Field CTO, Data and AI

Description

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Job Category

Sales

Job Details

About Salesforce

Salesforce is the 1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.

Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

Our most senior technical voice on Data 360 in EMEA — a Field CTO who's deep enough on the Salesforce Platform (CTA-caliber) and modern data platforms to architect with any customer's Chief Architect, and who teaches Sales, Consulting, and even our own senior architects the how and why of Data 360. Data-first, but fluent in headless and agentic AI. Senior, sales-driven, C-level-credible, and enthusiastic on stage.

Your Impact

Thought Leadership & Field-Wide Data 360 Authority

The definitive voice on Salesforce Platform, ecosystem, and Data 360 — deeper than any customer architect, and the go-to answer for Sales, Consulting, and even our most senior architects on the how and why of Data 360

Enthusiastic, sales-driven C-level presence: CTOs, CDOs, CAIOs treat you as the peer who can architect their future

Present at events, analyst briefings, and customer boards; publish thought leadership that shapes the market's view of data-first AI

Strategic Architecture in Complex Deal Cycles

Senior technical authority in EMEA's largest deals — owning decisions on data modelling, identity resolution, real-time vs. batch, and activation strategy within D360

Build proof-of-value demos (target: under two weeks) with AEs/SEs to accelerate buying decisions

Fluent in headless architecture and AI-driven agents (MCP, A2A) — always applied through a data-first lens

Long-term trusted advisor to strategic accounts, beyond any single deal

Reference Architecture & Technical GTM

Build reference architectures and technical GTM narratives ahead of new offering launches

Package deal experience into playbooks the wider architect community can reuse

Co-own architecture patterns with SI and hyperscaler partners (AWS, GCP, Azure, Snowflake, Databricks)

Requirements

• 15+ years in enterprise architecture, technical consulting, or technical pre-sales in Data/AI
• Proven Enterprise-architecture Credential (Zachman, TOGAF) — Salesforce CTA a plus. Must clearly demonstrate Salesforce Platform depth
• Architect-level, hands-on experience on a major data platform (e.g. GCP, Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, or Azure)
• Track record as an Enterprise Architect, or trusted advisor to Enterprise Architects, in large complex stacks
• Proven builder of reference architectures / technical GTM narratives for new offerings
• Demonstrated C-level advisory experience (CDO, CTO, CIO, CAIO)
• Fluent English required; additional EMEA languages a plus
• Degree or equivalent experience
• Technical Skill Set
• Data Platforms: Cloud DWH/DL (GCP, Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, Azure), ingestion pipelines, data modelling, governance
• AI & Agentic: GenAI, RAG, vector stores, agent lifecycle, MCP/A2A interoperability
• Salesforce Platform: Data 360, Agentforce, Agent Builder — deep architectural fluency
• Integration/BI: MuleSoft, hyperscaler SDKs, Tableau/PowerBI/Looker familiarity
• Key Qualities
• Futurist — connects today's decisions to tomorrow's architecture
• Gravitas — commands a boardroom and a whiteboard equally
• Teacher/Multiplier — codifies and spreads what they know across the field
• Trusted Advisor — integrity and consistency with customers and peers
• Sales Instinct — genuinely enthusiastic, commercially driven
• Unleash Your Potential
• When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best , and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best . Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.