Organization: Accenture Federal Services

Location: Arlington, VA

Accenture Federal Services, helping our federal clients tackle their toughest challenges while unleashing their fullest potential…and then some. What makes our approach so unique? Operating from the nation’s capital, we bring together commercial innovation and leading-edge technologies to deliver an integrated and interactive experience that far exceeds expectations. How? Our passion meets purpose! Through our diverse culture and inclusive thinking, we embrace our employees' ideas taking them from concept to practical solutions. Not to mention, we sleep well at night knowing our work directly impacts and improves the way the world works. We keep our tech smarts sharp by providing abundant training and certification opportunities. Are you ready to learn and grow in a career, while making a difference?

You Are:
Salesforce Architect who is a passionate, hands-on expert with the Salesforce Platform. You enjoy working closely with executives, program and product managers, and analysts to design and architect Salesforce solution implementations, including the appropriate Salesforce product and integrations. You will play various roles from prototyping to proposal technical support to implementation. You have hands-on experience of all aspects of Salesforce.com (SFDC) including design, configuration, customization and implementation of applications and 3rd party integrations.

The Work:

• Serve as the primary leader, accountable for completion of team delivery efforts including quality assurance activities and client acceptance

• Ensure client value is being delivered by understanding client needs, team skills, and cost implications

• Foster and promote innovative thinking across the client environment

• Work with back office teams (e.g., contracts, recruiting, finance and HR) to ensure effectively and timely actions are taken on a variety of internal and external requirements

• Drive capture and business development efforts, creates downstream opportunities, and maintains relationships and a network to engage with clients and/or industry on future opportunities

• Build and maintain client relationships, serving as the leader in developing a strategic vision for clients and internal teams

• Build trust with client executives and internal teams

• Handle challenging client situations and offer guidance & direction to client executives

• Establish and present a seamless AFS face to client through effective coordination with colleagues inside and outside of the projects

• Provide intellectual capital and thought leadership and contributes to AFS reputation in the external marketplace

• Manage staff to create opportunities and monitor professional development

• Assist in reducing roadblocks for employees so they can focus on doing what is right for the client

• Mentor team, helping them to develop skills and capabilities in support of their professional growth