Solution Consultant/Senior Solution Consultant

Salesforce; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 81,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time off programs

Medical

Dental

Vision

Mental health support

Paid parental leave

Life and disability insurance

401(k)

Employee stock purchasing program

Job summary

Salesforce seeks a Senior Solution Consultant to support the most complex enterprise engagements, partnering with delivery teams to craft scalable solutions on the Salesforce Platform. You will act as a trusted advisor to clients, guiding the rationalization of new technologies and ensuring ROI while working with product owners, architects, and technical resources.

The role requires exceptional presentation and communication skills, the ability to lead cross-functional teams, and a willingness

Qualifications

• Strong presentation skills and ability to articulate rationale to diverse collaborators
• Meticulous in learning new concepts, models, and technologies
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to develop audience-appropriate materials
• Excellent listening skills and ability to connect with people in diverse roles
• Track record of analyzing, designing, and optimizing business processes via technology
• Resourceful thinker able to solve problems and manage risks
• Travel is required; up to 25% travel based on client needs

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the client
• Participate in internal initiatives to grow the consulting practice
• Guide customers in deploying new technologies that drive business value
• Communicate complex concepts clearly and prescriptively
• Identify risks and drive issues to resolution
• Negotiate solutions with customers and partners
• Review artifacts to keep projects on track
• Collaborate with Delivery Managers and Solution Architects to design technology solutions
• Contribute to program vision and monitor delivery across the lifecycle

Skills

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Travel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Technology/Engineering

Tools

Salesforce Certifications

Salesforce Platform knowledge

Job description

Job Category

Customer Success

Job Details

About Salesforce

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Role Description

The Senior Solution Consultant supports a work stream in sophisticated enterprise customer engagements, partnering with key collaborators to achieve the vision while completing key deliverables. They serve as hands‑on advisors, using strong social skills, solution and or technical knowledge, Salesforce product knowledge, industry experience, consulting experience, and knowledge of their client’s business to deliver customer return on investment. Senior Solution Consultants are strong presenters that are able to obtain customer acceptance by demonstrating solutions and an understanding of the client's vision. They can identify key risks or issues and are confident in handling difficult conversations with their team and customer to address them. They interact with customer product owners, business process owners and technical resources to understand capabilities and requirements, analyze information, and craft comprehensive solutions. They also show a strong understanding of typical business challenges faced by customers and common objectives. They supply thought leadership and standard processes, both internally in their Community and externally in the marketplace.

Responsibilities

Salesforce Professional Services is looking for a Senior Solution Consultant. You will be serving as a Salesforce product and platform guide to the company’s largest, most complex enterprise customers. Here are some salient responsibilities the role entails:

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the client
• Participate as a part of a team working on internal critical initiatives to grow the consulting practice; serving as an active contributor to the community’s overall knowledge base and expertise
• Guide customers and colleagues in rationalizing and deploying new technologies that drive increased business value
• Work collaboratively and having very strong communications skills, especially in guiding complex concepts, and creative, prescriptive thinking
• Identify and proactively handle risk areas and commit to seeing an issue through to complete resolution
• Handle customer expectations; negotiate solutions to sophisticated problems with both the customer and third‑party partners
• Review and correct key artifacts to keep projects on track and solutions extendable and maintainable going forward
• Work closely with Delivery Managers, Solution Architects, Technical Architects, and directly with clients to design technology solutions to meet client needs
• Contribute to the creation of a program vision/case creation and justification, and be responsible for the monitoring and delivery of these elements throughout the program's lifecycle while advising and articulating program/project strategies on enabling technologies including the Salesforce Platform

Minimum Requirements

• Strong presentation skills; able to successfully present a point of view and clearly articulate the rationale to a variety of collaborators
• Meticulous individual with the ability to rapidly learn and take advantage of new concepts, business models, and technologies
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal; able to effectively develop materials that are appropriate for the audience
• A great listener with the ability to connect with people in diverse roles
• Consistent track record to analyze, design, and optimize business processes via technology and integration
• Resourceful and high‑reaching thinker who can work through and solve problems
• Travel is an integral part of this role, and will be based on individual customer needs. 25% travel.

Preferred Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a Technology, Engineering (any field) or a related quantitative subject area. Equivalent validated work experience in lieu of a degree will be considered
• Confirmed results translating business user stories into technical requirements documents
• Confirmed results leading customer and/or partner success
• Relevant Salesforce certifications and consulting experience are strongly recommended

Unleash Your Potential

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Accommodations

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Benefits

• time off programs
• medical
• dental
• vision
• mental health support
• paid parental leave
• life and disability insurance
• 401(k)
• employee stock purchasing program

More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: 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 $80,900 - $150,300 annually. 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.