Customer Success Architect

Salesforce.com India Pvt Ltd; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,600,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce.com India Pvt Ltd is recruiting a Success Architect to partner with a portfolio of customers, assess implementations, and deliver recommendations on best practices and architecture. You will lead complex integrations, ensure secure, scalable solutions, and influence customer outcomes through clear guidance and strategic thinking.

Strong English communication, leadership, and hands-on Salesforce experience are essential for driving adoption and successful transformations in India and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on Salesforce technical experience and architecture.
• Experience in complex implementations and integration principles.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise integration, data governance, AI, analytics and security best practices.
• Excellent English communication and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Drive Customer Impact – assess implementations and deliver recommendations on issues and adoption.
• Lead with Expertise – provide guidance on product best practices and architecture.
• Communicate with Clarity – simplify complex concepts for diverse audiences.
• Innovate & Solve Problems – triage gaps and escalate complex challenges to senior architects.
• Execute Proven Strategies – leverage playbooks to meet customer needs.
• Build Strong Relationships – collaborate with partners to drive customer success and growth.

Skills

Sales Cloud

Data Management

Integration

Security Architecture

Apex/LWC

System Integration

Education

Salesforce Admin

Sales Cloud Consultant

Advanced Admin

Platform App Builder

Tools

MuleSoft

Informatica

Salesforce Connect

Event Relay

Job description

Success Architect

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Key Responsibilities

• Drive Customer Impact – Partner with a portfolio of customers, assessing their implementations and delivering recommendations on common technical issues, feature adoption (Guide), and foundational solution design (basic Architect).
• Lead with Expertise – Serve as a trusted technical generalist, providing reactive and proactive guidance on product best practices.
• Communicate with Clarity – Simplify complex technical concepts for diverse audiences, from technical teams to customer stakeholders and managers, positioning yourself as a trusted advisor.
• Innovate & Solve Problems – Triage capability gaps and design inefficiencies, resolving common issues directly and escalating complex architectural challenges to senior Success Architects.
• Execute Proven Strategies – Leverage and execute playbooks from Support, Guides, and the Architect team to meet customer needs.
• Build Strong Relationships – Collaborate with internal and external partners, fostering connections that drive customer success, product improvement and overall business growth.

Basic Requirements

8+ years of hands‑on technical experience (e.g., Senior Support Engineer, Technical Consultant, or Senior Salesforce Admin). Strong working knowledge of Salesforce products, platform capabilities, technical governance and best practices. Experience participating in complex implementations and understanding integration principles. Strong knowledge of enterprise application integration, covering process orchestration, master data management, AI, analytics and security best practices. Familiarity with industry‑or‑vertical‑specific solutions (preferred).

Communication & Leadership Ability to assess business objectives, propose solution options and drive stakeholder alignment. Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical concepts to both business and technical audiences. Skilled in creating clear, visually compelling design documents for diverse stakeholders. Proven ability to manage customer‑facing discussions and explain technical concepts clearly. High proficiency in English.

Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving Ability to identify design inefficiencies, recommend optimizations and drive customer transformation. Provide data‑driven insights on customer success stories and industry trends. Passion for continuous learning and staying ahead of emerging technologies.

Desired Technical Skills

Sales Cloud Expertise Strong functional and configuration knowledge of Sales Cloud features, including opportunity/pipeline management, forecasting, email integration and advanced capabilities such as Einstein Conversation Insights, Sales Engagement and Sales Performance Management. Ability to configure and optimize these features to meet business needs.

Data Management & Integration Proficient in understanding and troubleshooting data models, relationships (lookup/master-detail), validation rules and data governance best practices. Experience with data import/export strategies, deduplication, ETL tools, and integrating Salesforce with external systems via REST/SOAP APIs, middleware (MuleSoft, Informatica) and third‑party connectors.

Secure & Scalable Architecture Strong understanding of role hierarchy, sharing rules, profiles, permission sets and security configurations. Ability to review a customer's security model for common issues. Skilled in identifying common anti‑patterns and escalating to senior architects for resolution.

Salesforce Development Ability to read, understand, and debug APEX, Visualforce, and Lightning Web Components (LWC). Hands‑on development experience is a strong plus, but the primary focus is on configuration and troubleshooting. Familiarity with governor limits and best practices for efficient code execution.

System Integration & Extensibility Strong understanding of integrating Salesforce with other enterprise systems using APIs, middleware and event‑driven architectures. Experience working with OAuth, Platform Events, External Objects and tools like Salesforce Connect and Event Relay.

Certifications Required

Salesforce Admin, Sales Cloud Consultant. Desired: Advanced Admin, Platform App Builder.

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Experience Level

Senior Level