Salesforce

MD, Head of Industry Architecture – Financial Services

Salesforce

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: CaliforniaTexasUnited States

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Salary

💰 $246,120 - $329,210 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Translate customer business outcomes into capability-driven architecture models
  • Define the technical capability framework required to support agentic enterprise use cases
  • Ensure Salesforce is positioned to complement and orchestrate within the customer’s ecosystem
  • Lead the pivot from demo POCs to quick win production pilots that demonstrate value
  • Lead CIO, CTO, and Chief Architect architecture discussions
  • Build executive confidence in Salesforce’s role within the customer’s long-term roadmap
  • Provide objective architecture tradeoff guidance across Salesforce and competitor solutions
  • Act as primary architectural advisor to account teams on strategic pursuits
  • Partner with AEs to shape architectural win strategy
  • Address executive and technical objections proactively
  • Re-engage late-stage deals to reinforce platform confidence and close risk gaps
  • Ensure architecture narratives support large, multi-cloud, and platform-level decisions
  • Work with Value & Pilot Architecture to prioritize high-value initial use cases
  • Provide Technical Architects with the full capability model and sequencing roadmap
  • Re-engage post-detailed design to finalize executive alignment and close support
  • Develop reusable architecture narratives and capability maps
  • Enable the field with executive-ready architecture sales assets
  • Provide structured feedback to Product and Strategy teams

Requirements

  • 15+ years in enterprise/platform architecture or CTO-adjacent roles
  • Deep Financial Services industry experience
  • Proven CIO/CTO executive engagement credibility
  • Track record influencing platform selection decisions
Benefits
  • time off programs
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • mental health support
  • paid parental leave
  • life and disability insurance
  • 401(k)
  • employee stock purchasing program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
capability-driven architecturetechnical capability frameworkarchitecture tradeoff guidancearchitecture narrativescapability mapsmulti-cloud architectureplatform-level decisionsSalesforceproduction pilotsexecutive alignment
Soft Skills
executive engagementinfluencing decisionsstrategic pursuitsproactive objection handlingbuilding confidencecollaborationcommunicationleadershipfeedback provisionnarrative development