Data Cloud Practice, Architect Lead

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Customer Success

Job Details

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The Data Cloud Practice Architect Lead is a demonstrated thought leader in technical and/or functional aspects of customer and partner engagements that lead to the successful delivery of Salesforce Data Cloud Projects.

The Data Cloud Practice Architect Lead plays the critical role for setting customers up for success by prescriptively helping to shape and then lead the project teams within the Salesforce Data Cloud space. This role also provides the Professional Services team with subject matter expertise related to the proposed solution and client needs in order to ensure successful project delivery. This includes helping to identify and proactively manage risk areas and ensuring issues are seen through to complete resolution as it relates to Salesforce Data Cloud implementations. Will have the ability to configure and drive solutions, while mentoring the project team to meet the customer’s business and technical requirements.

This role will include a billable component to deliver Data Cloud implementations at our most strategic customers, leading Proofs-of-technology or MVP implementations, developing best practices within the Data Cloud community, development of shared assets and strategic alignment on global initiatives, and innovation that drives more efficient implementations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert for Salesforce Data Cloud
• When engaged with customers, assist with team leadership and help/exceed goals and metrics while providing insight to Salesforce Data Cloud best practices
• Lead mentorship programs to help scale Salesforce Data Cloud technical and functional knowledge within Delivery Services
• Coordinate monthly practice meetings to encourage and share knowledge with members of the team
• Engage in continued, self directed professional growth and development
• Deliver high client satisfaction (CSAT) by ensuring value is realized through each engagement
• Positively impact internal and external initiatives across Services, Support, Enablement, Alliances and TMP
• Align closely with Account and Services Sales teams and partner in pre-sales activities such as scoping, engagement plan development and project staffing
• Manage multiple strategic clients simultaneously to meet 50% billable target
• Inspire people to do the best work of their careers by being a multiplier, amplifying the knowledge and capability of the people around you while continuing to provide an inclusive workplace as one of Best Places to Work
• Recognized as a valuable and trusted advisor by our customers and other members of Salesforce CDP community and continue to build a reputation for excellence in professional services
• Collaborate with the Go-to-Market Team to drive continued growth of services

Preferred Qualifications and Skills:

• BA/BS degree or foreign equivalent
• Relevant Salesforce Data Cloud platform experience or equivalent Customer Data Platform/Management (Custom CDP Solutions, SaaS CDP Solutions such as Tealium AudienceStream, Adobe AEP, Segment, Arm Treasure Data, BlueShift, SessionM, RedPoint etc.) experience preferred
• Experience with data management, data transformation, ETL, preferably using cloud-based tools/infrastructure
• Relevant Salesforce experience in Sales & Service Cloud as well as Marketing Cloud, related certifications is a plus (Marketing Cloud Consultant, Administrator, Advanced Administrator, Service Cloud Consultant, Sales Cloud Consultant, etc.)
• Strong aptitude toward communicating complex business and technical concepts using visualization and modeling aids. Ability to conceptualize and design sophisticated wireframes, workflows, and diagrams
• Ability to work independently and be a self-starter
• Comfort and ability to learn new technologies quickly & thoroughly
• Specializes in gathering and analyzing information related to data integration, subscriber management, and identify resolution
• Excellent analytical & problem solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to influence a group audience, f