Salesforce Architect
Overview
Salesforce Architect
system health
middleware tools
Key Responsibilities
Client Success & Support Optimization
- Design and enforce structured
case escalation workflows
, including severity levels, auto-escalation rules, and SLAs. - Implement and manage
milestone tracking
and entitlement processes
to ensure timely support delivery across tiers. - Monitor and analyze
case handling time
and escalation trends to improve response velocity and resource planning. - Use AI and automation to flag cases at risk of escalation or SLA breach based on sentiment, history, or metadata.
- Enhance the
Knowledge Base
by improving structure, discoverability, and integration with case submission. - Implement AI tools (e.g., Einstein, GPT search) to optimize case deflection and article surfacing during the support experience.
Architecture & Systems Engineering
- Architect and deliver scalable, maintainable solutions in
Service Cloud
that support evolving business needs. - Build robust tooling for
services and implementation teams
, including project tracking, onboarding workflows, and automation. - Write, review, and optimize
Apex
, Lightning Web Components (LWC)
, and Salesforce Flows
. - Architect and manage secure, scalable integrations using
Informatica
, Zapier
, and Salesforce APIs for platforms like NetSuite, CSM systems, and billing platforms. - Collaborate with the Salesforce admin team and Sr. Director of Revenue Operations to align platform architecture with long-term business goals while addressing technical debt.
Governance, Documentation & Quality Assurance
- Lead initiatives for
data governance
, including field standardization, deduplication, and data integrity. - Define and enforce best practices for naming conventions, validation rules, and documentation standards.
- Establish robust
testing protocols
, including UAT planning and regression testing. - Maintain comprehensive, auditable
technical documentation
for all system logic, workflows, and integrations. - Promote a documentation-first mindset across the Salesforce ecosystem.
Strategic Operations & Enablement
- Support the operationalization of
partner programs
, including planning and readiness for a future Partner Portal. - Design secure, scalable data models for
partner engagement
, lead sharing, and services visibility. - Contribute to systems that support
consumption-based billing workflows
, integrating data from external systems when necessary. - Collaborate cross-functionally to prioritize enhancements that align with broader
revenue operations goals
.
Desired Skills & Experience
Were looking for a candidate with deep Salesforce expertise and a strong operational mindset—comfortable designing technical architecture, managing governance, and enabling high-impact use cases across services, support, and partner operations.
Required
- 6+ years of hands-on Salesforce experience with strong focus on
Service Cloud architecture
- Experience supporting
services and implementation workflows
, case management
, and support operations - Proficiency in
Apex
, Lightning Web Components (LWC)
, Salesforce Flows
, and API-based integrations
- Experience designing and managing
case escalation frameworks
, including milestones and entitlement processes - Experience using
case time-tracking data
to improve team efficiency and resource allocation - Strong commitment to
documentation
, testing
, and maintaining long-term system integrity - Ability to
translate technical concepts
for non-technical stakeholders and influence cross-functional decisions - Collaborative team player with experience working across
admin, RevOps, and support
teams
Highly Desired
- Familiarity with
Sales Cloud
functionality and use cases - Experience with
middleware platforms
(e.g., Informatica
, Zapier
) - Exposure to
consumption billing models
and usage-based pricing workflows - Experience with
Customer Success platforms
such as Gainsight
, Totango
, or ChurnZero
- Integration experience with
NetSuite
- Experience supporting or designing
partner operations
or preparing for partner portal implementations
- Salesforce certifications such as
Service Cloud Consultant
or Application Architect