Salesforce Business Architect

Salesforce Business Architect

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But enough about about you.

As aSalesforce Business Architect you will operate at the intersection of business consulting process architecture and Salesforce solution design. You will lead clients from abstract business vision to structured implementable requirements ensuring alignment between business objectives and Salesforce capabilities.

You will play a critical role in shaping enterprise-wide process transformations defining business architectures and enabling scalable Salesforce programs across multiple clouds.

This role requires client-facing consulting professional who combines deep industry understanding strong process modelling skills (BPMN) and hands-on Salesforce functional expertise to drive measurable business outcomes.

Whatyoulldo:

Business Architecture & Requirements Engineering

• Lead structured discovery and stakeholder workshops to define business objectives pain points and transformation opportunities.

• Translate business intent into capability models BPMN process architectures epics and user stories.

• Define future-state operating models and end-to-end process designs aligned to Salesforce best practices.

• Own requirements lifecycle management from ideation to backlog refinement prioritization and acceptance criteria.

• Ensure end-to-end traceability from business outcomes to solution design and delivery.

Salesforce Functional Solutioning

• Advise on optimal use of Salesforce OOTB capabilities vs. customization ensuring scalable and maintainable solutions.

• Partner with Technical Architects and delivery teams to translate requirements into robust multi-cloud solutions.

• Drive functional solution design across core Salesforce clouds (Sales Service Experience Data/Revenue/Commerce as applicable).

• Enforce platform best practices design guardrails and industry standards.

• Oversee functional validation UAT strategy and business acceptance to ensure alignment with intended outcomes.

Strategic Consulting & Roadmap Delivery

• Develop capability roadmaps transformation blueprints and prioritization frameworks aligned to client strategy.

• Advise on CRM maturity process optimization and customer experience transformation.

• Define business cases and value realization frameworks with clear linkage to KPIs and outcomes.

• Support target operating model (TOM) definition and governance structures for scalable adoption.

Account Growth & Pre-Sales Support

• Act as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders driving value-led conversations and continuous improvement.

• Support pre-sales solution shaping and proposal development with strong functional context.

• Contribute to solution narratives and executive storytelling aligned to business outcomes.

• Identify expansion opportunities cross-cloud use cases and process-led transformation initiatives.

Team & Practice Enablement

• Mentor Business Analysts and Functional Consultants on business architecture process modelling and stakeholder engagement.

• Contribute to practice assets accelerators and delivery frameworks.

• Drive adoption of structured methodologies (BPMN capability modelling backlog governance).

• Support internal enablement on industry trends Salesforce innovations and functional patterns.

Whoyou are:

• A consulting-led Business Architect with strong domain understanding and executive presence.

• Comfortable engaging C-level stakeholders translating strategy into executable solutions.

• Able to operate across strategy functional design and delivery governance.

• Structured outcome-oriented and skilled at simplifying complex business problems.

• Proactive and entrepreneurial with a focus on long-term client value and growth.

What you bring:

• 8 years of experience as a Business Architect Functional Lead or Senior Consultant in Salesforce or digital transformation programs.

• Strong client-facing experience leading workshops stakeholder alignment and requirements definition.

• Expertise in business process modelling (BPMN) and requirements engineering.

• Solid understanding of Salesforce platform capabilities and design trade-offs (configuration vs. customization).

• Experience across core Salesforce clouds (Sales Service Experience; exposure to Commerce/Revenue/Data Cloud is a plus).

• Proven delivery of functional artifacts (process maps capability models user stories solution blueprints).

• Candidates with one or more of Salesforce consultant certificates (Sales Service Experience Commerce Revenue etc) are preferred.

Our UAE Benefits include:

• 22workingdays holiday

• Comprehensivemedical insuranceplan foremployeeandspouseand children

• Visa foremployeeandspouseand children

• Flexibleoffice times and working fromhome twice per week

• Remote working from a place of your choice for 2 weeks a year

• Free snacks and drinks in the office

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