Salesforce Solutions Architect

About this Opportunity:
At Regency Centers, we believe our greatest asset is our people, and we believe a talented team from differing backgrounds and experiences makes us better. We are seeking a Solutions Architect to join our corporate office located in Jacksonville, FL. This is a hybrid opportunity with 3 days in the office and 2 days working remotely after the training period.

The Salesforce Solution Architect is responsible for designing and governing the end-to-end architecture of Regency Centers' Salesforce ecosystem. This role ensures scalable, secure and well-integrated solutions across the Experience Cloud portals as well as integrations including JD Edwards, Versa Pay, Lexis Nexis and Experian. The Solution Architect partners closely with business stakeholders, developers and administrators to translate business strategy into technical design while enforcing architectural best practices and platform standards.

The ideal candidate understands both the business and the platform, translating strategic objectives into elegant, scalable Salesforce solutions. He/she has proven success in environments where Salesforce serves both internal teams and external community users via Experience Cloud.

• Define Salesforce architectural strategy, ensuring scalability, maintainability and performance.
• Design and document solution blueprints for Experience Cloud, core CRM, automation and integrations.
• Lead technical design reviews, provide mentorship to developers and enforce best practices for configuration vs. customization.
• Guide and support release strategy, Dev Ops pipelines and environment management.
• Manage and support development of custom Apex classes, triggers, Lightning Web Components (LWCs) and integrations.
• Other duties assigned by management

• Oversee integration architecture leveraging REST/SOAP APIs, platform events or middleware tools.
• Oversee user access, security models, permission sets and profiles across multiple business units.
• Ensure security, compliance and data governance alignment across Salesforce orgs and integrations.

• Partner with administrators to ascertain whether to use built-in tools or custom code to solve problems.
• Collaborate with IT and enterprise architects to align Salesforce architecture with JD Edwards and corporate systems.
• Translate business requirements into structured use cases, process maps and technical specifications.
• Maintain functional and technical documentation, ensuring traceability between requirements and delivery.
• Conduct code reviews, performance tuning and unit testing.

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field
• 7+ years of Salesforce experience including 3+ years in architectural or lead design roles.
• Proven experience with Experience Cloud as well as other cloud environments such as Sales and Service.
• Proficiency in areas like data modeling, custom development (Apex, Visualforce), integrations, flow optimization and declarative automation.
• Hands-on integration experience (JD Edwards, REST or SOAP APIs).
• Excellent communication and documentation skills - able to translate complex architecture into executive-friendly visuals.

• Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA)
• Salesforce Solutions Architect
• Salesforce Data Architect
• Experience in real estate, property management or financial operations domains.
• Familiarity with Salesforce Shield, Data Cloud or Platform Encryption.

• Leadership, cross-functional team management and interpersonal skills
• Proficient problem solving and analytical skills in systems design, development and operations
• Expert in analyzing complex business processes and translating them into system requirements.
• Reports with smart brevity, effectiveness and clarity
• Perform presentations across the organization for Executive, Management and Staff positions
• Extensive experience in dealing with a variety of stakeholders and vendors with advanced skills in communication, consultation and negotiation
• Highly adaptable with self-motivated ability to multi-task and lead across simultaneous projects
• Adept with project management methodologies and tools

We own and operate premier shopping centers in suburban neighborhoods in the top cities and markets across the country. We live by a strong set of values, which have guided us for more than 60 years. Our centers thrive with highly productive grocers, restaurants, service providers, and terrific retailers that connect to their communities and customers. We are also active developers of new shopping centers that feature great merchandising, placemaking, and customer engagement as part of our Fresh Look program.

We are a vertically integrated real estate company and a qualified real estate investment trust (REIT) that is self-administered, self-managed, and an S&P 500 Index member. Learn more about us at

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