Field CTO: Data Governance & MDM Architect

salesforce.com, inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 221,000 - 296,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce in the United States is seeking a Field CTO specializing in Data Governance and MDM to guide strategic customers through enterprise data architectures in an AI-enabled world.

The role requires engaging with senior executives to shape data strategies and governance models, collaborating with Salesforce and ecosystem partners to influence roadmaps and drive trusted data foundations across complex multi-cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in enterprise data architecture, Data Governance, and MDM.
• Strong understanding of data quality, metadata, and lineage.
• Ability to advise senior executives while maintaining credibility with technical teams.
• Experience partnering with sales and solution engineering for strategic accounts.

Responsibilities

• Serve as trusted advisor on Data Governance, MDM, and enterprise data architecture.
• Engage with CIOs and CDOs to define data strategies aligned to business goals.
• Define governance architectures balancing standards with decentralized units.
• Advise on MDM domains, identity resolution, survivorship, and stewardship.
• Bridge data management with AI, agents, and data estates.
• Lead executive briefings and architecture workshops.

Skills

Enterprise data architecture

Data Governance

MDM

Data Quality

Metadata management

Executive communication

Strategic advisory

Tools

Informatica MDM

IDMC

Data Cloud

Catalog

Job description

Salesforce in the United States is seeking a Field CTO specializing in Data Governance and MDM to guide strategic customers through enterprise data architectures in an AI-enabled world.

The role requires engaging with senior executives to shape data strategies and governance models, collaborating with Salesforce and ecosystem partners to influence roadmaps and drive trusted data foundations across complex multi-cloud environments.