Specialist Solution Engineer (Martech)

griddable.io; Mumbai; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a seasoned Solution Engineer – Data & Agentic Marketing AI to act as a strategic advisor and product expert for enterprise sales teams in India. The role covers marketing transformation, data unification, and agentic AI-driven customer intelligence across industries such as Financial Services, Real Estate, Retail, EdTech, FinTech, Telecom, and Media.

You will architect Data Cloud solutions, build live PoCs, and present to C-suite audiences, leveraging expertise in Marketing

Qualifications

• 10–12 years in pre-sales, solution consulting, or marketing/data technology roles.
• Strong communication and presentation skills across executives to engineers.
• Capable of independent PoC design, execution, and demonstrations.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic pre-sales engagements for enterprise and strategic accounts.
• Architect, build, and deliver hands-on PoCs for customer use cases.
• Deliver customised product demonstrations tailored to industry and data landscape.
• Lead discovery sessions to uncover business requirements around marketing strategy and data management.
• Design and present solution architectures connecting operational data, marketing data, and analytics.
• Mentor junior SEs and contribute to enablement assets.
• Stay ahead of Salesforce Data Cloud, Lakehouse, and related technologies.

Skills

Enterprise pre-sales

Data Cloud

PoC delivery

Executive communication

Data lakehouse

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Marketing Technology, or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Data Cloud

Delta Lake

Job description

As a seasoned Solution Engineer – Data & Agentic Marketing AI at Salesforce, you will serve as a

As a seasoned Solution Engineer – Data & Agentic Marketing AI at Salesforce, you will serve as a strategic advisor and deep product expert, partnering with enterprise sales teams to address complex customer challenges across marketing transformation, data unification, and agentic AI-driven customer intelligence. You bring a strong background in Martech and AdTech ecosystems - understanding how brands plan, activate, measure, and optimise marketing across paid and owned channels. You are a hands-on technologist and a compelling communicator - equally comfortable architecting a Data Cloud solution, building a live PoC, and presenting to a C-suite audience. With your extensive experience across Marketing Cloud, Data Cloud, Lakehouse architecture, and Data Management, you will lead high-impact engagements across Financial Services, Real Estate, Retail & Consumer Goods, EdTech, FinTech, Telecom, Media, and Technology/GIC sectors.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic pre-sales engagements for enterprise and strategic accounts, partnering with Account Executives and Sales Leadership to drive complex, multi-cloud deals
• Architect, build, and deliver hands-on Proof of Concepts (PoCs) - taking full ownership from scoping through execution and presentation, tailored to customer-specific use cases across data ingestion, unification, segmentation, real-time activation, and AI-driven personalisation
• Deliver world-class, customised product demonstrations – live, unrehearsed, and deeply tailored to the customer's industry, data landscape, and business objectives
• Lead executive-level discovery and white-booking sessions to uncover business requirements around marketing strategy, AdTech/Martech stack architecture, customer data management, and data governance
• Design and present comprehensive solution architectures connecting operational data, marketing data, paid media signals, and analytical insights via Salesforce Data Cloud and Zero Copy integrations
• Champion Data Management and Governance best practices - including data quality, master data management, data stewardship, lineage, and compliance
• Lead complex RFP/RFI responses, solution proposals, and business value assessments for large enterprise customers
• Represent Salesforce as a thought leader - at industry events, executive briefings, customer advisory boards, and community conferences
• Mentor and coach junior SEs, contributing to the broader SE community through enablement, playbooks, and reusable demo assets
• Stay ahead of the curve on Salesforce Data Cloud, Lakehouse, Agentforce, Marketing Cloud roadmaps, Martech/AdTech trends, and the competitive landscape

Required Qualifications

• 10–12 years of experience in pre-sales, solution consulting, or marketing/data technology roles, with a strong track record in enterprise engagements
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills - ability to engage, influence, and inspire audiences ranging from developers and data engineers to CMOs and CIOs; able to simplify complex technical concepts into clear business value narratives
• Strong executive presence - confident, credible, and compelling in front of senior stakeholders, with the ability to lead white-booking sessions, workshops, and large-group presentations with ease
• Highly hands-on profile - must be able to independently build, configure, and demonstrate working solutions; not just present slides but get into the platform and make things work
• Proven ability to design and execute end-to-end PoCs - including data modelling, integration setup, segmentation configuration, and activation - with minimal support
• Strong background in Martech and AdTech technologies, including Marketing automation, campaign management, and customer journey orchestration and AdTech concepts - cookie deprecation, identity resolution, clean rooms, contextual targeting, and first-party data activation
• Deep expertise with Salesforce Marketing Cloud (Engagement, Intelligence, Personalisation, Data Cloud) will be preferred
• Strong understanding of Customer Data Platforms (CDP) - identity resolution, profile stitching, audience segmentation, and real-time activation
• Proven expertise in Data Lakehouse architecture - Delta Lake, zero-copy data sharing, federated data access, and integration with cloud data platforms
• Strong knowledge of Data Management concepts including data management, ETL, ELT, MDM, Data Governance and Data Quality
• Experience designing enterprise-grade data architectures integrating CRM, CDP, data warehouse, and marketing execution layers
• Strong experience with data ingestion patterns - batch, streaming, API-based, and event-driven architectures
• Relevant Salesforce certifications: Marketing Cloud Consultant, Data Cloud Consultant, or equivalent
• Demonstrated vertical expertise in one or more of: Financial Services | Real Estate | Retail & Consumer Goods | EdTech | FinTech | Telecom | Media & Entertainment | Technology & GICs
• Deep domain expertise in at least three of the following: Data Cloud/CDP, Marketing Automation, Agentic AI, Data Management/ETL, Adtech/Martech, or Campaign Orchestration
• Strong understanding of data architectures including data lakes, lakehouses, warehouses, and streaming platforms
• Hands-on experience with Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Data Cloud, or equivalent enterprise marketing platforms
• Ability to present complex technical solutions to both C-level executives and technical practitioners
• Excellent communication, storytelling, and whiteboarding skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Marketing Technology, or equivalent practical experience

Why Salesforce

• Lead the most strategic, complex data + agentic marketing AI transformation deals across India's fastest-growing industries
• Work at the forefront of Salesforce's Data Cloud, Agentforce, and Lakehouse innovation - at the intersection of Martech, AdTech, and AI
• Be part of a world-class SE community with access to cutting-edge technology and continuous learning via Trailhead and certifications
• Competitive compensation, equity, benefits, and a clear path to Principal/Distinguished SE