Staff Software Architect – Salesforce

Job Description

Staff Software Architect – Salesforce

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the Technical Innovation Center in Mountain View, CA three times per week, at minimum.

The Role

At General Motors, we are transforming the future of mobility and enhancing customer experience through innovation and technology. We are seeking a driven and talented Staff Software Architect to join our team. This role provides an opportunity to lead and develop cutting-edge Salesforce solutions while contributing to our Lead-to-Cash processes and business objectives.

We are looking for someone who will be a big-picture thinker, excellent communicator, and in-depth problem solver who designs scalable, secure systems for both B2C and B2B businesses. As a trusted digital advisor and respected team leader in the Salesforce ecosystem, you will be accountable for leading enterprise-level architecture discussions, guiding technical strategy, and ensuring system quality, performance, security, scalability, availability, and flexibility.

What You'll Do

• Drive enterprise architecture strategies and multi-year roadmaps aligned with GM’s long-term business goals, balancing global scalability with immediate needs.

• Collaborate with stakeholders across Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Customer Experience, and other teams to guide architectural decisions and ensure cross-functional alignment.

• Define and implement solution selection frameworks emphasizing modularity, standardization, and reuse of existing technologies.

• Recommend integration strategies, platforms, and infrastructure to support complete end-to-end business solutions.

• Govern and simplify the IT landscape through architecture governance processes, standards adherence, and roadmap compliance.

• Maintain and enhance a portfolio of business capabilities and processes, establishing metrics and driving improvements across the Lead-to-Order domain.

• Develop system strategies including environmental analysis, value cases, innovation planning, and alignment with organizational goals.

• Research and evaluate emerging technologies and trends to support enterprise innovation and business continuity planning.

• Provide leadership, mentorship, and guidance across IT teams, supporting technical change management, testing, and deployment activities.

Additional Job Description

Your Skills and Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineer, Computer Science or related field

• 15+ years of Salesforce software experience

• 5+ years of architecture experience

• Salesforce Certified Application Architect

• Salesforce Certified System Architect

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)​

• Higher levels of education (Master’s degree)

• Salesforce Certified Technical Architect

Compensation: The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of the California Bay Area.

• The salary range for this role is $195,000 to $298,800. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

• Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.

Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.

Company Vehicle: Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate. Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies.

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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