Senior Salesforce Solutions Architect Lead Dublin (Hybrid)

Merkle, Inc.; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Merkle Ireland, part of the Salesforce Practice, is seeking a Senior Salesforce Architecture Director to lead client advisory, solution leadership and the technical strategy for the Salesforce team in Ireland. The role translates client priorities into compelling Salesforce solutions, guiding opportunities from discovery to delivery and ensuring profitability.

As the senior technical authority, you will shape capability investment, govern architecture and drive modernisation including AI and

Qualifications

• Proven senior leadership experience setting practice direction and leading technical consulting teams.
• Experience as Salesforce Technical Architect or Enterprise Architect background.
• Ability to shape commercially viable solutions and pricing trade-offs.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with executive clients.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to Salesforce strategy and senior leadership decisions with clear view of client priorities and capability investment.
• Directly lead and develop the Ireland Salesforce technical and solutions team.
• Develop relationships with other Merkle Salesforce teams across UKI, EMEA and global delivery centres.
• Provide leadership on modernisation of Salesforce delivery including AI and automation.
• Set objectives and development priorities for Ireland-based Solution Architects and Technical Architects.
• Own Ireland capability planning including team shape, recruitment needs and succession planning.
• Coach future technical leaders and create clear progression paths in Ireland.
• Establish regular coaching, mentoring and performance conversations across the Ireland team.
• Collaborate with wider Salesforce Practice through matrix leadership and communities of practice.
• Influence with UK&I leadership to align Ireland capability priorities with wider goals.
• Own the capability roadmap and certification plans for Salesforce in Ireland.
• Identify future skill requirements and capability gaps.
• Drive certification and accreditation plans.
• Develop reusable assets and best-practice frameworks.
• Embed consultative selling skills and support GTM readiness for Salesforce technologies.

Skills

Senior leadership

Salesforce architecture

Solution strategy

Architecture governance

Client engagement

Job description

Merkle Ireland, part of the Salesforce Practice, is seeking a Senior Salesforce Architecture Director to lead client advisory, solution leadership and the technical strategy for the Salesforce team in Ireland. The role translates client priorities into compelling Salesforce solutions, guiding opportunities from discovery to delivery and ensuring profitability.

As the senior technical authority, you will shape capability investment, govern architecture and drive modernisation including AI and