WernerCo.

Salesforce Architect

WernerCo.  •  Cleveland, OH (Hybrid)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

About Us

WHY PRODRIVEN GLOBAL BRANDS? BECAUSE WE ARE THE PROFESSIONAL’S CHOICE! You will find our market leading products and brands on job sites all over the world.

Focusing on end users' needs and delivering exceptional customer experience drives our success. Our entire process—from research to engineering to manufacturing to commercialization—creates products that ensure ease of use, productivity, durability and safety for the end user. On jobsites across the world, ProDriven Global Brands are most preferred.

Presently this position is in a hybrid status with a minimum of 1 day per month in the office for collaboration, teamwork, and business needs. The status and minimum in-office requirements are subject to change based on evolving business needs.

This position plays a key role in supporting the design, governance, and continuous improvement of our global Salesforce ecosystem. Serving as a bridge between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams, this role helps ensure that Salesforce solutions are scalable, efficient, and aligned with strategic business objectives. Working under the guidance of senior architects, the Junior Salesforce Architect assists with translating business requirements into well‑designed technical solutions, contributes to architectural assessments and platform best practices, and supports reliable, secure system performance across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and Experience Cloud.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Working under Direct supervision,
  • Solution Design Assist in designing scalable, high-performance Salesforce solutions. Create and present design diagrams, including process flows, data models, and system integration maps.
  • Solution Discovery & Validation Participate in discovery conversations with business stakeholders to understand context, goals, and constraints, and to surface architectural considerations. You will help validate that proposed solutions are valuable, viable, and feasible before development begins.
  • Requirements Gathering Participate in business workshops to understand approved business requirements and clarify functional expectations. Translate validated requirements into solution-oriented designs and support the creation and refinement of user stories by ensuring alignment with architectural intent and technical constraints.
  • Solution Design & Implementation Design scalable, high‑performance Salesforce solutions and translate architectural decisions into practical implementation. Create and maintain solution artifacts such as process flows, data models, and integration diagrams, and implement solutions using an appropriate mix of declarative tools, Flows, and programmatic components (Apex, Lightning Web Components) when required to support well‑architected, maintainable designs.
  • Governance & Best Practices Support the enforcement of Salesforce best practices, coding standards, and data governance policies to ensure platform integrity and minimize technical debt.
  • Collaborative Partnership Act as a true partner to our business and technology teams, moving beyond order-taking to collaboratively shape solutions that drive meaningful business outcomes.
  • Integration Support Assist in the analysis and design of complex integrations between Salesforce and other enterprise systems, such as Data Lakes and various ERPs.
  • Performs other duties as assigned within the scope of responsibilities and requirements of the job
  • Performs Essential Job Functions and Duties with or without reasonable accommodation

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Licenses, and Certifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration or related field preferred or equivalent work experience required
  • Required certifications: Salesforce Certified Application Architect credential or be actively on the journey toward Application Architect by holding a mixture of the below certifications:
  • Salesforce Certified Administrator
  • Salesforce Certified Advanced Administrator
  • Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder
  • Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I
  • Salesforce Certified Experience Cloud Consultant
  • Salesforce Certified Agent Force Specialist

Years of Experience and Knowledge

  • 5 ~ 7 years of Direct experience in the Salesforce ecosystem, serving in roles such as a Salesforce Implementation Consultant, Senior Business Analyst, or Senior Salesforce Administrator required.

Skills and Abilities

  • Ability to contribute to requirements discovery sessions by asking clarifying questions, identifying edge cases, and ensuring alignment between business requirements and solution design.
  • Working knowledge of Salesforce declarative capabilities, with the ability to assess when programmatic or custom development solutions are required.
  • Foundational understanding of Salesforce platform architecture, including data modeling, data governance, security/sharing models, platform limits, scalability, and performance considerations.
  • Familiarity with Salesforce design and integration patterns, including API-based integrations and system interoperability concepts.
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on designing scalable, maintainable, and sustainable solutions.
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts, trade-offs, and architectural decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Experience using work management tools (e.g., Azure DevOps) to review user stories, track progress, and ensure delivery aligns with architectural standards.
  • Proficiency with standard business documentation tools (e.g., Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) to document solution designs and communicate decisions effectively.
  • Exposure to AI-enabled capabilities within Salesforce, with an understanding of data governance, integrity, and business impact considerations.
  • Industry experience in manufacturing or industrial equipment environments is preferred.

Travel Requirements

    • 0% ~ 10% travel domestically required

EEO Statement

ProDriven Global Brands is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. ProDriven Global Brands is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All qualified applicants to ProDriven Global Brands are considered for employment without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status or any other protected characteristic. ProDriven Global Brands will not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind based on these characteristics.

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WernerCo.

About WernerCo.

On August 5, 2024 WernerCo Professional Brands announced it was changing its name to ProDriven Global Brands. The change represents a significant transformation from a North American Ladder brand to a global portfolio serving a broad set of professionals and industries throughout the world.

ProDriven Global Brands better demonstrates the company’s well-diversified, innovative portfolio and its dedication to serving professionals and tradesmen.

As part of the transition, this page and all of the subsequent LinkedIn employee references will be switching to ProDriven Global Brands.

Since 2007, the company has acquired several brands expanding its reach beyond North America. Today the portfolio boasts notable brand names such as Werner, WEATHER GUARD®, KNAACK®, Duarib®, Zarges®, Bailey®, BETTER BUILT®, BOSS®, Centaure® and Haemmerlin®.

With more than 5,000 employees on four continents ProDriven Global Brands has innovation hubs and manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Australia, Canada, China, France, Hungary, Mexico, Philippines, Vietnam, Germany and the U.K.

Product Overview:

• The company markets and distributes fall protection and climbing equipment through 6 brands in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

• Secure storage, is mainly served through the KNAACK® (jobsite storage), WEATHER GUARD®(truck and van storage), and BETTER BUILT® (truck and jobsite storage) in North America and logistic equipment through the Zarges brand in Europe.

• In the UK, WernerCo manufactures and markets wheelbarrows and other light construction equipment (e.g., concrete mixers, hose reels) in its light duty construction division – a business acquired as part of the CDH Group in 2016.

Industry
Manufacturing & Production
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Itasca, Illinois
Year Founded
Unknown
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