Enterprise Principal Architect (Salesforce)

Chicago, IL, United States

About Kirkland & Ellis

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As one of the world's leading law firms, we serve a broad range of clients with market-leading practices in private equity, M&A and other complex corporate transactions; investment fund formation and alternative asset management; restructurings; high-stakes commercial and intellectual property litigation; and government, regulatory and internal investigations. We handle the most complicated and sophisticated legal matters because we don't just meet industry standards, we create them. We bring innovation and entrepreneurialism to every engagement and, as a result, have long-standing client relationships with leading global corporations and financial sponsors. With 6,500 employees (including 3,500 lawyers) operating from 20 offices across the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we are one of the largest law firms in the world and a top financial performer.

Essential Job Functions

Join in the development and implementation of the Enterprise Application Architecture function. This role, working alongside of other application architects, will work with senior leaders to develop and architect strategic initiatives that align with the organization's overall solution objectives with a keen focus in our CRM platform - Salesforce.com. To be successful in this role, the Enterprise Application Architect Principle should have strong Salesforce.com experience, leadership and communication skills, attention to detail, as well as a deep understanding of relevant technology trends, design patterns, and Lightning Apps best practices. Additionally, this role should be able to think strategically and work collaboratively with other departments to achieve the organization's goals.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (This list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented and changed as necessary.)

Partake in the development of Salesforce.com application architecture, including the Target State Application Architecture that addresses the Statement of Architecture Work and stakeholder expectations.

Ensuring that Salesforce.com architecture is aligned with the organization's overall solution goals and objectives.

Develop and maintain reference architecture, architecture building blocks (ABB), standards, and guidelines to ensure that the organization's technology is secure and compliant with industry standards.

Identify areas for capability improvement and implementing strategies and roadmaps to address them.

Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to identify and participate in prioritization initiatives.

Stay up to date with emerging technology trends and developments and evaluating their potential impact on the organization.

Communicate technology target state, roadmaps, and development progress to senior leadership and other stakeholders.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education, Work Experience, Skills

Required:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, data science, or related field.

5+ years of experience with Salesforce.com (Sales Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Connectors, Salesforce Platform), preferred in a global capacity.

Strong knowledge of architecture governance concepts, application design patterns, and best practices.

Experience developing and implementing architecture governance, guidelines, procedures, and standards.

Experience with one or more platforms such as Introhive, ServiceNow, MuleSoft, Azure, Microsoft M365.

Proven change management skills.

Excellent communication, diplomacy, and interpersonal skills.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Ability to work effectively with business and IT cross-functional teams.

Experience leading a team of architects, technology owners, and technology subject matter experts.

Preferred:

Strong presentation skills

Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) experiences

Work experience at a large professional services organization

Certificates, Licensures, Registrations

Preferred: TOGAF certification

Preferred: Salesforce.com Technical or Application Architect certification

Tools and Equipment

Microsoft office automation tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint), Visio

WORK ENVIRONMENT

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