Salesforce Architect

Company: Kenway Consulting
Location: Chicago
Posted on: February 1, 2025

Job Description:

Salesforce ArchitectDepartment: Capability LeadershipEmployment Type: Full TimeLocation: ChicagoDescriptionAbout This PositionJoin our consulting company as a Salesforce Solution Architect and be part of our driven and innovative team. As a trusted Salesforce partner, we excel in helping clients mature their Salesforce usage and ensure best-fit within their technology stack. Our team of high-performing professionals operates across multiple global offices, fostering a strong sense of teamwork and building long-term relationships with our customers.As a Salesforce Solution Architect, you will be responsible for developing end-to-end innovative solutions for complex technical requirements. You will own and be responsible for the solution, design, development, and documentation of Salesforce implementations throughout the project life cycle.Core Traits We Are Seeking:

• Entrepreneurship: Passion to fuel growth by helping clients, peers, the organization, and yourself with a continuous hunger to learn
• Tenacity: Ability to drive through ambiguity
• Executive Presence: Clear, concise, and articulate when using written and verbal channels
• Communication: Adept at communicating quickly and effectively, whether the message is good or bad
• Aptitude: You climb steep learning curves quickly
• Integrity: Comfortable doing what is right for the project, even when doing so may not be the most favorable path forward
• Growth Mindset: Proactively develop core skills independently and with the help of othersResponsibilities
  • Comprehend complex business challenges and articulate optimal Salesforce capabilities and solutions
  • Design and implement robust, scalable solutions for large-scale Salesforce engagements, ensuring seamless integration with external systems
  • Support business development efforts both independently and in conjunction with Salesforce as a co-selling partner
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and cross-functional teams, managing expectations and resolving challenges
  • Adapt to evolving client needs, managing multiple deadlines and priorities while maintaining high client satisfaction
  • Help define and mature Kenway's Salesforce Practice
  • Coach and support internal resources on SFDC functionality
  • Shape tools, artifacts, and capabilities to enhance our practice and market offerings
  • Stay updated on market trends to keep our company at the forefront of the industry
  • Identify opportunities for cross-selling and up-selling within the client baseQualifications, Skills and Credentials
    • Minimum of 5 years of experience in enterprise Salesforce implementations
    • System Architect certification strongly desired
    • Extensive experience with native Salesforce functionality, best practices, and custom solutions. Must be extremely fluent in building flows, event-driven architecture, and integration patterns
    • Experience across the Salesforce ecosystem, especially Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Financial Services Cloud, Manufacturing Cloud, and Health Cloud
    • Ability to lead requirements gathering sessions and speak confidently on solution design
    • Proven experience in consulting, stakeholder management, and project delivery
    • Team player who builds trust-based relationships and works cooperatively
    • Background in integration technologies and platforms, with design and implementation experience
    • Results-oriented with high levels of initiative and drive
    • Exceptional client service skills
    • Active listener who provides clarity and solves the right problems
    • Self-confident with the ability to maintain composure in high-pressure environmentsWhat We Offer Our Employees
      • The ability to chart your individual career path based on your expertise and passions.
      • An environment that encourages you to identify new opportunities and the support to make it happen.
      • An emphasis on quality of life that is highly accommodating and unparalleled in the industry, with no mandatory travel for client work.
      • The opportunity to build and be part of a fun and collaborative organization with teams that are passionate about their clients.
      • Culture-driven employees who work together to identify clients, technologies, and people in support of our ambitious growth targets.
      • Leadership opportunities early and often in your career, no matter your tenure.
      • Participation in internal operations, giving you a chance to help in your area of interest - such as Finance, Human Resources, Sales, or Technology - and make a real impact.
      • Exceptional benefits and an above-market compensation package, including unlimited PTO, quarterly and annual bonuses, a SEP-IRA to which we contribute 25% of every employee's total compensation, medical, dental, vision, LTD & STD.
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