Salesforce CPQ Solution Architect

<strong>About Us</strong> <p>At Cloudflare, we have our eyes set on an ambitious goal: to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers approximately 25 million Internet properties, for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. </p> <p>We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us! </p> <p><strong>Salesforce CPQ Solution Architect</strong></p> <p> </p> <h4><strong>About the department</strong></h4> <p>Cloudflare’s IT Business Systems Team is a crucial pillar of the CIO Organization.  It operates our enterprise systems end-to-end, providing process cohesiveness across the functional business areas</p> <p><strong>About the role</strong></p> <p>As a Salesforce CPQ Solution Architect you are expected to be an advanced professional in the systems &amp; process design and implementation space with strong sales business process knowledge and Salesforce CPQ/Steelbrick. The ideal candidate will work closely with Business Stakeholders, in developing robust, scalable and flexible solution architectures for various projects including designing prototypes, building proof of concepts, and preparing architecture roadmaps.You will also work with BSA,Configuration Engineers &amp; developers to review the functional specifications that meet those requirements, and serve as a subject matter expert to the developers building those functions. Based on a deep understanding of the business, best practices in Salesforce CPQ/Steelbrick you will also be responsible for solution designing, developing, and managing our Salesforce CPQ/Steelbrick system architecture and design</p> <p>This job requires an experienced analyst who can partner effectively with all levels of the organization, lead others, drive results, proactively identify and resolve problems, and make challenging decisions.  You will also be responsible for recommending and instituting business analysis best practices, tools and methodology towards standardization of deliverables and procedures.They have a strong ability to identify and resolve underlying problems, evaluate different possibilities, make strategic decisions, and adjust their approach based on the outcomes. Solution Architects provide guidance and established procedures and actively promote changes throughout the organization</p> <p>This role typically has a strong background in Salesforce and experience working with the Salesforce Quote-to-Order solutions, Salesforce Order management, Revenue Systems,Billing and Salesforce Guided selling. Additionally, the Salesforce Quote-to-Order Solution Architect should possess knowledge of various other Salesforce technologies and integration with 3rd party systems. Strong problem solving, collaboration, and communication skills are a must. A minimum of Salesforce CPQ Advanced Administrator and Salesforce CPQ Advanced Configurator Certifications are important to have.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>What you'll do</strong></p> <ul> <li>Design, prototype, build, document, and support solutions for the Salesforce CPQ/Steelbrick application. Collaborating with business partners to help shape functional requirements of the CPQ</li> <li>Lead technical design sessions; create, estimate, and solution user stories; develop technical solution documentation aligned with the business objectives</li> <li>Deliver as an individual contributor, but also able to lead a team of Consultants, Developers and/or BSA </li> <li>Coach and mentor junior resources; own responsibility for ongoing configuration and development of resources on Salesforce projects.</li> <li>Make recommendations for improvements to systems and processes to make processes and workflows more efficient and automated</li> <li>Support architecture and own configuring best-in-class implementations of CPQ and Sales Cloud</li> <li>Assisting with the elaboration of epics, themes, and features into user stories that are small enough, or granular enough, to be achieved in a single sprint</li> <li>Decisions on release dates and content</li> <li>Particip