Enterprise AI Architecture Lead

Salesforce, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 163,000 - 218,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce, Inc. is seeking an experienced enterprise/solutions architect to lead the architecture design across Platform Advantage, Emerging Tech, Data & AI Excellence, or Governance & Trust.

You will influence senior technical and business stakeholders and stay engaged through delivery, not just recommendations. You will collaborate across pre- and post-sales teams, map business problems to capabilities, and ensure architectures align with Salesforce and other major platforms, with final

Qualifications

• 5+ years in enterprise or solutions architecture, with direct experience influencing senior technical and business stakeholders.
• Experience with AI tooling to build solutions, learn new skills, and be more efficient with your job.
• Deep, credible expertise in at least one of the six focus areas above, deep enough to be the final word in a room, not conversational familiarity.
• Fluency across the Salesforce platform or at least one major alternative / adjacent technology relevant to your focus area.
• A track record of staying engaged through delivery, including recovering stalled or politically stuck work.
• B.S., M.S. or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering or MIS

Responsibilities

• Lead domain-specific architecture (Platform Advantage, Emerging Tech, Data & AI Excellence, or Governance & Trust) based on depth and team need.
• Design agent architectures, data semantics, APIs, and governance for scalable AI solutions.
• Collaborate with pre- and post-sales teams to map business problems to capabilities.
• Ensure delivery continuity by resolving ambiguous platform-fit and routing work to the right domain.
• Advise on identity, security, and audit in AI-enabled architectures.

Skills

Enterprise/solutions architecture

AI tooling experience

Stakeholder influence

Salesforce ecosystem fluency

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or MIS

Tools

Salesforce Platform

Job description

Salesforce, Inc. is seeking an experienced enterprise/solutions architect to lead the architecture design across Platform Advantage, Emerging Tech, Data & AI Excellence, or Governance & Trust.

You will influence senior technical and business stakeholders and stay engaged through delivery, not just recommendations. You will collaborate across pre- and post-sales teams, map business problems to capabilities, and ensure architectures align with Salesforce and other major platforms, with final