Director - Life Sciences - Strategic Technology Practice

SalesForce-ad; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Director, Technical Consulting to lead a Global Delivery Centre team in Bengaluru, scaling professional services across Salesforce technologies. You will mentor technical architects, shape architectural roadmaps, and partner with clients to drive high-value cloud transformations.

The role requires deep expertise in integration, security, data architecture, and multi-cloud deployments, plus strong communication.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience leading Salesforce technical consulting projects.
• Strong data, integration, and security architecture skills.
• Expertise in Salesforce Industries Cloud, Sales/Service/Experience Cloud, and OmniStudio.
• Experience across Health & Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Retail, or Supply Chain domains.
• AI-First mindset to drive productivity gains and faster value realization.
• Integration Architecture and Platform Security are must-have.
• Experience with Salesforce/Apex, Triggers, Lightning, LWC, and modern web technologies.
• Proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• You'll plan capacity, hire, train, and mentor Technical Architects and guide their CTA journey.
• Advise clients on deploying emerging technologies to drive business value.
• Lead initiatives to grow the New & Emerging Tech Cloud Architects’ consulting practice.
• Collaborate with Delivery Managers, Solution Architects, and clients to architect solutions.
• Lead Enterprise Architecture and Governance for enterprise engagements and roadmaps.
• Lead functional and technical workshops and oversee design, delivery, testing, and deployment.
• Lead a project team delivering Salesforce Industries Clouds solutions.
• Ensure team success and maximize CSAT and business outcomes.
• Manage customer expectations; negotiate with customers and partners.
• Establish trust with leadership and promote best practices with Salesforce.
• Identify risks early and drive issue resolution to completion.

Skills

Salesforce Consulting

Enterprise Architecture

Integration Architecture

Platform Security

Data Architecture

Apex & Lightning

IAM & Security

English Proficiency

AI Mindset

CTA

Job description

Description

Salesforce Professional Services - Global Delivery Centre (GDC) focuses on delivering strategic engagements that define transformational opportunities and execution of change programs. We are the trusted delivery partner for Salesforce Professional Services that ensures end to end multi-cloud delivery capabilities across all Salesforce technologies and scales with agility for successful customer outcomes! We at GDC strive to foster growth & innovation and enable Salesforce Professional Services with a focus on performance, productivity & impact.

Description

Salesforce Professional Services - Global Delivery Centre (GDC) focuses on delivering strategic engagements that define transformational opportunities and execution of change programs. We are the trusted delivery partner for Salesforce Professional Services that ensures end to end multi-cloud delivery capabilities across all Salesforce technologies and scales with agility for successful customer outcomes! We at GDC strive to foster growth & innovation and enable Salesforce Professional Services with a focus on performance, productivity & impact.

Role Overview

Salesforce is currently seeking a Director, Technical Consulting (in the Strategic Technology Practice) to join our Global Delivery Centre (GDC) team. We are looking for an experienced professional services leader who has experience in scaling professional services delivery centers across the world. The Director, Technical Consulting role plays a meaningful part in enabling, deploying and building the careers of our technical architects team.

Responsibilities

• You’ll be responsible for planning capacity, hiring, training, and mentoring our Technical Architects, as well as guide them on their CTA journey.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the client, guiding customers and colleagues in rationalizing and deploying emerging technologies that drive increased business value
• Identify and lead internal critical initiatives to grow the New & Emerging Technology Cloud Architects’ consulting practice, serving as an active contributor to the community’s overall knowledge base and expertise
• Work closely on projects with Delivery Managers, Solution Architects, and directly with clients to architect technology solutions to meet client needs
• Lead Enterprise Architecture and Governance for an enterprise-level customer engagement. Serve as a trusted advisor to the client driving conversations with their Enterprise Architects and business stakeholders that shape the architectural vision, and establish a program architectural roadmap.
• Lead functional and technical workshops. Demonstrate leadership skills in designing, delivering, testing, and deploying.
• Lead a project team of developers focused on driving optimized solutions for our clients, leveraging Salesforce Industries Clouds
• Ensure the success of these teams while securing the highest CSAT and business outcomes
• Manage customer expectations; negotiate solutions to complex problems with both the customer and third-party stakeholders
• Establish trust with the customer’s leadership, promoting and/or implementing best practices with SFI and Salesforce
• Highlight and manage risk areas in the solution in a proactive manner, and commit to seeing an issue through to completion

Minimum Requirements

• 15+ years of experience leading Salesforce technical consulting projects.
• Strong application design skills combined with strong data, integration, and security architecture skills
• Expertise in one or multiples of → Salesforce Industries Cloud, Sales/Service/Experience Cloud, and Vlocity OmniStudio
• Expertise in one or multiple domains of → Health & Life Sciences, Manufacturing and Automotive, Retail and Consumer Goods, Supply Chain Automation etc.
• Demonstrated AI/Agentic thought leadership with an AI-First mindset to showcase measurable productivity gains and faster time to value.
• Integration Architecture (Must have)
• Platform Security (Must have)
• Identity and Access Management / Integration Security
• Sharing and Visibility (Must have)
• Data Architecture and Management (Must have)
• Architectural Design Patterns
• Apex Design Patterns (Must Have)
• Salesforce/Apex, Triggers, Lightning Flows, Lightning, LWC, and experience with modern web and mobile technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Web Components, others)
• Proficiency in English

Preferred Requirements

• CTA
• Salesforce Certifications (Admin, Developer, Sales, and Service Clouds, System and Application Architect).
• OmniStudio Developer/Consultant
• Thorough individual with the ability to rapidly learn and take advantage of new concepts, business models, and technologies
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. Able to effectively develop materials that are appropriate for the audience
• A great listener with the ability to communicate with people in diverse roles
• Proven ability to analyze, design, and optimize business processes via technology and integration
• Resourceful and innovative thinker who can work through and solve problems
• Adept at navigating/mediating conflict and fostering healthy dialogue
• Strong interpersonal skills - nurture effective working relationships with others
• Exceptional analytical skills - experience overseeing and managing business metrics, productivity, and outcomes