Principal Solution Engineer – Strat FINS

Salesforce; New York (NY); On-site; USD 173,460 - 231,980; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

Employee stock purchasing program

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Centaur Labs is seeking a Principal Solution Engineer to lead AI workshops and interface with major insurance and financial firms. You will create interactive customer workshops highlighting AI capabilities and develop sophisticated solutions for clients.

We're looking for someone with deep AI expertise, particularly in frameworks like AgentForce, and proven experience in presenting complex solutions to executive stakeholders. This is an exciting opportunity to reshape the future of financial technology.

Qualifications

• Strong fluency in AI paradigms, including LLMs and prompt engineering.
• Experience with building AI tools and frameworks.
• Understanding of Banking, Insurance, or Wealth Management workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead interactive customer workshops focusing on AI.
• Design and develop Proofs of Concept.
• Collaborate with customers to build prototype solutions.

Skills

AI Expertise

Technical Execution

Workshop Facilitation

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Tools

AI tools and frameworks

Job description

Job Category

Sales

Job Details

About Salesforce

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we’re looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce’s core values at the heart of it all.

Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

The Principal Solution Engineer in Strat FINS will interact with the largest insurance and financial firms to demonstrate and deliver the latest Salesforce capabilities to meet business needs. This includes a heavy emphasis on AI and Vibe coding in workshop and collaborative environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead AI & AgentForce Workshops: Create, deliver, and manage high-impact, interactive customer workshops. You will guide executive stakeholders through the art of the possible, focusing heavily on AI capabilities and AgentForce deployment.
• Build PoCs and PoTs: Design and develop sophisticated Proof of Concepts (PoCs) and Proof of Technology (PoTs). You will be hands‑on in development orgs and customer sandbox environments to validate architecture and prove feasibility.
• Co‑Innovate with Customers: Collaborate directly with customer technical and business teams to build prototype solutions, ensuring a deep sense of co‑ownership and technical validation.
• Translate Value: Articulate complex AI architectures and Agentic Use Cases into tangible business value summaries that resonate with C‑level financial executives.

Required Skills & Qualifications

AI Fluency & Technical Execution

• Deep AI Expertise: Strong fluency in modern AI paradigms, including Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering, Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG), and autonomous agent architectures.
• Hands‑on Builder: Proven experience building with modern AI tools, low‑code/pro‑code AI builders, and specifically AgentForce or equivalent autonomous agent frameworks.
• Environment Management: Comfort working within complex development orgs and customer sandbox environments; ability to safely configure, test, and deploy prototype solutions.

Domain & Consultative Expertise

• FINS Acumen: Deep understanding of the Banking, Wealth Management, or Insurance verticals, including their unique operational workflows, compliance considerations, and customer pain points.
• Value Engineering: Ability to identify and define Agentic Use Cases (e.g., automated loan underwriting support, autonomous wealth advisory assistants, claims processing agents) and map them directly to business ROI.
• Workshop Facilitation: Exceptional presentation and storytelling skills, with a track record of managing technical workshops for both highly technical and non‑technical business audiences.

Unleash Your Potential

When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.

Accommodations

If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please submit a request via the Accommodations Request Form.

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In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at https://www.salesforcebenefits.com. At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. The typical base salary range for this position is $157,640 – $210,910 annually. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations. In California and New York, and select cities in the metropolitan areas of Boston, Chicago, Seattle, and Washington DC, the base pay range for this role in those locations is $173,460 – $231,980 per year. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.