VP, Salesforce Solutions

About the role

The VP, Salesforce Solutions is a senior pre-sales and solutioning leader within Merkle's Data Driven Marketing (DDM) business unit, owned by Dentsu. The role owns the pre-sales solutioning function for Salesforce multi-cloud and Agentforce solutions, partnering with account leaders, sellers and delivery architects to shape and win complex engagements. It is a strategic advisory role, not delivery or implementation, reporting to the Solutions & Alliance Practice and accountable for pipeline contribution and win rate.

Key responsibilities

• Own the solutioning process for Salesforce and Agentforce pursuits, from discovery through proposal, so that architecture recommendations are aligned with client business outcomes.
• Develop and maintain Merkle's strategic and technical point of view on the Salesforce Cloud ecosystem and its integrations.
• Serve as the senior technical authority in client-facing pursuits, translating Salesforce capabilities into business-relevant narratives for VP and C-suite stakeholders.
• Work with Salesforce partner and co-sell teams on joint GTM planning and represent Merkle in partner forums.
• Build and maintain pre-sales assets such as architecture frameworks, discovery playbooks, demo environments, RFP response modules and proposal templates.
• Advise clients on emerging Salesforce innovations and AI capabilities, and define Merkle's approach to Agentforce, including data readiness and identity prerequisites.
• Leverage the Merkury identity platform and first-party data capabilities as native inputs to Salesforce Data Cloud architectures.
• Contribute to DDM capability development, hiring profiles and certification strategy, and generate external thought leadership.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree; advanced degree or relevant Salesforce certifications strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in Salesforce platform strategy and solutioning roles, with a proven pre-sales or solutioning track record.
• Executive presence and the ability to present to C-suite audiences and influence enterprise purchase decisions.
• Strongly preferred: prior experience in consulting, systems integration, agency or MarTech environments, and external thought leadership.

Required skills

• Hands-on advisory experience with Salesforce Cloud implementations and multiple clouds (Sales, Service, Commerce, Marketing, Data Cloud).
• First-party data strategy: identity resolution, consent and privacy management, data clean rooms, omnichannel activation.
• Preferred: Salesforce partner ecosystem, Tableau, MuleSoft, Snowflake, Adobe, Tealium, and familiarity with Merkle's competitors.

What we offer

• Annual base salary of $163,000 - $250,000, with eligibility for discretionary incentive compensation.
• Medical, vision and dental insurance, life insurance, and disability coverage.
• 401k, flexible paid time off, at least 15 paid holidays, paid sick and safe leave, and paid parental leave.
• Up to 25% travel; hybrid work with three days in the office for those living near a hub, or remote depending on the role.