CRM Solutions Architect

Job no: R-

Position Title:

CRM Solutions Architect

Faculty or Staff:
Staff

Full Time or Part Time:
Full time

In-Person, Hybrid, or Remote:
Hybrid

Minimum Starting Rate of Pay: $

Rate of pay commensurate with experience

Start Date:

11/02/2026

Reporting to the Director of College Relations Data Services, theCRM Solutions Architect will play a key role in enhancing the constituent experience, for alums, donors, and staff, among others.

Following a Salesforce go-live in April 2026, the project team isfocused on the next phase of implementation, including data stabilization, process refinement, reporting, and user adoption.

The successful CRM Solutions Architect will provide strategic and technical leadership through the continued development of ascalable technology environment, leveraging the power and flexibility of the Salesforce ecosystem (including managed packageCRM Kindsight ascend ) and knowledge of the institution’sbusiness strategy, to develop and implement solutions that support the Division of College Relations in meeting its fundraising and engagement objectives, furthering the College’s mission.

• Partner with business units to gather requirements, analyze processes, and design effective, scalable solutions.
• Translate business goals into technical specifications and determine when to use Salesforce configuration, Apex/custom development, or third-party applications.
• Develop process maps, user stories, testing strategies, and acceptance criteria.
• Design and implement Salesforce Flows and other automations to improve efficiency, data quality, and approvals.
• Oversee data quality, imports, mapping, analysis, and ongoing maintenance.
• Manage Salesforce/ascend users, licenses, permissions, and security in partnership with LITS.

• Serve as a technical advisor to leadership and project teams,promoting Salesforce best practices, scalability, sustainability,and technical debt management.
• Develop custom objects and metadata and co-design Apex and Lightning Web Component (LWC) solutions with LITS.
• Lead architecture and code reviews and assess technical risks.
• Serve as technical lead for Kindsight Connect (alum portal),including architecture, configuration, and managed package governance.
• Manage ascend integrations with Kindsight Connect, Blackthorn,Give Campus, and enterprise systems such as Workday and Slate.
• Coordinate system and application upgrades with LITS and College Relations Data Services.

• Lead end-user onboarding and training to build Salesforce expertise and self-sufficiency.
• Promote best practices for system configuration, reporting,data views, and end-user processes.

• Supervise one technology and data professional responsible for documentation, training, and selected CRM administration functions.

• Strong experience administering Salesforce managed packages,including configuration, upgrades, and ongoing support
• Extensive experience utilizing Salesforce declarative solutions required
  
  Experience in gathering business requirements, requirements analysis, business analysis, and systems development life-cycle
• Strong understanding of advancement business use cases
• Ability to collaborate and influence project stakeholders and developers, and work in or lead cross-functional teams; ability tobuild relationships with people in various levels and areas of the organization (e.g. LITS colleagues, fundraisers, senior leadership)

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in a related field
• 7 years experience working in Salesforce architecture and implementation
• Salesforce Platform Administrator Certification…