Success Architect - Agentforce (U.S. Citizen)

Engg; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking an Agentforce Success Architect to lead AI-driven agent design and architect data foundations that enable trusted, real-time decisions across sales, service, and marketing. You will collaborate with strategic customers, influence executive stakeholders, and drive optimization of architecture, performance, and solution design.

You will mentor teams, promote data ethics and privacy, and help ground AI agents with Data360 in a trusted data fabric.

Qualifications

• Requires ability to analyze, design and optimize AI-driven agent solutions.
• Strong understanding of data foundations and how they support real-time agent decisions.
• Excellent communication across technical and executive audiences is essential.
• Experience aligning technology strategy with business value and ROI.

Responsibilities

• Be a trusted Agentforce SME for the Success Architect org, including data foundations like Data360.
• Engage with Signature/Strategic customers to evaluate optimization strategies for architecture, dev/ops, performance, and design.
• Identify and close capability gaps for standard product capabilities or craft Architect solutions via customization.
• Facilitate discussions with Executives, aligning tech strategy to business ROI.
• Run playbooks aligned with the engagement catalog, tailored to Agentforce customers.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external partners to support growth.
• Drive thought leadership through mentoring and knowledge sharing.

Skills

AI agent design

Data architecture

Executive comms

Cross-functional

ROI & governance

Remote collaboration

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Data360

Salesforce Clouds

Job description

To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts.

Job Category Customer Success 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.

This role will be on US government case support, which strictly requires US citizenship status.

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.

At Salesforce, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where individuals from all backgrounds are welcomed and valued. We believe that the unique perspectives and skills of diverse candidates greatly contribute to the success of our teams.

As an Agentforce Success Architect, you will play a crucial role in driving successful outcomes for our strategic customers by leveraging your technical expertise in AI-driven agent design, orchestration, and automation.

Agentforce is Salesforce's platform for building and deploying autonomous AI agents that take action across sales, service, and marketing. These agents rely on trusted, unified data to make real-time, context-aware decisions, which is where Data360 comes in.

A working knowledge of how Data360 fuels Agentforce (grounding, harmonized customer data, real-time signals) is valuable in this role, even though the core focus is agent architecture, design, and deployment.

Responsibilities

• Be a trusted Agentforce subject-matter expert for the broader Success Architect organization, including how data foundations like Data360 support the success of AI agents
• Engage with our Signature and Strategic customers to evaluate and recommend optimization strategies for technical architecture, dev/ops, performance, and solution design specific to Agentforce
• Identify and evaluate capability gaps for standard product capability or identify creative Architect solutions through customization
• Facilitate and influence Executive stakeholders while aligning technology strategy to business value and ROI
• Run playbooks aligned with our Success Architect engagement catalog, tailored to the unique needs and opportunities of Agentforce customers
• Build strong relationships with both internal and external business partners, contributing to broader goals and growth
• Drive thought leadership through mentoring and knowledge sharing

Your Impact

As an Agentforce Success Architect, you will have a significant impact on our customers' success and the growth of our organization. Your expertise and guidance will directly influence the technical architecture, performance optimization, and solution design strategies for our strategic customers, ensuring their success in leveraging Agentforce's agentic AI capabilities. By driving customer satisfaction and delivering exceptional value, you will contribute to the overall growth and reputation of Salesforce as a leader in the industry.

Collaboration and Team Work

Collaboration is at the core of our success, and as an Agentforce Success Architect, you will have the opportunity to work closely with diverse teams of professionals. You will collaborate with customers, colleagues, and partners to evaluate technical architecture, optimize performance, and design effective solutions. By fostering strong relationships and working collaboratively, you will contribute to the collective success of our teams and the achievement of our goals.

Minimum Requirements

• This role will be on US government case support, which strictly requires US citizenship status.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze, design, and optimize business processes focusing on agent architecture and automation, with a focus on guiding customers through adoption and optimization of Agentforce
• Deep understanding of AI agent design principles, including topics, actions, prompts, and orchestration, along with how underlying data quality and architecture impact agent performance
• Excellent communication skills, and ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams from Developer to Executive
• Ability to facilitate discussions and translate technical concepts and solutions into tangible business value and ROI for customers
• Ability to demonstrate basic understanding and stay up-to-date with emerging AI and agentic technologies
• Proactive and self-starting attitude with the ability to manage tasks independently while collaborating remotely with customers and colleagues
• Values the importance of Data Ethics and Privacy by ensuring that customer solutions adhere to relevant regulations and best practices in data security and privacy
• Degree or equivalent experience required.
• Experience evaluated based on the strengths you'll need for the role (e.g. proven behaviors in previous jobs such as extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer roles, work experience, etc.)

Preferred Experience

• Experience with Data360 or another Customer Data Platform (Segment, Tealium, Adobe Experience Platform, Amperity, Treasure Data, etc.) and how it grounds AI agents in trusted data
• Experience implementing Salesforce Clouds, multi-cloud scenarios: Sales, Service, Industries, Marketing, or Commerce
• Familiar with at least one of the Salesforce Architecture Domains: Integration, Access and Identity Management, Data Architecture, Sharing and Visibility, Declarative and APEX Development