• Work with the client to understand their current business issues and pain points; identify the desired To Be process models and solution architecture that will address the issues and pain points
• Work with the client to build out their CRM strategy and roadmap, enabling both quick wins and longer term strategic goals, leveraging salesforce.com technology
• Conduct client visioning sessions with executive client management on Integration or Application Rationalization to establish the blueprint for the solution; sessions will require intensive preparation, quick learning, strategic perspective, attention to detail, creativity, and excellent oral and written communication skills
• Provide technical oversight for multiple projects at a time, including sharing expertise on standards, guidelines, and design patterns for salesforce.com Applications based on industry best practices
• Review and provide guidance on design and infrastructure blueprints, as well as proactively identify and communicate potential issues or risks
• Maintain responsibility for salesforce.com solution architecture; provide input to salesforce.com Product Development team regarding key features, solutions gaps, and desired enhancements
• Work with the client to define change and release management processes that leverage the web services implementation model and facilitate the CRM strategy
• Participate in the client steering committee, objectively monitoring the execution model against the defined vision for success
• Review and provide input on detailed design specifications, staffing and budget models, and infrastructure and project plans for alignment with the success blueprint
• Monitor and augment project risk, quality, and health check assessments
• Publish internal and external high-level progress reporting for key project initiatives

Required Skills/Experience:

Significant technical and/or business process consulting or Enterprise Architecture experience and at least 3 additional years of Solution Architect experience.

Expertise in Integration and SOA/Web Services implementations, as well as industry expertise in high tech, manufacturing, consumer goods, or financial services.

Solution architecture experience, preferably implementing integrated web solutions

Extremely strong written and oral communication, negotiation, interaction management, and presentation skills are required

University Degree preferably in a Computing or related subject.