients, you will also work closely with business development leads, client partners and programme delivery managers to realise new business opportunities and help grow client accounts.

Your Impact

You will work closely with stakeholders to pitch, design and deliver Salesforce solutions that will transform our clients’ businesses. Your key strengths will be in leading Salesforce technical strategy, design, planning and delivery, driving best practices adoption, and ensuring the growth of teams and talent. As a seasoned technology leader you will contribute to the long term success of the Salesforce Practice across the Publicis Sapient International region.

Qualifications

Your Skills and Experience

1. Proven leadership and consulting skills to build trusted relationships with customers up to the C-level
2. Extensive experience with designing and delivering Salesforce solutions
3. Strong presentation, client pitching skills and Agile Delivery experience
4. A proven track record as a senior architect delivering enterprise scale technology transformation projects using Salesforce technology including:
   • Salesforce Sales and Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Mulesoft, Heroku etc
   • Salesforce Integration/Architecture and design knowledge of API gateways
   • DevOps/Automation (CI, CD) for large scale delivery
   • Salesforce B2B Commerce
5. Proven aptitude to rapidly learn new technologies
6. Strong presentation and facilitation skills
7. Ability to lead a range of workshops e.g. Discovery, Solution Design and Delivery
8. Certified Application Architect and/or Certified System Architect
9. Eagerness to co-define and deliver advisory sessions for strategic initiatives
10. Experience contributing towards the development of a Salesforce technology practice and in building reusable frameworks
11. Experience coaching and mentoring experienced Salesforce Architects

Set Yourself Apart with

1. Salesforce CTA certification
2. Experience and certifications in Salesforce Consumer Goods Cloud and/or Loyalty Cloud