Federal - Salesforce Architect

You Are:
Salesforce Architect who is a passionate, hands-on expert with the Salesforce Platform. You enjoy working closely with executives, program and product managers, and analysts to design and architect Salesforce solution implementations, including the appropriate Salesforce product and integrations. You will play various roles from prototyping to proposal technical support to implementation. You have hands-on experience of all aspects of Salesforce.com (SFDC) including design, configuration, customization and implementation of applications and 3rd party integrations.

The Work:

• Serve as the primary leader, accountable for completion of team delivery efforts including quality assurance activities and client acceptance
• Ensure client value is being delivered by understanding client needs, team skills, and cost implications
• Foster and promote innovative thinking across the client environment
• Work with back office teams (e.g., contracts, recruiting, finance and HR) to ensure effectively and timely actions are taken on a variety of internal and external requirements
• Drive capture and business development efforts, creates downstream opportunities, and maintains relationships and a network to engage with clients and/or industry on future opportunities
• Build and maintain client relationships, serving as the leader in developing a strategic vision for clients and internal teams
• Build trust with client executives and internal teams
• Handle challenging client situations and offer guidance & direction to client executives
• Establish and present a seamless AFS face to client through effective coordination with colleagues inside and outside of the projects
• Provide intellectual capital and thought leadership and contributes to AFS reputation in the external marketplace
• Manage staff to create opportunities and monitor professional development
• Assist in reducing roadblocks for employees so they can focus on doing what is right for the client
• Mentor team, helping them to develop skills and capabilities in support of their professional growth

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Qualifications

Here Is What You Need:

• Bachelor's Degree or minimum 5 years of industry experience as a Salesforce.com developer or architect
• Experience with business growth
• Certified Salesforce System Architect or Certified Salesforce Application Architect

Bonus Points If:

• 8+ years of industry experience
• Certified Salesforce System Architect and Certified Salesforce Application Architect
• Provide superior group/team facilitation skills
• Ability to enter client environment and provide recommendations after assessing the requirements and the current state
• Demonstrated experience managing the expectations of high profile clients and building a reputation of trust
• Possess strong oral and written communication, presentation skills, project management, and mentoring skill

The Extras:

• US Citizenship Required

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