Principal Architect, Salesforce Platform & AI

12+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, platform architecture, solution architecture, or related technology leadership roles.

7+ years of experience designing and governing Salesforce solutions within complex multi-business-unit or multi-org environments.

Deep expertise in Salesforce architecture, including security, identity, integration, data architecture, automation, platform scalability, and application lifecycle management.

Demonstrated experience defining enterprise technology strategies, architecture roadmaps, governance models, and platform operating frameworks.

Experience architecting AI-enabled solutions, including governance, responsible AI, agent-based architectures, data readiness, privacy, security, and human oversight.

Proven success influencing executive stakeholders and leading cross-functional decision-making across large enterprise environments.

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit

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Full time

Salary Range*

$110,500 - 220,990

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The Principal Architect, Salesforce Platform & AI serves as the enterprise architecture leader responsible for the strategic direction, governance, and long-term evolution of the Salesforce platform ecosystem and AI-enabled capabilities.

This role establishes the architecture vision that enables Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Data Cloud, automation platforms, and emerging AI technologies to operate as a secure, scalable, and cohesive enterprise platform.

The Principal Architect defines the technology strategy, architectural standards, and governance framework that drive consistency and reuse across business domains while enabling rapid innovation and delivery.

Working across business leadership, enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, data, integration, DevSecOps, and delivery organizations, this individual ensures that platform investments align with enterprise objectives, regulatory requirements, operational excellence, and responsible AI adoption.

This role provides technical leadership to globally distributed architecture and engineering teams and serves as the primary authority for enterprise-level Salesforce architecture decisions.

Enterprise Platform and AI Strategy