Head of Solution & Design
Lead the Solution & Design community within the NTT DATA Salesforce Practice across UK & Ireland. This senior leadership role oversees a high‑performing, multi‑disciplinary team of Enterprise Architects, Solution Architects and Functional Consultants, driving strategy from early‑stage presales through to delivery.
Responsibilities
- Architecture Vision & Strategy: Define and evolve the Salesforce architecture vision, standards, and best practices across UKI; ensure alignment with global NTT DATA capabilities and industry trends.
- Design Authority & Governance: Establish and lead design governance, ensuring high‑quality, scalable, and secure solutions; act as the escalation point for complex architectural decisions.
- Presales & Growth Enablement: Lead solutioning for strategic bids and presales activities; shape compelling, value‑led client propositions; oversee solution estimation, commercials, and delivery feasibility.
- Cross‑Cloud Integration & Alignment: Ensure cohesive architecture across Salesforce clouds and enterprise platforms; promote integration patterns, data strategy, and interoperability.
- Thought Leadership & Engineering Excellence: Champion engineering quality, reusable assets, and innovation; contribute to market positioning through whitepapers, events, and client engagement.
- People Leadership & Capability Development: Build, lead, and grow a high‑performing Solution & Design team; develop talent through coaching, mentoring, and structured career pathways.
- Training, People Growth & Culture: Drive capability uplift across architecture and functional roles; embed a strong culture of knowledge sharing, inclusivity, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
- Proven experience in a senior architecture leadership role within a Salesforce or enterprise consulting environment.
- Deep expertise across Salesforce platform and multi‑cloud architectures (Sales, Service, Experience, Data, Integration).
- Strong track record in defining architecture strategy and leading large‑scale transformation programmes.
- Experience leading presales, solution shaping, and complex bid responses.
- Demonstrated ability to build and lead high‑performing architecture and consulting teams.
- Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns, data architecture, and cloud ecosystems.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at C‑suite level.
- Passion for innovation, engineering excellence, and continuous improvement.
- Strong communication and thought‑leadership presence in client and internal forums.
Benefits
We offer a range of tailored benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Our Learning and Development team ensures continuous growth opportunities, and you can take advantage of flexible work options.
Equal Opportunity Employer
NTT DATA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We do not discriminate based on age, race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected category. We are committed to promoting equity and diversity in our employment practices.
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