Contract – Salesforce for Nonprofits: Solution Architect

How You'll Contribute

• Translate business requirements into well-architected solutions that best leverage the Salesforce platform and product ecosystem
• Provide sales opportunity support including product demos, sales discovery, and advice on estimates as requested.
• Articulate and document the benefits and risks to a solution’s feasibility and functionality to clients and sales reps
• Contribute solution expertise to RFI and RFP responses as assigned
• Lead Solution Architecture and project solution vision in the Idealist Way 
• Lead discovery process with clients using Story Navigator to determine ERD, need for custom code, and application integrations
• Plan sprints and support data mapping
• Oversee UAT and contribute to test script documentation and bug fixes as needed
• Develop and document user instructions and administrative maintenance requirements for use in our custom-coded Salesforce solutions for clients
• Conduct project audits, architecture reviews, and provide cure recommendations as assigned
• Advise on best practices and support service delivery quality and practice consistency through the creation of process templates, mentorship and knowledge sharing. 
• Stay up to date on third party applications and report on high level functionality, use case, and integration capacity
• Follow and understand new Salesforce product and technical capabilities resulting from product releases and acquisitions, make recommendations for R&D
• Some travel to meet with clients and participate in pre-sales engagements may be required
• Maintain target utility 70%

Your Background Includes

• Minimum 3 years Salesforce certified Advanced Administrator or Platform Developer
• Minimum 5 years experience as a Business Analyst
• Extensive experience with Enterprise technology implementations
• Understanding of key concepts that support user focused design and design thinking
• Proven ability to design and optimize business processes and integrate business processes across disparate systems
• Excellent client-facing written and oral communications skills
• Previous experience collecting and working from user stories preferred
• Minimum 1 year experience using story mapping methodology to capture business requirements
• Minimum 1 years leading CRM implementation project teams
• Minimum 3 years experience utilizing Agile and Waterfall project management methodology
• Experience with data migrations from third party solutions to Salesforce
• Desire to learn new things and take on challenges

What You Can Expect

• Equitable total compensation package with base salary and monthly utilization awards
• Humane work weeks and a Hybrid Work Policy that allows you to work from wherever you are (as long as there’s an internet connection)
• Healthcare benefit package options that cater to all lifestyles
• Generous paid time off plans that grow over time
• Paid volunteer time to encourage community involvement and a service mindset
• 401k employer match and short term leave available with tenure