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SalesforceThe Strategic Solution Engineer (Strategic SE) is an expert who designs strategic solution architectures and leads technical proposals for the most important, large-scale enterprise customers and the most complex deals, especially in industries such as B2C retail, consumer goods, and life sciences. Going beyond individual product implementations, you will take a cross-product view and integrate Salesforce's full product portfolio (Agentforce, Data 36O, Data Foundations, Marketing Cloud, Commerce Cloud, Industry Cloud, Tableau, Slack, etc.) and the partner ecosystem, turning customers' management challenges and business transformation Vision into realistic, advanced architectures. You will work alongside Account Solution Engineers (Account SEs), who drive individual deals, as a specialist who supports architectural vision from a broader IT landscape and long-term technology perspective. You will bring integrated coverage across all products (All Products), not limited to any single product framework. Building on your experience earning customer trust and driving business, you can expand your impact beyond individual proposals to industry-wide technology vision, partner collaboration, sharing technical knowledge with the team, and Executive Alignment with C-level leaders (CxO). You will deeply engage with top-priority accounts and drive mid- to long-term IT strategy. Working closely with the sales team and Account SEs, you will jointly develop and drive an IT transformation roadmap and account plan looking 2–3 years ahead. You will engage key stakeholders such as customer CIOs, CTOs, and heads of IT, building long-term trust through regular discussions and strategic reviews. For proposals requiring highly advanced technical requirements and system configurations, you will lead the overall architecture design and concept visualization, guiding them to success. You will work with industry advisors to define optimal solution models that combine the latest industry trends with technology platforms such as autonomous AI Agentforce and Data Cloud. You will design and optimize data integration and system integration architectures between customers' multiple data warehouses and core systems and the Salesforce platform. You will drive joint solution design and go-to-market with ecosystem partners in areas such as data integration, DevOps, and AppExchange. You will communicate cutting-edge technology value broadly through speaking and case presentations at major IT events and executive sessions. You will standardize architecture patterns and proposal frameworks established on complex deals and roll them out across the Solution Engineering organization. You will provide on-the-job training through deals and share knowledge with team members, helping raise the team's technical skills and proposal quality. This role contributes to the transformation of leading Japanese enterprises. Beyond implementing individual systems, you will envision the future of IT together with executives of industry-leading enterprises. You will put cutting-edge technology, including autonomous AI (Agentforce) and the next-generation data platform (Data Cloud), into practice through advanced solution design. You will hone advanced architecture design, executive negotiation, and broad solution deployment skills to build a high-value career as a Solution Engineer.
- Experience in solution design and technical proposals in enterprise IT (CRM, AI, data integration platforms, cloud architecture, etc.); 10+ years recommended. - Track record of presenting to and building consensus with executive and IT leadership such as CIOs, CTOs, and IT department heads (Executive Alignment). - Logical thinking to grasp complex business challenges and translate them into mid- to long-term technology vision and system architecture. - Communication and orchestration skills to collaborate smoothly with diverse stakeholders such as sales, solution engineers, specialist advisors, and partner companies. - Strong curiosity about cutting-edge technology (AI, data platforms, etc.) and a self-driven motivation to learn and test. - Fluent-Level Japanese. - Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or MIS (Management Information Systems), or equivalent practical experience.
- Industry knowledge and proposal/implementation experience in retail (department stores, supermarkets, convenience stores, apparel, specialty stores, food service), consumer goods, life sciences, etc. - Knowledge of, or design and build experience with, Salesforce platforms (Sales/Service/Marketing/Commerce Cloud, Data Cloud, Agentforce, Tableau, Slack). - Experience designing system integration and enterprise integration architectures with core systems (ERP, CRM, integrated DWH, API platforms, etc.). - Track record of coaching and developing internal members (mentoring, OJT) and contributing to organizational knowledge sharing. - Business-level English (collaborating with global teams, gathering the latest overseas information, etc.).
- Benefits and resources to help you find balance and be your best. - AI agents to accelerate your impact so you can do your best.
