Salesforce Solution Architect - Financial Services

Job Description

Role Title: Salesforce Solution Architect - Financial Services

Location: London / Manchester / Leeds / Birmingham

Salary: Competitive salary and package dependent on experience

Career Level: Associate Manager

Accenture Song accelerates growth and value for our clients through sustained customer relevance. Our capabilities span ideation to execution: growth, product andexperiencedesign; technology and experience platforms; creative, media and marketing strategy; and campaign, content and channel orchestration. With strong client relationships and deep industry expertise,we help our clients operate at the speed of life through the unlimited potential of imagination, technology and intelligence. Visit us at:

About the Accenture Salesforce Business Group:

Accenture has established a global commitment to Salesforce called the Salesforce Business Group (SFBG); a focused executive-level effort between Salesforce and Accenture, to turbo-charge our joint business, and deliver outstanding customer experiences for our clients. You will be part of an exciting environment – we have the energy and pace of a start-up, merged with the stability of a well-established Salesforce capability (Accenture has been delivering Salesforce-powered transformation for over 15 years).

The Accenture Salesforce Business Group exists to help our clients create the best customer and employee experiences on the planet. We do this through leveraging the best aspects of our deep knowledge of how to modernise organisations selling, service and operational functions across all key industries. With deep knowledge in the power of Salesforce’s multiple cloud offerings we help clients transform their employee and customer experiences. We believe that for organisations to be digital on the outside they must first optimise how they run their business with a clean digital core on which to conduct their operations. As a major global user of Salesforce ourselves we lead by example and are a great example of how we have modernised our sales, forecasting and commercial governance with Salesforce tools.

You will learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture thatthrives on shared success and diverse ways of thinking. It is in that way we believe that our customers get the best results from their partnership with us. If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you.As part of our global team, you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job.

As a Solution Architect, you will:

• Clearly be able to articulate the solution to senior stakeholders and demonstrate effective objective handling.
• Design and implement Salesforce solutions using Industries & Financial Services Cloud (FSC) for wealth management, Banking and investment clients.
• Lead client stakeholders to gather process and translate them into technical solutions.
• Develop your leadership and consulting skills whilst delivering Salesforce at scale, to deliver measurable client value in some of the most dynamic and challenging environments
• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with industry best practices.
• Keep informed about the latest Salesforce Financial Services features and updates by engaging with Salesforce.
• Gain additional skills in solutioning, project management and client engagement through practical experience and training.
• Embed AI into your thinking when building out industry solutions

Qualification

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• Extensive experience with Salesforce Industries or Financial Services Cloud
• Proven hands-on experience leading technical engagements through architecting, designing, building, and delivering integrated solutions on Salesforce
• Experience addressing key architecture concerns (scalability, performance, security, availability, etc.) in the context of Salesforce.
• Excellent communication (written and oral), presentation skills, interpersonal skills, andmanagement skills. A background in consulting or leading teams is required.
• Relevant Salesforce certifications (e.g., Salesforce Application Architect, Salesforce Certified Platform Developer, former Vlocity certifications, Agentforce Specialist).

Set yourself apart:

• Industry-specific knowledge and experience leveraging leading Salesforce and ecosystem industry solutions
• Understand and articulate how Agentforce and AI is effecting Financial Service and how you’ve used AI to deliver value.
• Salesforce Application Architect, System Architect or equivalent industry Architect certifications
• Pre-sales solution architecture experience (including solution shaping, and delivery estimation and planning) is highly regarded
• Active Salesforce community participation and contributions.

What we will give...

A thriving career with the chance to learn from passionate, talented colleagues and mentors. Exciting and varied client work with as much opportunity as you can handle. And a hugely sociable team to get to know.

What’s in it for you:

Our Total Rewards consist of a competitive basic salary, annual performance bonus, opportunities to acquire equity and a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits. These include perks such as:

• Up to 30 days of leave to spend each year plus 3 extra volunteering days per year for charitable work of choice.
• Family-friendly and flexible work policies.
• Attractive pension plan with financial wellbeing support and resources.
• Private healthcare insurance plan and Mental Wellbeing support.
• Employee Assistance Programme, Career Development and Counselling.
• A range of generous Parental Leave offerings.

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the outstanding services we are known for.

Please note that with all our roles, you should expect some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building rapport with clients, peers, leaders and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs.

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Accenture reserves the right to close the role before this date should a suitable applicant be found.

Locations

• London
• Birmingham
• Leeds
• Manchester

Additional Information

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About Accenture

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