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Senior Salesforce Functional Consultant

Location: Auckland
Discipline: IT
Job Type: Permanent
Date Posted: 14/05/2023
Reference: BH-466
Upper Echelon is seeking a customer focused Salesforce Functional Consultant on behalf of our client for a rare remote opportunity.  
If you have a client-first mindset, excellent technical expertise, the ability to work in a remote environment (NZ timezone), and a passion for driving innovative Salesforce solutions, keep reading, this rare opportunity could be the perfect opportunity for you!

The Role
As a Senior Salesforce Consultant, You will have the opportunity to work closely with clients, understanding their needs and delivering high-quality solutions using Salesforce best practices. 
Your expertise in Salesforce will make you a valuable subject matter expert, providing guidance and expertise to clients throughout the process. You will work autonomously but with support along the way. 

Your primary responsibilities will include: 
  • Gathering and analysing business requirements
  • Leading workshops
  • Configuring and customising Salesforce solutions 
  • Conducting discovery workshops and training session
  • Delivering best practice recommendations
Additionally, you will support sales efforts by capturing and validating client requirements, preparing proposals, and delivering Salesforce product demos when needed. Your role will involve building a deep understanding of clients' existing solutions and future roadmap plans, enabling you to drive sales and identify opportunities for leveraging their investments in services. 

Working in cross-functional teams, both onshore and offshore, you will collaborate to deliver a unified vision focused on client satisfaction.

The Person
Stakeholder Management and Business Understanding:
You will have excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to understand customer business objectives and provide high quality innovative solutions. 
You will ideally have an open communication style that fosters inclusion and trust with stakeholders

Solution Design and Technical Aptitude:
You'll bring a wealth of experience in Salesforce solution design, with a flair for tackling technical challenges. Your skills in business analysis, innovative problem-solving, and transforming complex issues into practical solutions will be invaluable. You'll have a firm grasp extracting requirements and constructing effective functional solutions.

Autonomy and Communication:
You will demonstrate initiative and autonomy in managing projects ranging from simple to complex. With excellent communication and presentation skills, combined with a results-driven approach, you will excel in delivering successful outcomes. You will possess the desire and the ability to effectively work in a remote working environment, showcasing your adaptability and remote collaboration skills.

Technical Skills
  • Strong Salesforce administration experience with hands-on business analysis and solution design 
  • Functional expertise in Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and Experience Cloud
  • Proficiency in building solutions using configurable components of Salesforce.com
  • Knowledge of: APEX, LWC, Aura, REST, SOAP API, websites, data integrations
  • Ability to apply best practices and a customer-centric approach in application development and design
The Company
This NZ owned and operated Salesforce consultancy has a great reputation, strong management, and a supportive working environment. They have clients all over the country and strive to offer the best service with integrity. 
You will be a valued team member at this consultancy. As a Senior Salesforce Consultant, you will have the opportunity to grow in your knowledge and career. 

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Training and mentoring opportunities to support your professional growth
  • Laptop 
  • Broadband package 
  • Collaborative and remote team environment
  • Opportunity to work on diverse and complex projects
  • Chance to make an impact and drive innovation
  • A supportive company culture that values inclusion and trust
This is an excellent opportunity, don’t delay in your application.
Even if this role might not suit you at the moment, we have a range of other roles that might. Reach out for chat, [email protected]

Please note that you must have the right to work in New Zealand to be considered for this opportunity.

Upper Echelon is a specialist IT recruitment company dedicated to matching qualified people for business critical roles in organisations with a purpose. Our highly specialised recruiters have an average of ten years in the industry, so you can be assured of our experience and expertise.

We welcome and encourage applications from anybody irrespective of race, gender, sexual orientation and disability status.