Senior Director, Salesforce Technical Architect Lead

There’s a better way to work in finance—and more specifically, a better way to unlock value potential in private equity-backed portfolio companies. Working at the intersection of sponsors and management teams across every stage of the investment lifecycle, our team provides hands-on, execution-oriented support to elevate the office of the CFO.

So, what does it mean to work at Accordion? It means joining 1,400+ finance & technology experts in a high-growth, agile, and entrepreneurial environment while changing the way portfolio companies drive value. It also means making your mark on Accordion’s future—by embracing a culture rooted in collaboration and a firm-wide commitment to building something great, together.

Accordion is headquartered in New York City with 10 offices around the globe. Join us!

Accordion’s CFO Technology Practice effectively and efficiently delivers digital services and solutions to support organizational strategic initiatives.

Our CFO Technology experts work cross-functionally — alongside practitioners from all corners of Accordion — to arm CFOs with the appropriate digital solutions needed to implement the team’s business process recommendations and to capitalize on value creation opportunities. From ERP, CPM, Analytics, Data Integration, RPA, and beyond, CFO Tech provides finance leaders with a single, objective partner capable of delivering from strategy to execution.

This role can be based in any of our US office locations and is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work remotely. Ideal candidates should be local to the desired location.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

As the Senior Director, Salesforce Technical Architect Lead, you’ll be responsible for leading the Salesforce consulting practice – ensuring successful delivery of solutions, maintaining high client satisfaction, and driving innovation. This hands-on role includes both strategic leadership and project execution across all stages of implementation.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading discovery and requirement-gathering with clients to align Salesforce solutions with business needs
• Designing, configuring, and customizing Salesforce environments using best practices
• Managing product vision, backlog, and sprint planning in Agile environments
• Overseeing full-cycle Salesforce implementations and deployments
• Acting as a Product Owner across projects, prioritizing work based on business value
• Supporting pre-sales activities including solutioning, scoping, and estimating
• Mentoring junior team members and fostering internal talent
• Collaborating cross-functionally with internal teams, clients, and technical stakeholders
• Travel to client site as needed

• 7+ years of experience as a Salesforce Solution Architect on enterprise delivery projects
• Relevant Salesforce certifications (e.g., Platform Developer I & II, Application/System Architect or CTA credentials)
• Strong knowledge of Salesforce architecture, configuration, customization, and integration using declarative tools
• Agile project management experience, including backlog grooming and user story creation
• Experience with CX / UX design and database design

• A proactive self-managing, self-starter with a consultative mindset
• A systems thinker who can also roll up your sleeves to execute
• A team leader who can effectively mentor others while delivering results
• A strong communicator who can clearly convey technical concepts to business stakeholders
• Well versed in Dev Ops, CI / CD and meta data migrations on the Salesforce platform
• Familiarity with integrating with ERP, billing systems, marketing platforms, fulfillment systems, provisioning systems
• Customer-focused, collaborative, and flexible in fast-paced environments
• Comfortable working across project roles including Business Analyst, QA, and Solution Architect when needed

The annual salary for this role ranges from: $228,000 to $270,000 USD + benefits + bonus Actual compensation packages are determined by evaluating a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to geographic location, skill set, years and depth of experience, education, certifications, cost of labor and internal equity.

Accordion is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical​​​ condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or ​expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

Please note that as per Accordion policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening and in alignment with our inclusive diversity values. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that Accordion will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.

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