Lead Data Foundation Architect AI-Driven, Enterprise

Salesforce, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 173,000 - 314,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce seeks a senior data leader to drive advisory, architecture, and delivery of enterprise Data Foundation engagements for Professional Services customers. You will guide discovery, set the technical vision, design target architecture, and lead delivery across a multi-vendor, governance‑driven stack.

You will integrate platform-agnostic and Salesforce‑native approaches, ensuring governance, quality, security, and privacy from day one while delivering measurable business value and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on data experience (Senior Technical Architect) or 15+ years (Director).
• Delivery leadership of enterprise data platform, MDM, integration, or governance.
• Hands-on with Salesforce Data 360, Informatica IDMC, MuleSoft.
• Strong data modeling and semantic modeling.
• Executive-level advisory to CxO-level audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead advisory and strategy, stakeholder interviews, and business-case framing.
• Architect target-state design across platform stacks and ensure governance-first delivery.
• Deliver value iteratively with governance, security, and privacy embedded.
• Apply AI-augmented delivery standards and build reusable assets.
• Represent the practice in complex engagements and contribute to thought leadership.
• Provide governance, enablement, and sustainable operating models with clients.

Skills

Executive advisory

Data governance

Data modeling

Stakeholder management

AI-augmented delivery

Tools

Salesforce Data 360

Informatica IDMC

MuleSoft

Job description

Salesforce seeks a senior data leader to drive advisory, architecture, and delivery of enterprise Data Foundation engagements for Professional Services customers. You will guide discovery, set the technical vision, design target architecture, and lead delivery across a multi-vendor, governance‑driven stack.

You will integrate platform-agnostic and Salesforce‑native approaches, ensuring governance, quality, security, and privacy from day one while delivering measurable business value and