Senior Salesforce Solution Architect - Insurance in London

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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.

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 Salesforce’s cloud offerings, we help clients transform their employee and customer experiences.

We believe that for organisations to be digital on the outside they must first optimise how they run their business with a clean digital core on which to conduct their operations. As a major global user of Salesforce ourselves we lead by example and are a great example of how we have modernised our sales, forecasting and commercial governance with Salesforce tools.

You will learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success and diverse ways of thinking. If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be your role.

Within Accenture, the Salesforce Insurance practice is a strategic growth priority. We partner with tier one insurers to modernise core customer, policy, and claims journeys using Salesforce Industries, Financial Services Cloud, and cloud-native architectures at scale.

What we are looking for

We are seeking a senior, client-facing Salesforce Solution Architect specialising in Insurance. This is a lead architecture role, owning end to end solution design for complex insurance transformations, shaping client strategy, and guiding delivery teams through execution.

You will be trusted to define target-state architectures, influence stakeholders, and lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver scalable, enterprise-grade Salesforce solutions. The ideal candidate will have a strong background within insurance (either retail P&C, Health or Large Commercial) and deep experience on how to leverage Salesforce & industry solutions for value.

As a Solution Architect, you will:

• Own the end-to-end solution architecture for Salesforce Financial Services Cloud and Salesforce Industries (Vlocity)-based insurance transformations, from discovery through delivery.
• Lead client stakeholders to gather needs and translate them into technical solutions while ensuring solutions are scalable, secure and aligned with innovative industry practices.
• Develop your leadership and consulting skills whilst delivering Salesforce at scale.
• Act as a recognised insurance domain authority within the Accenture Salesforce practice, shaping offerings, patterns, and point-of-view for the market.
• Influence Salesforce roadmap discussions, internal architecture standards, and client transformation strategies within the insurance sector.
• Gain additional skills in Salesforce, solutions, project management, and client engagement through practical experience and training.

We are looking for experience in the following:

• Experience as an architect in the insurance industry where you have led an organisation and teams through design phases and producing target architecture.
• Demonstrated experience with senior technology and business stakeholders – i.e. CTO, Enterprise Architects, ‘Head of’ business divisions.
• Extensive experience with Financial Services Cloud, Salesforce Industries / Vlocity for Insurance.
• Experience architecting solutions across multiple Salesforce clouds and downstream systems in complex insurance environments.
• Experience addressing key architecture concerns (scalability, performance, security, availability, etc.) in the context of Salesforce and ecosystem technologies.
• Excellent communication (written and oral), presentation skills, interpersonal skills, and management skills.
• Relevant Salesforce certifications (e.g., Salesforce Application Architect, Salesforce Certified Platform Developer, Omnistudio or former Vlocity certifications valued).

Qualifications

Proven track record of successful Salesforce Industries / Vlocity or Financial Services Cloud implementations. Typically 8+ years’ experience in Salesforce or enterprise solution architecture roles, with significant exposure to insurance transformations. Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Set yourself apart:

• Pre-sales solution architecture experience (including solution shaping, and delivery estimation and planning) highly valued.
• Show your insurance or financial services industry-specific knowledge and experience leveraging leading Salesforce and ecosystem industry solutions.
• Salesforce Application Architect, System Architect, Technical Architect (CTA) and/or Solution Architect certifications recognise your talent.
• Active Salesforce community participation and thought leadership highly regarded.
• Experience contributing to architecture standards, accelerators, or industry propositions is highly valued.

What’s In It For You

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice! Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.

Closing Date for Applications: 01/05/2025. Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.