Salesforce Data Principal Architect

Position: Salesforce Data 360 Principal Architect
About Slalom’s Enterprise Capability At the heart of Slalom’s Enterprise Capability is a bold ambition: to design and deliver intelligent, human-centered business applications that empower organizations to serve their customers with acceleration, agility, precision, and purpose.

We partner with leading platforms—Salesforce, Service Now, Adobe, Anaplan, Workday, Contentful, Boomi, Workato and more—to build scalable, end-to-end solutions that unify data, streamline operations, and unlock actionable insights. Our work powers everything from smarter CRM experiences and next-gen commerce sites to resilient case management systems and optimized workforce planning.

But we're not just technologists—we’re strategic enablers. Whether helping a client modernize their infrastructure, integrate mission-critical functions, or activate AI-powered innovation, we connect strategy to execution in ways that drive measurable impact.

Here, you’ll collaborate with curious, courageous people who believe in growth through experimentation, delivering value through partnerships, and building a future where technology works quietly in service of extraordinary outcomes.

We’re looking for individuals who have experience implementing Salesforce Data Cloud or similar platforms and are passionate about customer data. The ideal candidate has a desire for continuous professional growth and can deliver complex, end-to-end Data Cloud implementations from strategy and design, through to data ingestion, segment creation, and activation; all while working alongside both our clients and other delivery disciplines.

Our Global Salesforce team is looking to add a passionate Principal or Senior Principal to take on the role of Data Cloud Architect within our Salesforce practice.

What You'll Do:

Responsible for business requirements gathering, architecture design, data ingestion and modeling, identity resolution setup, calculated insight configuration, segment creation and activation, end-user training, and support procedures

Lead technical conversations with both business and technical client teams; translate those outcomes into well-architected solutions that best utilize Salesforce Data Cloud and the wider Salesforce ecosystem

Ability to direct technical teams, both internal and client-side Provide subject matter expertise as warranted via customer needs and business demands

Build lasting relationships with key client stakeholders and sponsors

Collaborate with digital specialists across disciplines to innovate and build premier solutions

Participate in compiling industry research, thought leadership and proposal materials for business development activities

Experience with scoping client work

Experience with hyperscale data platforms (ex: Snowflake), robust database modeling and data governance is a plus.

Uses AI tools to create and refine user stories Generates and maintains backlog documentation Summarizes stakeholder requirements Develops POCs Applies AI to support data model documentation Accelerates and optimizes data preparation workflows Streamlines system configuration and design What You'll Bring:

Have been part of at least one Salesforce Data Cloud implementation

Familiarity with Salesforce’s technical architecture: APIs, Standard and Custom Objects, APEX. Proficient with ANSI SQL and supported functions in Salesforce Data Cloud Strong proficiency toward presenting complex business and technical concepts using visualization aids Ability to conceptualize and craft sophisticated wireframes, workflows, and diagrams

Strong understanding of data management concepts, including data quality, data distribution, data modeling and data governance

Detailed understanding of the fundamentals of digital marketing and complementary Salesforce…