Senior Salesforce Technical Architect

Posted Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 5:00 AMAbout IMG AcademyIMG Academy is the world's leading sports education brand, providing a holistic education model that empowers student-athletes to win their future while preparing them for college and for life. IMG Academy has been nationally recognized by organizations including Sports Business Journal, USA Today, and the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For for its workplace culture, innovation, and commitment to developing people both on and off the field.IMG Academy provides growth opportunities for student-athletes and partners through an innovative suite of on-campus and online experiences:Boarding school and camps, delivered on a state-of-the-art campus in Bradenton, FloridaOnline coaching through IMG Academy+, focused on personal development through the lens of sport and performanceOnline college recruiting through NCSA College Recruiting and SportsRecruits, providing industry-leading recruiting education, tools, and access to a network of more than 40,000 college coaches for student-athletes, families, club coaches, and event operatorsElevate by IMG Academy, a performance and personal development solution that delivers mindset, leadership, and wellbeing programming to schools, colleges, and organizations through a combination of digital content and immersive experiencesPosition SummaryAs the Senior Salesforce Technical Architect, you will own the end-to-end architecture, performance, security, and scalability of our Salesforce platform. This role is critical in ensuring technical excellence while enabling the delivery of seamless, data-driven customer experiences across the organization.You will serve as the strategic and hands‐on technical leader for Salesforce, combining deep platform expertise with strong architectural judgment to guide complex implementations and platform evolution. Partnering closely with stakeholders across Sales, Marketing, Operations, Product, Data and Technology, you will translate business vision into scalable, future‐ready solutions.This role presents a unique opportunity to shape and mature our Salesforce ecosystem, establishing best practices, governance models, and a long‐term technical roadmap. You will provide architectural oversight to both internal teams and external implementation partners, including Salesforce, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and business objectives.Reporting to Director of Commercial Technology, you will play a key role in advancing our customer experience strategy and enabling sustainable growth through a resilient and modern technology foundation.Position ResponsibilitiesArchitecture & StrategyDefine and lead the overall Salesforce architecture strategy, ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability.Establish reference architectures, design patterns, and platform standards.Own the technical roadmap aligned with business and customer experience objectives.Solution Design & DeliveryLead discovery, solution design, and technical architecture for complex initiatives.Translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and high‐performing technical solutions.Align business needs with Salesforce capabilities and emerging platform features.Platform Ownership & GovernanceAct as the primary technical authority for the Salesforce platform across the organization.Define and enforce governance, security, and data management best practices.Maintain architecture artifacts, system diagrams, and documentation for current and future states.Design and oversee integrations across Salesforce, internal systems, and third‐party platforms.Ensure data integrity, consistency, and performance across systems.Define enterprise data models and data flow strategies.Delivery Oversight & LeadershipProvide hands‐on guidance to development teams (Apex, LWC, integrations, automation).Oversee implementation quality, code reviews, and release processes.Coordinate across internal teams and external partners to ensure successful delivery.Identify opportunities to improve workflows, automation, and user experience.Optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability.Drive adoption of new Salesforce features and capabilities.Knowledge, Skills and Abilities8–10+ years of experience in enterprise solution architecture, with at least 5+ years focused on SalesforceProven experience architecting large‐scale, integrated Salesforce solutions (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud)Apex, SOQL, TriggersFlow and platform automationStrong experience with integration patterns (REST/SOAP APIs, Kafka, MuleSoft, etc.)Expertise in Salesforce data architecture, security model, and governanceExperience with Event‐Driven architecture and B2C commerceExperience with connecting marketing, sales, service, and e‐commerce experiencesStrong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, and release management best practicesExcellent stakeholder communication and cross‐functional collaboration skillsStrong architectural thinking with the ability to balance short‐term delivery and long‐term scalabilityDeep understanding of enterprise integration, data strategy, and system designAbility to influence both technical and non‐technical stakeholdersStrong problem‐solving skills with a hands‐on, solution‐oriented mindsetCommitment to continuous learning and staying current with Salesforce releases and ecosystem advancementsSalesforce Data Cloud (Data 360)Experience designing unified customer data models and identity resolution strategiesReal‐time data ingestion, segmentation, and activation across Salesforce ecosystemEnabling data‐driven personalization and analyticsExperience implementing Agentforce, Einstein AI, or generative AI capabilities within SalesforceDesigning AI‐powered workflows, copilots, and automationFamiliarity with prompt engineering, AI governance, and responsible AI practicesCertificationsRequiredSalesforce Certified Application Architect or System ArchitectPreferredSalesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA)Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I or II (II preferred)Nice to HaveSalesforce Marketing Cloud DeveloperBackground RequirementsRequires a background check upon offerBenefitsAs a full‐time member of our team, you will enjoy a comprehensive offering listed below.Comprehensive Medical, Dental and VisionFlexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account options401k with an Employer MatchShort Term and Long Term DisabilityGroup and Supplemental Life & AD&DGym Discount ProgramPet InsuranceWellbeing Programand more!We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace. 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