Salesforce
Sr. Technical Architect / Technical Architect Director - PACE (Products, Auto, Consumer, Or Energy Industry)
$172K–$345K
Illinois - Chicago Metro - Remote +35 · Remote Customer-Based · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 28, 2026
- Location
- Illinois - Chicago Metro - Remote
Pennsylvania - Remote
Florida - Remote
Indiana - Remote
North Carolina - Remote
Idaho - Remote
Kansas - Remote
Maine - Remote
Tennessee - Remote
South Carolina - Remote
Arkansas - Remote
Missouri - Remote
North Dakota - Remote
Colorado - Remote
South Dakota - Remote
Nebraska - Remote
Montana - Remote
Texas - Remote
Mississippi - Remote
Wisconsin - Remote
Ohio - Remote
Kentucky - Remote
Iowa - Remote
Illinois - Remote
West Virginia - Remote
Wyoming - Remote
Arizona - Remote
Alabama - Remote
Utah - Remote
Minnesota - Remote
Georgia - Remote
Oklahoma - Remote
Oregon - Remote
Washington - Remote
Michigan - Remote
Louisiana - Remote - Experience
- 8+ years in enterprise architecture or consulting (10+ years for Director); 4+ years leading Salesforce Core Projects; Director level additionally requires 2-5 years of direct people management.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field (or equivalent work experience) is preferred.
About the job
Serves as a strategic advisor to enterprise customers, designing and guiding complex Salesforce solutions and implementations across multiple technical domains.
What you'll do
- Advise C-level stakeholders and architect multi-cloud solutions across application, data, integration, and security.
- Lead cross-functional teams, workshops, governance, risk management, and customer or partner negotiations; Director-level roles include direct people management.
- Guide adoption of emerging technologies and contribute to internal initiatives, practice growth, and thought leadership.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of enterprise architecture or consulting experience; 10+ years for Director level.
- 4+ years leading Salesforce Core Projects.
- Strong application design and data, integration, and security architecture expertise; ability to analyze, design, and optimize business processes through technology and integration.
- Strong presentation and communication skills, Agile methodology fluency, and a collaborative, high-integrity leadership style.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field (or equivalent work experience); Salesforce CTA credential, progress toward it, or multiple Salesforce Architecture certifications.
- Experience with AI-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Agentforce for Developers), technical team leadership, or Consumer Goods Cloud, Retail Execution/Trade Promotion Management, or the Consumer Goods industry.
Pay
$172,500 - $313,700 annually (base salary); $207,800 - $344,700 per year (base pay)
Tools
Salesforce, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Agentforce for Developers, Consumer Goods Cloud
AI focus
Guides customers in adopting emerging technologies that drive business value; experience with AI-powered development tools is preferred. Salesforce also uses AI tools to assist recruiter resume assessment, with humans making hiring decisions.
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