Job Description

REQ ID: 118668
JOB TITLE: Salesforce Technical Architect
SALARY: \xc2\xa361,800 - \xc2\xa381,800 + Company Vehicle & Additional Financial Benefits
POSTING END DATE: Friday 23rd February
LOCATION: Gaydon

JLR is harnessing technology to make driving smarter, safer and cleaner. You can help create a world in which responsible, sustainable vehicles revolutionise the driving experience for generations. Our vision is to leverage the incredible potential of technology to build vehicles that not only offer a premium, all-encompassing digital experience, but that also make our customers lives better.

The Opportunity

This is a truly excellent opportunity for a Technical Architect (Salesforce) to become part of our brand-new Centre of Excellence dedicated to ensuring all capabilities relating to Salesforce are managed through a single organisation. JLR has recognised the importance of Salesforce which has resulted in JLR Digital developing this fresh team pledged to maximising the capability of Salesforce.

It is vital that the individual is able to communicate in a positive and effective manner across a variety of key stakeholders, while ensuring that the team is defining and implementing Salesforce Strategies across JLR\'s digital domain.

The successful individual will have the opportunity to play a leadership role in helping JLR business to understand and assure any Salesforce technical solutions whilst leading other Technical Architects to ensure that the customer/user goals are central in both the project design and execution.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

Actively engage and lead strategic engagements, both technical and business focused to build winning, differentiated Salesforce capabilities and value within JLR.

Provide leadership to the wider Digital technical community and develop relationships with senior business leaders to influence design proposals.

Work with other members of the JLR Salesforce Centre of Excellence and wider teams to determine plans and execute the best strategy.

Expertly present Salesforce technology, application development, infrastructure, security and integration capabilities and how they can be leveraged to optimise the outcome for user/customer.

Support the Principal Technical Architect in the maintenance and support of the Salesforce Reference Architecture.

Develop a good understanding of the opportunities for further innovation using Salesforce capabilities across JLR and contribute to JLR\'s Salesforce platforms and toolset strategy, for adoption by all relevant parts of JLR.

Stay abreast of emerging Salesforce technologies and understand relevance and exploitation potential to in-flight and future capabilities at JLR.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

In-depth knowledge of all the main Salesforce clouds (with an understanding of Autocloud) and how they can be configured, business capabilities and development.

Imperative for the individual to communicate in a positive and open manner when looking to tackle challenges.

Hands-on technical support including troubleshooting and confidently able to explore and challenge stakeholders in a positive manner.

Experience working with Salesforce administration, implementation and strategy.

Salesforce.com certified, preferably Application and/or System Architect.

An individual who can apply methodical rigour to complex tasks, collaborate across functions and combine a short-term, pragmatic focus with a strategic vision across the organisation to achieve the required outcome.

Strong numeracy and literacy and proficiency in the technical configuration of Salesforce solutions.

SO WHY US?

Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you\'ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan, private medical cover and performance related bonus scheme. As a manager, you\'ll also be able to select one of our luxury premium vehicles to lease at a fraction of the cost. All this and more makes JLR the perfect place to continue your journey.

This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage.

Please be aware that we may close this vacancy for applications before the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of interest. We strongly advise you to submit your application as early as possible.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.

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