Description & Requirements
Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Automotive
We’re a global, multi-disciplinary team that’s putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. At HARMAN Automotive, we give you the keys to fast-track your career.
- Engineer audio systems and integrated technology platforms that augment the driving experience
- Combine ingenuity, in-depth research, and a spirit of collaboration with design and engineering excellence
- Advance in-vehicle infotainment, safety, efficiency, and enjoyment
About the Role
As a Customer Experience & Sales Solution Architect, you will serve as the technical owner of the Salesforce platform for Customer Service and Digital Experience - primarily Salesforce Service Cloud and Experience Cloud - covering end-to-end solution architecture, hands-on delivery, and continuous improvement. You will partner with business stakeholders and product owners to shape roadmaps, ensure adoption, and maintain scalable, secure, and supportable solutions. Secondarily, you will support Salesforce-connected marketing automation capabilities (Pardot / Marketing Cloud Account Engagement) and related genAI use cases where they improve end-to-end customer journeys.
What You Will Do
- Own Service and Experience Cloud Architecture: Take end-to-end technical ownership of Salesforce Service Cloud and Experience Cloud, ensuring scalable, secure, and supportable solutions aligned with business priorities.
- Lead Hands-On Delivery: Design, develop, configure, test, document, and implement enhancements, integrations, automations, and custom components across the platforms.
- Support Salesforce-Connected Marketing Automation: Own core Pardot (Marketing Cloud Account Engagement) capabilities such as lead capture, scoring/grading, segmentation, and nurture programs; ensure robust integrations and data handoffs into Salesforce processes; coordinate with adjacent MarTech tools where they integrate with Salesforce.
- Define Salesforce Architecture and Integration Patterns: Own and evolve the target architecture for Service/Experience Cloud, including security model, data model, API/integration patterns, environment strategy, and release/deployment approach in partnership with enterprise teams.
- Lead Platform-Wide Salesforce Consistency: Contribute to the design, enhancement, and maintenance of other Salesforce capabilities (e.g., core platform services, data model, security, automation), ensuring architectural consistency and high-quality integrations across the ecosystem.
- Drive Innovation and genAI Use Cases: Lead proof of concepts, evaluate tools and vendors, and identify practical opportunities to leverage genAI in Salesforce-driven service and experience journeys (and related MarTech touchpoints where relevant).
- Ensure Reliability and Governance: Oversee releases, maintenance, troubleshooting, documentation, and technical standards with stakeholders, partners, and vendors.
What You Need to Be Successful
- Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience.
- At least 5 years of proven hands-on experience designing, building, and supporting Salesforce solutions, with strong expertise in Service Cloud and Experience Cloud (architecture ownership strongly preferred).
- Solid knowledge of Apex, Lightning, Flow, Salesforce data model, Experience Cloud patterns, security and sharing, APIs, integration patterns, and release management.
- Integration experience (APIs, middleware, eventing) and data fundamentals (data modeling, data quality, SQL) to connect Salesforce with surrounding systems.
- Working knowledge of Pardot / Marketing Cloud Account Engagement and common Salesforce-connected marketing automation patterns (lead capture, scoring, nurtures, reporting).
- Experience defining platform standards (guardrails), ensuring maintainability, and collaborating on Salesforce governance (environments, deployments, and technical documentation).
- Ability to interpret complex business needs, recommend fit-for-purpose technical solutions, and lead difficult problem-solving.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Bonus Points if You Have
- Salesforce certifications such as Service Cloud Consultant, Experience Cloud Consultant, Application/System Architect, or Platform Developer (Marketing Cloud Account Engagement certification is a plus).
What Makes You Eligible
- Be willing to travel up to 10%, domestic and international travel.
- Be willing to work in a HARMAN office in Lodz, Poland or from home office in Poland.
What We Offer
- Flexible work environment, allowing for full-time remote work globally for positions that can be performed outside a HARMAN or customer location
- Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.)
- Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
- Competitive wellness benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program
- An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development