Solution Architect - SalesforceFinancial Services

Role Title: Solution Architect - Salesforce Financial Services

Location: London, UK

Salary: Competitive salary and package dependent on experience

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.

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.

What we are looking for

We are seeking an 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 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:

• Clearly be able to articulate the solution to stakeholders and demonstrate effective objective handling.
• Design and implement Salesforce solutions using Industries & Financial Services Cloud (FSC) for wealth management and investment 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.
• Keep informed about the latest Salesforce Financial Services features and updates by engaging with Salesforce.
• Gain additional skills in solutioning, project management and client engagement through practical experience and training.
• Embed AI into your thinking when building out industry solutions.