Director, Data & AI Architect

The Data & AI Architecture team is an innovative group of technical architects at the heart of Salesforce's newest innovations: Data360 and Agentforce . They do not just work with today's technology. They help customers architect for what comes next. This is a startup within a massive organization, focused on next-generation Data + AI + CRM + Analytics at Salesforce. This team sits at the center of our GTM strategy, connecting the dots between Data & AI Products, Product Marketing, Enablement, Customer Success & Support, and the Partner Ecosystem. But their impact does not stop at the sale. This team operates across the full customer lifecycle, helping ensure customers do not just buy Data360 and Agentforce, but genuinely succeed with them. Your Impact As a leader, your primary impact is building elite Data & AI Technical Architects and enabling them to operate at scale across the full customer journey, from initial discovery through to realized value. This role is not about managing product specialists. It is about building a team of trusted technical architects who can create leverage, redesign workflows, and shape enterprise data and AI strategy. Build and lead a best-in-class team of Data & AI Technical Architects, recognized for deep expertise across data architecture, AI, Salesforce, and enterprise integration patterns. Recruit and mentor senior-level architects with versatile communication styles. Our goal is to build a team capable of translating technical architecture into business value, whether they are whiteboarding with engineers or securing buy-in from CDOs and CIOs. Establish clear technical standards, architectural principles, and operating rhythms that ensure consistent, high-quality execution across the territory. Partner with Sales Leadership to define coverage and engagement models that align technical architect capacity to the highest-impact accounts and opportunities. Serve as a technical executive sponsor for strategic customers, guiding enter...