Principal Data and AI Architect

Salesforce Salesforce · Enterprise · London, United Kingdom

This role is for a Principal Data and AI Architect at Salesforce, focusing on designing and operationalizing enterprise-grade data and AI architectures centered on Salesforce D360 and the Agentforce platform. The role involves guiding customers through AI solutions, collaborating with sales and product teams, and building prototypes. Key responsibilities include leading pre-sales technical design, shaping best practices for generative AI and agent interoperability, developing thought leadership content, and acting as a technical knowledge resource. The role requires deep expertise in modern cloud data platforms, programming languages, and AI/ML concepts, with a focus on integrating external agents and managing the agent lifecycle.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead pre-sales technical design by analyzing customer needs and recommending solutions aligned with Agentforce capabilities and integration with external agent frameworks.
  2. Shape best practices around generative AI, agent interoperability, prompt engineering, Data Cloud, and cross-platform integrations.
  3. Collaborate with AEs and SEs to build hands-on prototypes and demos using Agentforce and integrated external agents.
  4. Develop thought leadership content—demo templates, whitepapers, enablement sessions—focused on agent lifecycle, integration strategy, and technical effectiveness.
  5. Act as a central technical knowledge resource, proactively addressing internal technical inquiries, facilitating deep technical enablement, and documenting best practices to empower specialist teams across the organization.

Skills

Required

  • Technical Pre-Sales/Consulting
  • Salesforce Expertise
  • External Ecosystem Knowledge
  • Proven Track Record
  • AI & ML Expertise
  • Data Stack Knowledge
  • Hands-On Development
  • Excellent Communication
  • Curiosity & Continuous Learning

Nice to have

  • Advanced Integration
  • Governance & Observability
  • Cross-Platform Background

What the JD emphasized

  • 7+ years of hands-on experience designing and delivering data, analytics, and AI architectures in enterprise environments
  • Hands-on experience with Salesforce Agentforce and deep fluency with D360 and core Salesforce platform services
  • Strong understanding of external agent ecosystems and interoperability
  • Experience in prompt engineering, agent lifecycle management, and hands-on prototype development
  • Experience with machine learning concepts (predictive and generative AI)
  • Deep expertise in modern cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift) and data ingestion patterns (batch, streaming, CDC)
  • Proficiency in programming (e.g., JavaScript, Python, SQL, R) and data frameworks like pandas or Jupyter

Other signals

  • Designing, validating, and operationalizing enterprise-grade data and AI architectures
  • guiding customer Chief Data Officers and Enterprise Architects through emerging AI solutions
  • designing scalable, secure solutions that integrate D360 into complex enterprise ecosystems