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The Senior Salesforce Architect serves as the enterprise design authority and technical owner for the Salesforce platform and its tightly coupled Certinia ecosystem, responsible for evolving the commercial technology stack to support the Sales, Marketing, and Sales Operations organizations. This role provides architectural leadership across the lead-to-cash and opportunity-to-project lifecycles, ensuring Salesforce solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned to measurable business outcomes while integrating reliably with the broader enterprise application and data landscape.
The Senior Salesforce Architect partners closely with the IT Commercial Business Partner as the primary technology advisor to the Sales Operations team and with the Certinia system team on shared objects, integration patterns, and data flows that span Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Professional Services Automation (PSA), and the enterprise data warehouse. This role owns the multi-year Salesforce roadmap and sets enterprise development standards for Apex, Lightning Web Components, JavaScript, Platform Events, and Flows.
It embeds AI-driven capabilities, including Agentforce, Einstein, Data Cloud, and emerging generative AI, into the commercial technology stack while managing the product backlog, overseeing service desk support, and providing direct leadership to a team of administrators and developers. Success in this role requires deep expertise in Salesforce platform architecture, strong working knowledge of Certinia, command of commercial processes, fluency in AI-driven platform capabilities, and the ability to translate complex business challenges into governed, high-impact technology solutions within a complex, global enterprise environment.
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Thiruvananthapuram, IND
, IND
, USA
, USA
, USA
, USA
, GBR
, GBR
Deep understanding of the Salesforce platform architecture, data model, security and sharing models, automation framework, and integration patterns, with strong working knowledge of Certinia PSA and its interplay with Salesforce
Expert-level proficiency in Apex (including asynchronous Apex, batch, queueable, scheduled, and trigger frameworks), Lightning Web Components, JavaScript controllers, SOQL/SOSL, and declarative tools such as Flow
Strong working knowledge of AI and intelligent automation applied to commercial functions, including Agentforce, Einstein, generative AI, Data Cloud, and predictive analytics
Deep understanding of Sales and Marketing processes, including lead management, opportunity management, forecasting, territory management, and marketing automation integration, with proven ability to architect and evolve enterprise CRM platforms in a complex, global environment
Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to translate complex technology concepts into executive-ready language
Strong leadership and people management skills, with a track record of developing teams and delivering measurable outcomes on large, complex, multi-phase Salesforce initiatives
High attention to detail with a strong focus on governance, data quality, controls, and auditability, and comfort operating in a global, matrixed organization with competing priorities and evolving transformation environments
Experience in the Contract Research Organization or life sciences industry is preferred
10+ years of progressive experience in Sales Cloud, including significant time in a dedicated Salesforce architecture role
Hands-on experience implementing AI and automation capabilities on Salesforce, including Agentforce, Einstein, and Data Cloud, with strong understanding of Salesforce release management, sandbox strategy, DevOps tooling, and platform governance
Proven experience leading Salesforce platform teams, including direct management of administrators and developers, and partnering with Sales Operations and commercial leaders to deliver platform capabilities that drive measurable business outcomes
Proven success developing business requirements and delivering technology-based solutions across Sales and Marketing domains, with strong understanding of data governance, master data management, and integration architectures
Experience managing Salesforce service desk operations (SLA definition, ticket triage, continuous improvement), with excellent project management, communication, and executive presentation skills
Advanced Salesforce architect certifications (Application Architect, System Architect, B2B Solution Architect, or Certified Technical Architect (CTA)) strongly preferred
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology (IT), Computer Science, Business, or a related field
Promotion to the next level is not automatic based on years of experience. Personnel are evaluated on proven competency, level of responsibility, and ability to work independently.
At Worldwide Clinical Trials, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace by providing transparent compensation. The salary range for this position is annually (For hourly paid positions, the stated salary range reflects hourly rates):
The salary range provided is intended to give candidates an understanding of potential earnings. Compensation will fall within the provided range, and it not a guarantee of exact salary. The final salary will be determined based on relevant experience, performance, education, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, we offer a competitive benefits package depending on location. We ensure pay equity and transparency and comply with all applicable labor laws. Salary information will be discussed during the interview process, and we encourage candidates to inquire about compensation at any stage.
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Global contract research organization supporting biopharmaceutical clinical development.
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Full-time
Senior · 10+ years experience
Remote
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