Principle Salesforce Architect - Expert In Recruitment Solutions

Position: Principle Salesforce Architect
Remote
Duration: 6-12month Contract to Full-Time
Location: Remote (Local candidates highly preferred)- Only seeking currently living in EST Time Zone (Local Highly Preferred)
Interview: 2 MS Teams Video Interviews
Must have excellent communication

Job Description:
As a Salesforce Principal Consultant, you will translate our clients' business vision into practical solutions on the Salesforce platform. Acting as the senior lead architect, you'll spearhead critical Salesforce projects for our enterprise clients, utilizing your extensive expertise in Salesforce solutioning, stakeholder management, team leadership, and business analysis. You will play a pivotal role in understanding client needs, designing tailored solutions on Salesforce, and overseeing implementation and support phases in collaboration with our Professional Services team.

Responsibilities

As a Principal Consultant, you're a Salesforce subject matter expert who ensures the success of our most important clients.

• Lead the team and serve as the primary point of contact for clients and team members
• Ensure client success from a solutions perspective, establishing TruSummit as a trusted advisor
• Coordinate closely with Project Management to ensure project delivery
• Collaborate with Technical consultants to integrate their inputs into cohesive solutions
• Advocate for and implement TruSummit and Salesforce best practices

• Mentor and coach less experienced team members in consultancy and Salesforce expertise

Consulting

• Act as a hands-on advisor, collaborating with client stakeholders using strong communication skills, Salesforce platform knowledge, and business consulting experience to deliver client ROI
• Develop and nurture business relationships with clients, positioning TruSummit as a trusted Salesforce advisor
• Understand client business drivers, KPIs, and articulate project value and risks related to solution feasibility
• Share business consulting best practices to enhance team knowledge

• Demonstrate thought leadership through client presentations and/or publications

Solution Design, Execution, and Leadership

• Serve as a Salesforce subject matter expert, staying updated on emerging CRM technologies and trends
• Create and articulate a clear vision of Salesforce architecture and/or conceptual models of project solutions
• Translate client business drives, KPIs, and success metrics into tangible solution outcomes
• Provide expert-level functional guidance to consultants and developers
• Collaborate with US-based and near/offshore teams to deliver projects effectively

• Champion process-based delivery methodology within TruSummit

Skill and Practice Development

• Coach project teams on Salesforce and Business Consulting best practices
• Proactively identify and surface new opportunities for clients
• Guide and mentor the project team to achieve project objectives
• Effectively leverage tools to facilitate project success, including documenting and risk and issue management
• Create and/or ensure solution-related documentation, e.g., customer journey mapping, business requirements, user stories, process flows, ERDs, configuration workbooks, and test scripts
• Support internal efforts to evolve TruSummit processes

• Participate in pre-sales activities and proposal development (as asked, in conjunction with Sales and Pre-Sales Solution Architects)

Qualifications & SKILLS

Candidate Must Complete the Required Qualifications Skills Matrix Below

Please complete Qualification Skills Matrix	List the number of years you have within each of the below qualifications	List each company where skill or qualifications was used or gained
Bachelor's degree in business management, IT, or related field
Must have Industry experience in Manufacturing, Health, or Life Sciences
7+ years of Salesforce experience in professional services
7+ years of consulting or industry experience
6+ years as a Salesforce Solution Architect
Multiple, current Salesforce certifications, e.g., Admin/Advanced Admin, Sales and Service Cloud,
Experience Cloud, Platform App Builder
Demonstrated success in large-scale Salesforce projects
Ability to travel up to 30%
Experience in CPQ, Revenue Cloud, Marketing Cloud (any/all suite of products) CRMA
Are you willing to consider a Full-Time employment after the initial 6-month contact
Expertise in business consulting and CRM optimization
Expert-level understanding of the Salesforce platform and components, functional expertise with awareness of programmatic solutions
Exceptional customer-facing skills, professional presence, and entrepreneurial attitude. Must be able to write executive-level emails, solution briefs, and related communications

Required Skills:

• Knowledge of Salesforce DevOps processes and tools, e.g., Gearset, Azure DevOps, JIRA

• Working knowledge and experience with agile delivery methodologies (Scrum, Hybrid-Agile)
• Experience in Salesforce Industry solutions (e.g., Manufacturing Cloud, Health Cloud)

• Industry experience in Manufacturing, Health, or Life Sciences