Salesforce Consultant

Avance Consulting; Wokingham; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting company in the UK is seeking a seasoned Salesforce Specialist with over 15 years of experience to lead Salesforce implementations and manage complex application solutions. The ideal candidate will collaborate with IT and business leaders, oversee deployment of customizations, and provide training to end-users. Expertise in Salesforce, including certifications PD1 and PD2, and a strong background in project management are required for success in this role. Excellent communication skills and customer relationship management are essential.

Qualifications

• 15+ years overall experience required.
• Excellent understanding of Salesforce features and functionalities.
• Experience managing application developers.
• Certification in Salesforce PD1 is necessary.
• Knowledge of custom development and configuration development.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business and IT leaders for refined business requirements.
• Lead Salesforce implementation and oversee deployment of configurations.
• Manage project stakeholders and quality deliverables.
• Provide training and support to end-users.

Skills

Salesforce technical experience

Business analysis

Training and support for end-users

Project management

Technical/analytical guidance

Team leadership

Client-facing communication

Education

Salesforce certification PD1

Salesforce certification PD2

Tools

Bit Bucket

Apex

LWC

Job description

Key responsibilities

• Collaborate with business and IT leaders to drive the development of refined business requirements.
• Transition solution designs and participate in workshops
• Designing, supporting, or re-engineering highly complex application solutions
• Designing, creating, managing, and updating complex data models, user interfaces, application security, business logic, and process automation.
• Recommending alternative approaches and best practices, defining technical impact, and providing sizing estimates.
• Leads Salesforce implementation and provides engagement leadership
• Oversee deployment of Salesforce configurations, customizations, and integrations as per best practices
• Works closely with Customer to ensure successful customer relationship & ensure quality deliverables
• Manages project stakeholders, resources, risks, and issues

Key skills/knowledge/experience

Overall 15+ years; Salesforce technical experience 15+ years

• conducts business analysis workshops to understand business goals and processes, understand pain points and translate them to stories and functional design
• Good understanding of Salesforces technical features and functionalities
• Provides training, support, and guidance to the end-users of the solution
• Experienced in monitoring and maintaining adherence to estimates, timelines and milestones
• Experience in leading and providing technical/analytical guidance
• The individual can manage application developers in designing, developing, and supporting application solutions.
• This grade includes senior level professionals with the experience and capability to effectively manage complex project activities and project change as well as deep subject matter expertise.
• Certification: PD1 is a must, with PD2 adds more value
• Understand Salesforce object model and relationship
• Experience in custom development such as LWC, Apex, Triggers, Batch process
• Experience in config development such as Flows, Layout business workflow
• Knowledge on Bit Bucket or any Version Control Tool

Your Profile

Apex, Salesforce, LWC, Design principles, Service Cloud negotiating, client facing, communication, assertive, team leading/team member skills, supportive.

Desirable skills/knowledge/experience

• 8-10 years of Experience