Salesforce Solution Architect

Tech Team Lead For Salesforce Platform Applications

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, part of the global company Mercedes-Benz Mobility AG is the captive financing and mobility solutions company of the global luxury automobile manufacturer, Mercedes-Benz AG. We offer a comprehensive range of automotive financial and insurance products that make it easy for our customers to drive their dream Mercedes-Benz vehicle. Working at Mercedes-Benz Financial Services is more than a job – it's an opportunity to join an innovative team where you are valued for your contributions. As an employee, you will experience career development in a positive, employee-centric environment. We're a global company that not only offers best-in-class products to our customers but also best-in-class benefits to our employees. Our employees experience a comfortable, friendly environment and relaxed, inclusive culture.

When working at Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, you will enjoy a comprehensive and amenity-rich benefits package offering something for every employee at each stage of their life. As a new employee, you will have the opportunity to take advantage of the following benefits that go beyond – beginning day one:

• Get rewarded! Competitive salary plus an annual bonus based on company performance and/or personal yearly performance
• Need a vacation? How about just some time for YOU! In addition to our vacation time, you'll receive fifteen (15) additional corporate holidays, which will allow you to celebrate religious holidays or escape to the spa! Designed to be flexible, we let you decide which days are most important to you!
• Ride in style - all employees are eligible to participate in the Mercedes-Benz Employee Lease Program
• We want you to be healthy! Outstanding medical, dental, and vision insurance, employer-paid short and long term disability plus on-site exercise facilities
• Is your family growing? Enjoy generous paid Family Leave Programs - six weeks for new parents; adoption expense reimbursement programs - up to $6k per child
• Want to go back to school? Tuition assistance scholar program - receive up to $8k in vouchers to complete business-related coursework
• $6k for undergraduate
• $8k for graduate

Job overview: Tech team lead for Salesforce platform applications and lead Salesforce implementation for delivery for Americas systems. Lead the migration of legacy applications to Salesforce. Lead a team to manage build, run & maintenance activities of the Salesforce platform. Close alignment with other tech leads on architecture with a strong focus on reusability. Champion AI-enabled software development, testing and deployment.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the build of originations product area(s) incorporating the design & transformation of existing applications landscapes (50%)
• Help establish & manage the IT integration team for the specific business area(s) (10%)
• Information security & data protection, risk management & compliance ensure adherence to IT security concepts based on corporate IT standards (10%)
• Manage timely issue solving, good collaboration. Negotiate SLAs & contracts with internal and external partner (10%)
• Insure stable, robust, scalable Salesforce integration platform with consideration of cost efficiency and cost transparency. Planning, controlling, monitoring of the IT operation & escalation management. Ensure compliant IT operations, adequate application, infrastructure portfolio based on Mercedes-Benz standards (20%)

Qualifications: Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. at the time of application. This position requires a minimum of 5 years of overall work experience. Preferred experience includes:

• Information technology Salesforce
• Education: Bachelor's degree is required. Master's is preferred.
• Additional knowledge:
• Multiple Salesforce, Mulesoft certification(s) such as architecture, dev etc
• 2 years' experience in leading Salesforce dev teams, design/arch/scrum teams
• 5 years experience in Salesforce tech delivery including hands on config, coding
• Experience in large Salesforce implementation projects a plus
• Hands on experience in Salesforce; Sales /Service/ Marketing
• Experience in a multicultural team in a financial services or an automotive environment
• Financial services domain knowledge is a plus
• Required: Certified Salesforce developer, certified Salesforce administrator
• Skills:
• IT skills middleware, testing, application development
• Additional skills:
• Deep Salesforce (Sales, Service, Marketing), related integration tools, data knowledge
• In-depth know-how in financial service system design and implementation
• Broad knowledge of business processes in financial services related to operations
• Experience with related analytics, DevOps, team management
• Experience with IT management, Agile in intercultural organizations
• Good leadership and communication skills
• Recommended prerequisites:
• Salesforce developer; Sr software engineer; technical team lead