Salesforce Lead Architect – Marketing Cloud & Data Cloud (6+ Month Contract)

Publicis Sapient; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Sapient is seeking an experienced Salesforce Lead Architect for Marketing Cloud and Data Cloud to drive solution design and delivery. You will work with client stakeholders to understand marketing objectives and shape Salesforce implementations, including SFMC Next projects, while guiding cross-functional teams across the delivery lifecycle.

The ideal candidate has 12+ years of Salesforce experience, strong architecture and consulting credentials, and exceptional communication to lead

Qualifications

• 12+ years of Salesforce experience with SFMC and Data Cloud.
• Minimum 2+ years as Solution Architect or Lead Consultant.
• Experience on at least one SFMC Next implementation project.
• Strong understanding of marketing objectives and customer journeys.
• Proven experience leading client conversations, discovery sessions, and workshops.
• Experience with backlog ownership and Agile delivery.
• Experience coordinating offshore development teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and consulting capabilities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills engaging senior client stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead solution design across the delivery lifecycle.
• Shape Salesforce solutions to meet marketing objectives.
• Engage senior client stakeholders, run discovery sessions and workshops.
• Coordinate offshore development teams and ensure timely delivery.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Client conversations

Communication skills

Leadership

Solution design

Tools

Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC)

Salesforce Data Cloud

SFMC Next implementations

Agile delivery

Job description

Salesforce Lead Architect – Marketing Cloud & Data Cloud

We are looking for an experienced Salesforce Lead Architect – Marketing Cloud & Data Cloud with strong expertise across Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC) and Data Cloud. The role will work closely with client stakeholders to understand marketing objectives and use cases, shape Salesforce solutions, and lead solution design across the delivery lifecycle. The ideal candidate will bring strong Salesforce architecture and consulting experience, including hands‑on exposure to Salesforce Marketing Cloud Next implementations, along with excellent client‑facing and stakeholder management skills.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of Salesforce experience, with strong expertise across Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC) and Data Cloud.
• Minimum 2+ years of experience as a Solution Architect or Lead Consultant.
• Experience working on at least one Salesforce Marketing Cloud Next implementation project.
• Strong understanding of marketing objectives, customer journeys, and marketing use cases.
• Proven experience leading client conversations, discovery sessions, and requirements workshops.
• Strong experience in Salesforce solution design and architecture.
• Experience with backlog ownership and Agile delivery.
• Experience working with and coordinating offshore development teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and consulting capabilities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with confidence engaging senior client stakeholders.

Nice to Have

• Knowledge and experience across other Salesforce Clouds, including Sales Cloud and Service Cloud.
• Relevant Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Data Cloud, or architecture certifications.
• Experience delivering large-scale Salesforce transformation programmes.
• Experience working with distributed or international delivery teams.
• Arabic and English language skills are highly desirable.

Company Description

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting, and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting, and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.