Lead Business Consultant

Job Description

Overview

At Perficient you’ll deliver mission-critical technology and business solutions to Fortune 500 companies and some of the most recognized brands on the planet. And you’ll do it with cutting-edge technologies, thanks to our close partnerships with the world’s biggest vendors. Our network of offices across North America, as well as locations in India and China, will give you the opportunity to spread your wings, too.

Perficient is a Gold Cloud Alliance Partner offering a variety of consulting and development services for the Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Chatter, Communities/Portals and the Force.com platform. With experience gained from more than 3,000 cloud computing engagements, Perficient is dedicated to helping customers achieve their objectives and obtain the greatest value from their investments.

Join Perficient, and you will play an integral role in impacting some of the country's most dynamic companies. With broad industry resources and deep technical expertise, we collaborate with clients to cultivate ideas and deliver results. Choose a career with Perficient, and work in a challenging and dynamic environment where innovative and engaging work are a part of everyday life.

Perficient currently has a career opportunity for a Salesforce Solutions Architect in that can work remotely.

Job Overview:

The Sr. Solutions Architect’s focus will be working with customers as a leading delivery team member to understand complex requirements and translate them into a solution that leverages cloud-based technologies. The Sr. Solutions Architect is responsible for the overall application design that translates business needs to technical requirements. A successful candidate is able to work independently and communicate effectively with team members. The Sr. Solutions Architect must be able to articulate an enterprise solution architecture (functionally) that would not only include Salesforce, but also other systems and mechanisms for integrating those applications to render an overall solution for the Client.

Solution Architects are often called upon to engage with prospects in scoping and discovery sessions, offering best practice recommendations, on-the-fly solution suggestions and relevant lines of questioning that may not have been prepared in advance of the conversation. Sr. Solutions Architects must have strong business acumen to be successful. Previous experience in consulting, technology architecture and/or engineering and sales are needed to effectively meet the requirements of this position.

Responsibilities

• Leads requirements gathering and/or design workshops for complex projects
• Provides overall Salesforce.com functional expertise
• Provides overall systems architecture expertise in order to relate to and build upon existing client environments
• Collaborates with Technical Resources to design technical solutions as well as to support the Technical Resources in the development process. Validates that the technical solution meets the functional needs of the users by documenting a testing strategy
• Develops or contributes to data migration and/or system integrations strategy and develops data mappings
• Develops or contributes to training strategy

Qualifications

• Proven track record of success of working with business development opportunities and/or engagements from pre-sale and initial scoping through final delivery and signoff
• Deep understanding of cloud computing and/or web-based solutions and technologies including Salesforce/Force.com Platform, Backend languages (Java, C, C++), ETL tools (Informatica, Cast Iron, Boomi), and Side-server scripting language (PHP, Python, Ruby)
• Strong technical writing skills. The ability to take the lead role in developing comprehensive functional specification documents, process flow diagrams, configuration details, use cases, test conditions, test scripts and training documentation
• Demonstrates excellence in understanding complex business processes and ability to apply scenarios to Salesforce "Story-lines" as well as make business process modification suggestions to align with Salesforce best practices
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; executive level presence and experience facilitating meetings
• Ability to communicate complex technical solutions to non-technical business users from various backgrounds including Sales, Support and Marketing.
• Salesforce Administrator and/or Developer certification required.
• Two or more Salesforce Cloud certifications.
• Trailhead Mountaineer or higher
• Experience with both agile and waterfall implementation methodologies
• S. in Business, Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years experience delivering consulting services, in client-facing roles that provided experience with all aspects of system implementation, including 3+ years hands-on experience with Salesforce.com
• The travel requirements are estimated to be in the 25 – 50% range. At Perficient, we offer a competitive base salary, bonuses twice a year, a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental and vision, 401(k) with matching contributions, 3 weeks paid time off and 10 paid holidays per year.

Preferred skills and education:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• Certification in Salesforce
• Leadership and team management experience with ability to provide strategic planning and oversight
• Experience leading customer workshop sessions to educate customers on the latest technology trends and best practices
• Track record of leadership roles delivering solutions within defined timeframes
• Experience working with a globally distributed team and managing off-shore teams

Perficient full-time employees receive complete and competitive benefits. We offer a collaborative work environment, competitive compensation, generous work/life opportunities and an outstanding benefits package that includes paid time off plus holidays. In addition, all colleagues are eligible for a number of rewards and recognition programs including billable bonus opportunities. Encouraging a healthy work/life balance and providing our colleagues great benefits are just part of what makes Perficient a great place to work.

More About Perficient

Perficient is the leading digital transformation consulting firm serving Global 2000 and enterprise customers throughout North America. With unparalleled information technology, management consulting and creative capabilities, Perficient and its Perficient Digital agency deliver vision, execution and value with outstanding digital experience, business optimization and industry solutions.

Our work enables clients to improve productivity and competitiveness; grow and strengthen relationships with customers, suppliers and partners; and reduce costs. Perficient's professionals serve clients from a network of offices across North America and offshore locations in India and China. Traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, Perficient is a member of the Russell 2000 index and the S&P SmallCap 600 index.

Perficient is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national, origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Disclaimer: The above statements are not intended to be a complete statement of job content, rather to act as a guide to the essential functions performed by the employee assigned to this classification. Management retains the discretion to add or change the duties of the position at any time.