KDN Salesforce Presales Architect
Location: Aberdeen, Birmingham & Other locations
Capability: International
Job details
Location: Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Gatwick, Gibraltar, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Newcastle upon Tyne, Norwich, Nottingham, Plymouth, Reading, South Coast - Southampton, Watford
Capability: International
Experience Level: Senior Manager
Type: Full Time
Service Line: International
Contract type: Fixed term contract
Job description
About KDN (KPMG Delivery Network)
The world of global advisory, audit and tax compliance services for large multi-nationals is rapidly changing and heavily dependent on technology. The KPMG Delivery Network (KDN) is a is a a global organisation that supports KPMG member firms in delivering global priority solutions to their clients across a number of different industries. KDN helps to enable growth, improve economies of scale, and discover new ways of collaboration and working.
You’ll be a part of the KPMG family working alongside some of our profession’s most skilled practitioners on rewarding programs and initiatives that are changing the way business operates, delivering value to KPMG's clients, and driving positive change in the communities we serve. You’ll be assisting KDN to accelerate new ways of working, using cutting-edge technology and working together with our member firms located in nearly 150 countries to help us achieve our ambition to be the most trusted and trustworthy professional services firm.
Role summary
We are seeking a Salesforce Presales Architect to join our global KDN presales team. This role supports the growing pipeline of Salesforce-enabled opportunities across the firm, helping to design solution architectures, deliver tailored demos, and collaborate with pursuit teams to win new business. You'll work closely with our lead Salesforce architect and play a pivotal role in scaling our response capacity while helping to evolve the way we deliver client-specific Salesforce content.
How will you make your mark?
- Support Salesforce presales opportunities in various stages (discovery, demo, architecture design)
- Collaborate with pursuit teams to shape Salesforce-based solutions aligned to Powered, Connected, and client-specific needs
- Design and deliver tailored demos across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and integrated Salesforce offerings
- Work with KDN Demo Factory to create and maintain reusable assets
- Participate in client workshops to understand business challenges and translate them into Salesforce capabilities
- Contribute to presales materials including solution overviews, architecture diagrams, and value propositions
- Work alongside the lead architect to campaign our Salesforce capabilities to member firms Mentor junior presales talent as needed
This is the job for you if you have
- Proven and extensive experience with Salesforce platform architecture, ideally across multiple clouds
- Strong understanding of solution design, Salesforce best practices, and integration patterns
- Demonstrated experience in presales, client engagement, and technical storytelling
- Experience delivering demos and proposals in mid-to-large enterprise settings
- Ability to translate business requirements into scalable Salesforce solutions
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Salesforce certifications (e.g., Application Architect, System Architect, Sales/Service Cloud Consultant)
- Industry knowledge in areas such as Financial Services, Healthcare, or Public Sector
- Experience working in a global delivery or shared services model
KDN is Inclusive!
Everyone brings a unique perspective. We want to harness diverse thinking by bringing bright minds together and valuing the differences that lead to stronger insights and innovation. At KDN, we recognise that we need Inclusion, Diversity and Equality to be successful. We want to attract, retain and develop diverse talent at all levels. This means recruiting from the widest possible pool of talent, removing barriers that can prevent our people from reaching their full potential, and fostering a fully inclusive environment which maximises collaboration and empowers everyone at KPMG to bring their whole selves to work. We encourage authenticity, honour individual priorities, and respect your choices.
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