Salesforce Solution Architect

Dublin, Dublin 1

• Design Salesforce solutions while working with multiple stakeholders. Leading design workshops with stakeholders to understand their business process, recommend and design a Salesforce solution with them
• Break down a solution into user stories and requirements, estimate each requirement, map dependencies and work with a project manager to build project plans
• Ensure technical quality and good Salesforce solution design principles are followed
• Overall accountability for project delivery, within budget, scope, quality and time
• Lead a delivery team and work with a project manager to ensure the implementation of agreed Salesforce solution and infrastructure
• Allocation of project tasks to the project team
• Support project manager to create documentation for projects including Project Plan, Gantt Chart, Status Reports, Risk Logs etc
• Monitoring and assisting delivery of development tasks
• Support project managers to report regularly to the management team in project progress
• Management of change throughout the project delivery
• Acting as a role model and advising customers on architectural and technical development best practices during workshops and during the project.
• Manage the handover of the project with customers and/or support
• Assist with operational improvement tasks within the delivery team and PMO
• Designing and putting in place secure, robust and scalable IT architectures and Salesforce solutions.
• Documenting best practices and operational procedures

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience managing and designing Salesforce Solutions Projects
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills.
• Significant experience leading teams to deliver Salesforce projects using various project and program management methodologies in a variety of environments.
• Proven experience as a Solution Architect on multiple Salesforce projects
• Extensive knowledge and experience of working with Salesforce.com using out of the box Salesforce functionality
• Excellent leadership and management skills
• Experience designing custom functionality using LWC, Aura, triggers, different custom jobs, flows, data migrations and good understanding of Salesforce best practices
• Experience designing different types of integrations between Salesforce and other systems for example integrations using Salesforce APIs, outgoing integrations, web services, Salesforce Connect, Mulesoft and middleware solutions.
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• Leading development team throughout the software development lifecycle, managing setting up deployment processes and tools
• Multiple Salesforce certifications preferred.

What well give to you:

This is a permanent role. The team is based in our London office but operates under flexible working arrangements. The team are in the office twice a week. Whether its the joy of working with people at the top of their game or the Dentsu social calendar, people love working here – and we hope you will too

• Flexible hybrid working with wonderful central London office location
• Career development through Dentsu University and other tools; with access to courses, textbooks, mentorship, and external training funding
• Private Medical Insurance, Company Pension, life insurance, and other corporate benefits
• A selection of other benefits includes 3 wellness days, birthday day off and 2 volunteer days.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Dentsu does not discriminate against job applicants on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Experience stipulated in this job description serves as a guide only and all applications will be considered on their merits, irrespective of experience.

As part of our Diversity and Inclusion agenda, and as an Equal Opportunities employer, if you require reasonable adjustments during the selection process please engage directly with your Recruiter.

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About Merkle

Merkle, a dentsu company, powers the experience economy. For more than 35 years, the company has put people at the heart of its approach to digital business transformation. As the only integrated experience consultancy in the world with a heritage in data science and business performance, Merkle delivers holistic, end-to-end experiences that drive growth, engagement, and loyalty. Merkle’s expertise has earned recognition as a “Leader” by top industry analyst firms, in categories such as digital transformation and commerce, experience design, engineering and technology integration, digital marketing, data science, CRM and loyalty, and customer data management. With more than 16,000 employees, Merkle operates in 30+ countries throughout the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. For more information, visit www.merkle.com.