Salesforce Technical Architect

Configured Recruitment
Fleet, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary to permanent
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 208K

Job location

Fleet, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Software as a Service
Cloud Computing
Data Security
Release Management
Cloud Services
Salesforce
Systems Integration
Data Management
Marketing Cloud

Job description

We are seeking an exceptional Head of Salesforce Platform / Enterprise Architect (Salesforce) to lead and evolve a complex multi-country Salesforce ecosystem. This is a senior group-level leadership role with end-to-end accountability for Salesforce strategy, architecture delivery and value realisation.

Reporting directly to the CTO, this role will shape how Salesforce delivers measurable business value at scale elevating it from a set of local implementations to a truly strategic enterprise platform.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Leadership

  • Define and own the group-wide Salesforce vision, strategy and operating model
  • Develop and communicate a clear multi-year roadmap aligned with business priorities
  • Act as the executive-level owner and single point of accountability for Salesforce
  • Partner with the CTO, EXCO and senior leaders to prioritise initiatives and investment

Technical Architecture & Integration

  • Provide architectural leadership across core Salesforce products including Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, CPQ and Marketing Cloud as necessary
  • Oversee integrations with key enterprise systems such as ERP, finance, data platforms and identity
  • Guide decisions on configuration vs customisation and platform extensibility
  • Act as the senior authority for complex technical decisions

Platform Ownership & Best Practices

  • Establish and enforce global standards across architecture development, governance and security
  • Drive consistency and reusability while balancing local regulatory needs
  • Own data quality release management and platform performance standards
  • Ensure Salesforce evolves as a scalable resilient enterprise platform

Business Engagement & Value Realisation

  • Build strong relationships with stakeholders across commercial, operational and functional teams
  • Translate business needs into scalable high-impact Salesforce solutions
  • Drive adoption, user experience and change management
  • Measure and report on ROI usage and platform effectiveness

Delivery & Operating Model

  • Oversee delivery across internal teams and external partners
  • Define the optimal operating model including centralised vs federated structures, centres of excellence and partner strategy
  • Manage budgets, vendors and capacity planning

Key Stakeholders

  • CTO and Executive Committee / Senior Leadership across the business
  • Regional and country business leaders
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Requirements

  • Significant experience leading Salesforce at enterprise or group level
  • Strong technical understanding of Salesforce architecture and integrations
  • Proven ability to define and enforce platform standards
  • Track record of delivering measurable business value in complex multi-country environments
  • Comfortable engaging senior stakeholders and technical teams
  • Experience building and delivering strategic roadmaps

Desirable

  • Salesforce certifications including Architect, Platform or Cloud
  • Experience in federated or matrixed organisations
  • Background in regulated or data-sensitive environments
  • Experience modernising legacy Salesforce estates

About the company

Configured Recruitment is proud to be partnering with an organisation undergoing an exciting phase of growth and transformation. With a strong multi-country presence the business is investing heavily in its enterprise platform to drive scale efficiency and customer impact. **You will either come from a Platform or Enterprise Architecture background with extensive experience of working with Salesforce.**, Egis is a leading global consulting, construction engineering and operating firm. We work together with our clients, across every aspect of transport, energy and the built environment to build a more balanced, sustainable and resilient world. The Egis Group has over 50..., Who We Are Hi, we are FintechOS! We are the global leader in AI-first modern ProductOps, with a mission to make fintech innovation available to every company. The FintechOS platform helps banks, insurers, and financial services companies modernize the full product..., Workplace: London White City. Expectation is 2-3 days in the office Ready to make your application Please do read through the description at least once before clicking on Apply. ITV Studios is one of the biggest global creators, producers and distributors of TV content in...

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