Principal Salesforce Solutions Architect

Company: Talend
Location: Austin
Posted on: February 23, 2021

Job Description:

Principal Salesforce Solutions Architect Austin, Texas / Information Technology, Security, and Business Transformation - IT Operations / We are changing the way the world makes decisions! Talend is a global leader in data integration and data integrity. Our software is used to truly transform business and companies with data. We believe our company has a certain Je ne sais quoi that makes us special and gives us opportunities with purpose. We pride ourselves in our values of Passion, Agility, Team Spirit and Integrity. We help companies take their data from chaos to clarity by delivering complete, trusted, and timely data to the business. With over 1,400 employees, we support more than 4,750 enterprise customers globally who have chosen Talend to put their data to work. We are consistently recognized by Forrester and Gartner as a leader in the Data Integration Market and our plan for the future is even more exciting. Principal Salesforce Solutions Architect You will--drive--solution decisions--and platform capabilities,--ensuring--Talend--is--maximizing--the--full potential of--its--Salesforce--platform. You will play a key, leadership--role--in--all--programs across--Talend--lines of business--associated--with the--Salesforce--platform.--Partner with--cross-functional teams to design and implement Salesforce--capabilities--across--all--business--units. Provide solution leadership for all currently available modules of the Salesforce platform (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Communities, Knowledge--Base,--CPQ)--including--3 rd --party apps / managed packages. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Be an advisor and respected leader in the Salesforce ecosystem. Big-picture thinker and in-depth problem solver who takes pride in designing solutions that can stand up to anything.
• Guide digital transformation by aligning business and technology, defining the 'why and how' that drives solution success, selecting the right product features that maximize business value, while advocating best practices that enhance the customer experiences.
• Strategic leader who focuses on business transformation with unrivaled Salesforce domain expertise in functional, platform and integration architecture.
• Solves complex, large-scale business challenges to produce secure, scalable, and high-performance solutions that maximize the full potential of the Salesforce Platform.
• Communicate technical solutions and tradeoffs effectively to stakeholders while ensuring quality and success.
• Relentless focus to drive simplicity, automation, and sales velocity while providing the customer a world class experience.
• Develop and lead overarching salesforce platform direction and roadmap including Salesforce licensing, product use, contract amendments, and platform health.
• Guide technical delivery of custom development, integrations, and data migration elements of a Salesforce.com implementation.
• Integrate business and technical processes related to Salesforce.com with other Go To Market and Customer Success applications into Talend's enterprise-wide IT strategy.
• Conduct formal customer reviews during project execution and project completion coupled with ongoing support/optimization reviews to confirm satisfaction and ongoing ROI growth.
• Define appropriate best practices, principles, policies, and standards for the Salesforce platform.
• Mentor and provide direction to analyst and development teams. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS or related experience
  • 7+ years previous experience as a certified architect, product manager, and/or administrator on Salesforce CRM platform
  • Strong verbal/written communication and data presentation skills, including an ability to effectively communicate with both business and technical teams
  • Expert understanding of Salesforce products, AppExchange partners, partner consulting capabilities, and solutions
  • Ability to succeed in a fast-paced, innovative, and rapidly evolving industry and business organization
  • Strong attention to detail and excellent problem-solving skills
  • Collaborative approach to work with cross-functional teams
  • Motivated self-starter, able to change directions quickly when priorities shift and quickly think through problems to design and deliver solutions
  • Ability to motivate people
  • Passion and curiosity for technology and learning PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
    • Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder
    • Salesforce Certified Sales and/or Service Cloud
    • Salesforce Certified Sharing and Visibility Designer
    • 3+ years of experience with CPQ
    • Professional experience in a test-driven and formal QA development environment, including development/staging/production (or similar) deployment cycles
    • Strong organizational skills #LI-LC1 AND NOW, A LITTLE ABOUT US: Talend has received some pretty impressive accolades along the way: - CEO named a 2020 Top Diverse Leader by the National Diversity Council - 5th consecutive year named a Leader for Data Integration Tools in the Gartner Magic Quadrant 2020 - 3rd consecutive year named as a Leader for Data Quality Solutions in Gartner Magic Quadrant 2020 - Recognized as a Challenger for Enterprise Integration Platform as a Service ( iPaaS ) in Gartner Magic Quadrant 2020 - "2018 Best Public Cloud Computing Companies To Work For" by Glassdoor - Named Leader in The Forrester Wave---: Enterprise Data Fabric - Ranked in the DBTA "100 Companies that Matter Most in Data" - Listed in the CRN Big Data 100 Companies We are passionate about helping companies become more data driven; and, if we can be honest, we are all geeks at heart who pride ourselves on the vibrant company culture that we have built. As a global employer, Talend believes our success depends on diversity, inclusion and mutual respect among our team members. We want to look like our customers, and we recruit, develop and retain the most hardworking people from a diverse candidate pool. We are committed to making all employment decisions on the basis of business need, merit, capability and equality of opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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