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Salesforce Functional Architect - Accenture Technology

New York, NY



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Job Description

Accenture Technology - Salesforce team is growing rapidly and is looking to add experienced Salesforce.com Functional Leads to join our team Functional Delivery Managers. This is a terrific opportunity for a Cloud CRM subject matter expert to take on a functional leadership role within our growing consultancy. You'll have experience with multiple CRM Implementations with user base of 200+ including Enterprise Integrations such as with ERP, Order Management, Claims Systems, Portals, etc.

We can hire for this role anywhere in the US, as long as you are located near an Accenture office, and willing and able to travel domestically approximately 80% of the time to meet client needs.

Typical Day Snapshot

While we'd love to say that there's a "typical" day in the life of a consultant, we all know that every day will be different! Some of the day to day challenges of this role will include:
  • Lead and facilitate discovery and scoping sessions with clients
  • Understand client business process and potential constraints (budget, timeline, expertise, etc.) to define optimal and reasonable project scope and expectations
  • Create and defend solution estimate and SOW
  • Incorporate past experiences, business savvy, creative and out-of-the-box thinking in designing solutions; offer multiple, potential solutions
  • Coordinate with Technical Architects/CTA's, integration, and data consultants, and others, as needed, for specific technical design requirements
  • Provide recommendations on third-party applications
  • Manage expectations with clients, Accenture colleagues, as well as SFDC and other 3rd parties - i.e., be able to influence and guide towards successful outcomes
  • Disseminating best practices on solution positioning and delivery.
  • Own the solution and provide architectural oversight of the solution throughout the project
  • Provide guidance and advisory support to project team on implementation approach and complex configuration issues
  • Participate in QA checkpoints during delivery to provide guidance and insure solution aligns with original scope
  • Work with project team to develop and validate estimates to support any Change Orders
  • Participate in project status meetings, as requested by the Delivery Lead/Project Manager
  • Contribute to estimating and SOW templates for future phases
  • Leading business and functional requirements definition and prioritization/scoping of requirements .
  • Mapping functional requirements to Salesforce.com features and functionality .
  • Maintaining and coordinate communication with the customer throughout each project .
  • Mentoring more junior team members in business analysis, project management, and Salesforce.com best practices.


+ Basic qualifications

Basic Qualifications
  • Minimum of2 years of progressive experience in solutioning, discovery and business analysis, project management, and technology implementation in full life-cycle CRM engagements.
  • Minimum of 3 year of experience with Salesforce.com is required.

Professional Skill Requirements
  • Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
  • Customer oriented and great at building client relationships.
  • Desire to work in a dynamic work environment and be creative within a team.
  • Proven ability to build, manage and foster a team-oriented environment.
  • Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment.
  • Desire to work in an information systems environment.
  • Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent leadership and management skills.

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Accenture.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Accenture is an EEO and Affirmative Action Employer of Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

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Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.

Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

Job ID: AccentureInc-00615647
Employment Type: Other

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