Salesforce Solution Architect - Financial Services

Role Title: Salesforce Solution Architect - Salesforce Financial Services

Location: London / Manchester / Birmingham / Leeds

Salary: Competitive salary and package dependent on experience

Career Level : Manager

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge. 

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide for business performance inclusion and diversity. 

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” –Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO 

About the Accenture Salesforce Business Group:  

Accenture has established a global commitment to Salesforce called the Salesforce Business Group?(SFBG);?a focused executive-level effort between Salesforce and Accenture, to turbo-charge our joint business, and deliver outstanding customer experiences for our clients.?You will be part of an exciting environment?– we have the energy and pace of a start-up,?merged with the stability of a well-established Salesforce capability?(Accenture has been delivering Salesforce-powered transformation for over 15 years). 

The Accenture Salesforce Business Group exists to help our clients create the best customer and employee experiences on the planet.? We do this by leveraging the best aspects of our deep knowledge of how to modernise organisations' selling, service and operational functions across all key industries.? With deep knowledge of the power of Salesforce’s multiple cloud offerings, we help clients transform their employee and customer experiences.? We believe that for organisations to be digital on the outside they must first optimise how they run their business with a clean digital core on which to conduct their operations. As a major global user of Salesforce ourselves we lead by example and are a great example of how we have modernised our sales, forecasting and commercial governance with Salesforce tools. 

You will learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture thatthrives on shared success and diverse ways of thinking. It is in that way that we believe that our customers will get the best results from their partnership with us.? If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be your role.As part of our global team, you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job.?? 

What we are looking for: 

We are seeking an experienced and articulate Solution Architect specialising in Salesforce within the Financial Services sector. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in either insurance (P&C, Health), banking or wealth / investments and a deep experience of how to leverage Salesforce for value in these sectors. You will know how to use Salesforce to creatively design, explain, prototype and implement solutions for your client’s unique challenges.  

This is a lead role and requires strong consulting behaviours, deep understanding of an industry vertical and the ability to design and implement innovative solutions on Salesforce that meet our clients' needs.? 

The ideal candidate will be passionate about being part of our Salesforce Financial Services community and be a steward of our team.   

As a Solution Architect, you will:  

• Design and implement Salesforce solutions using Industries & Financial Services Cloud (FSC) for insurance, banking or wealth clients. 

• Lead client stakeholders to gather process and translate them into technical solutions. 

• Develop your leadership and consulting skills whilst delivering Salesforce at scale, to deliver measurable client value in some of the most dynamic and challenging environments 

• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with industry best practices.