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# Lead Client Solution Engineer

- **Company:** Salesforce.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $148,190.0 - $198,170.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, System Configuration, Data Deduplication, Data Infrastructure, Data Integration, Relational Databases, Reference Data, Salesforce.Com, Software Engineering, Multi-Agent Systems, Information Technology, Data Management, Web Technologies, Restful APIs, Mulesoft
- **Published:** August 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/17806469?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F17806469%2FSenior-Client-Solution-Engineer-Illinois-Chicago

## About the Role

* Proven experience in a technical sales or delivery role designing, configuring, and demonstrating Master Data Management solutions
 * Understanding of MDM fundamentals, including:
 + Identity & Entity Resolution: Deterministic vs. probabilistic matching, deduplication rules, survivorship strategy design
 + Data Modeling: Multi-domain data modeling, parent-child hierarchies, relationship graphs, and taxonomy design
 + Governance & Workflows: Configurable workflows, data stewardship, task management, reference data and data quality integration
 + Data Integration: Ingress/egress and real-time interaction with master data
 + Headless MDM: Familiarity with exposing MDM services via MCP endpoints or REST APIs to feed structured, trusted master data into external multi-agent systems, * Strong presentation and discovery skills; comfortable in front of technical and non-technical audiences at all levels
 * Ability to establish trust with customers and influence key decision makers
 * Experience with cloud technologies - iPaaS, SaaS, cloud infrastructure
 * Experience building and delivering PoCs and responding to RFIs/RFPs independently
 * Ability to lead architectural discussions
 * Comfort operating in a high-volume, high-ambiguity SMB environment
 * Degree or equivalent relevant experience; experience evaluated on core competencies, * B.S. Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS
 * Knowledge of related applications, relational database and web technology
 * Solid oral, written, presentation, collaboration and interpersonal communication skills
 * Ability to work as part of a team to solve technical problems in varied political environments
 * Minimum of 4 years of professional experience

Preferred

 * Salesforce or Informatica certifications
 * Previous SE or Sales Engineering experience
 * Familiarity with MuleSoft and/or Informatica product portfolio

## Description

Salesforce is looking for a Pre-Sales Solution Engineer with deep Master Data Management expertise to join our SMB Solution Engineering team. In this role, you will be the technical authority on MDM within a fast-moving, high-volume SMB segment - helping customers understand how trusted, governed master data unlocks business value.

You will partner directly with Account Executives throughout the sales cycle - leading technical discovery, delivering tailored demonstrations and Proofs of Concept, and making architectural recommendations that connect MDM solutions to real business outcomes. You will also play a bridge role between MuleSoft and Informatica, helping the team and our customers think creatively about combined GTM motions., * Build trusted relationships with AEs and customers to qualify deals, identify business value, and provide technical guidance

 * Conduct technical discovery to document, analyze, and clarify business and MDM-specific requirements
 * Deliver solution demonstrations, whiteboarding sessions, architecture workshops, and Proofs of Concept that showcase MDM capabilities in the context of SMB integration challenges
 * Respond to RFI/RFP documents independently
 * Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, and Product Marketing to continuously improve our MDM and Data Foundation offerings
 * Stay ahead of the evolving MDM, iPaaS, and AI landscape; maintain a sharp understanding of competitive positioning


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