Data Architect

Role Overview: As a Data and Technical Architect for Salesforce Data Cloud at Horizontal Digital, you will be a demonstrated leader in technical and data architecture aspects of customer and partner engagements that lead to the successful delivery of Data Cloud Projects. In this key leadership role, you will play a critical role in setting customers up for success by prescriptively helping to shape and then lead the project teams within the Salesforce Data Cloud space. Your main responsibilities will include collaborating with stakeholders to define technical vision, driving solution and data architecture, and ensuring seamless integration of Salesforce Data Cloud with enterprise systems, aligning technology solutions with business objectives. This role requires deep technical expertise in data architecture, integration, and advanced data strategies, enabling organizations to unlock the full potential of their customer data. Key Responsibilities: - Facilitate and lead technical discovery workshops to document detailed data architecture, integration requirements, and data ingestion strategies. - Synthesize complex requirements to create clear and comprehensive technical solution designs and collaborate with technical teams to document and implement them. - Assess current-state data ecosystems, contact/subscriber management, and identity resolution processes, while defining the future-state architecture and performing gap analysis across data, platform, and technology. - Lead the refinement, design, and configuration of complex data models, ensuring alignment with business processes, scalability, and Salesforce Data Cloud best practices. - Collaborate with cross-functional data teams to design and implement data integration and migration strategies leveraging ETL tools, APIs, and middleware solutions. - Guide and oversee the execution of user acceptance testing (UAT), ensuring the delivery of solutions that meet client expectations and quality standards. - Serve as the primary technical point of contact for client stakeholders, providing enablement training on Salesforce Data Cloud and driving adoption across their teams. - Advocate for data governance best practices, including data privacy, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance frameworks. - Collaborate with Sales, Go-to-Market, and professional services teams in pre-sales activities, including scoping, solution estimation, and proposal development. - Contribute to internal growth by developing thought leadership, building best practices, delivering training, and mentoring teams to scale Data Cloud expertise across the organization. - Manage multiple engagements simultaneously, ensuring a balance between billable utilization and team leadership objectives. Qualifications Required: - 7+ years of client-facing consulting/professional services experience delivering enterprise-grade data solutions. - 3+ years of experience implementing Salesforce Data Cloud or equivalent Customer Data Platforms (CDPs) such as Adobe AEP, Segment, Tealium, Arm Treasure Data, BlueShift. - Strong background in data architecture, data modeling, ETL/ELT pipelines, data integration, and API-driven solutions. - Certifications in Salesforce Data Cloud and a solid understanding of the Salesforce ecosystem including Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud. - Experience implementing data governance, data security, and regulatory compliance frameworks like GDPR, CCPA. - Expertise in identity resolution, subscriber management, and harmonizing data across systems to enable a single customer view. - Demonstrated success in facilitating technical workshops, delivering solution documentation, and leading cross-functional technical teams. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with expertise in agile delivery methodologies and complex solution lifecycles. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills for engaging with technical and non-technical stakeholders alike. - Industry experience in Financial Services, Health and Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Retail, or Hospitality. - Bachelor's degree preferred; Master's degree is a plus.,