Principal Technical Consultant

Location(s):
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Boston, MA
Washington, D.C.
Atlanta, GA
Short Hills, NJ
 
Description: Salesforce.com has rapidly evolved from a startup founded by four people in a cramped San Francisco apartment in 1999 to a company with more than 2,300 employees, a $700 Million Annual Revenue Run Rate and over 900,000 users worldwide. As a pioneer in on-demand business services, we are transforming the software industry, championing what we call the “democratization” of software—offering small companies the benefits of sophisticated business applications, a luxury previously affordable only for large enterprises. Our customers range in size from tiny companies to global multinational corporations and represent diverse industries. Top talent across the world joins salesforce.com for its “change the world” mentality; the opportunity to excel in a performance-driven, fast-paced, and competitive atmosphere; the chance to be surrounded by peers and leaders that inspire, motivate, and innovate and a corporate philosophy that incorporates community involvement into its fabric.

The Principal Technical Consultant will be responsible for successfully implementing and integrating salesforce.com with other systems. In this capacity he/she will be an expert in application functionality, technology, implementation, and software development methodology. The successful candidate will be responsible for:

Responsibilities:
  • Lead consulting engagements and manage customer relationships with both business and technical clients.
  • Performing detailed analysis of client business and technical requirements.
  • Proven ability to write proposals and sell consulting services.
  • Creating integration and development project plans and designs.


Required Skills/Experience:
  • B.S. in Business, Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS or equivalent work experience.
  • Client-focused attitude. A customer advocate.
  • 8 or more years of experience managing external client projects in positions of increasing responsibility in the delivery of business consulting, systems development, and systems.
  • Knowledge of enterprise systems, CRM, SFA, and ERP.
  • Proven ability to design and optimize business processes and to integrate business processes across disparate systems.
  • Experience with Enterprise Integration tools.
  • Extensive experience with Extract, transformation and load tools.
  • Demonstrated deployments of enterprise software systems using industry standard environments including XML, HTTP/HTTPS, Java, C++, and ASP.
  • A thorough understanding of XML, SQL, and enterprise application integration.
  • Work experience with a professional consulting organization (e.g., Big 5 consulting) a plus.
  • Willingness to travel nationally.
  • Excellent analysis skills and the ability to develop processes and methodologies.
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills.
  • Team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Detail-oriented individual with the ability to rapidly learn and take advantage of new concepts, business models, and technologies.


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