Salesforce Solutions Strategy Lead

Merkle Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 163,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

401k

Flexible paid time off

At least 15 paid holidays

Paid sick and safe leave

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Merkle Inc. seeks a VP, Salesforce Solutions to lead pre-sales strategy and solutioning across Salesforce multi‑cloud and Agentforce. You will partner with account leads, sellers, and delivery architects to shape winning engagements for senior client stakeholders, including C‑suite executives.

This is a strategic advisory role, not delivery, focused on aligning platform approach with client objectives and Merkle capabilities while driving pipeline and win rates within DDM.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and advanced degree or Salesforce certification preferred.
• 10+ years in Salesforce strategy and solutioning with multi-stakeholder wins.
• Deep Salesforce Cloud expertise across Sales, Service, Commerce, Marketing and Data Cloud.
• Strong data, identity, privacy and first‑party data capabilities experience.
• Excellent executive presence and client-facing pre‑sales track record.

Responsibilities

• Own the solutioning process for Salesforce and Agentforce pursuits from discovery to proposal.
• Develop and maintain Merkle’s POV on Salesforce Cloud ecosystems and integration points.
• Serve as senior technical authority in client pursuit settings with C‑suite audiences.
• Collaborate with Salesforce partners to position Merkle as preferred SI for multi‑cloud and Agentforce.
• Create repeatable pre‑sales assets and guide discovery, demos, and RFP responses.
• Define AI readiness and data architecture prerequisites for enterprise deployments.
• Contribute to capability development, thought leadership, and market credibility.

Skills

Salesforce platform strategy

Solutioning leadership

Executive communication

Pre-sales expertise

Data-driven marketing knowledge

AI capabilities understanding

First-party data strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree or Salesforce certifications

Tools

Sales Cloud

Service Cloud

Commerce Cloud

Marketing Cloud

Data Cloud

Merkury

Job description

Merkle Inc. seeks a VP, Salesforce Solutions to lead pre-sales strategy and solutioning across Salesforce multi‑cloud and Agentforce. You will partner with account leads, sellers, and delivery architects to shape winning engagements for senior client stakeholders, including C‑suite executives.

This is a strategic advisory role, not delivery, focused on aligning platform approach with client objectives and Merkle capabilities while driving pipeline and win rates within DDM.