Back to Job SearchWhat you'll be doing:
As Head of Solution & Design, you will define and lead the strategic direction, quality, and consistency of solution architecture and design across the Salesforce practice.
Key responsibilities include:
- Architecture Vision & Strategy
- Define and evolve the Salesforce architecture vision, standards, and best practices across UKI
- Ensure alignment with global NTT DATA capabilities and industry trends
- Drive innovation and adoption of emerging Salesforce and adjacent technologies
- Design Authority & Governance
- Establish and lead design governance, ensuring high-quality, scalable, and secure solutions
- Act as the escalation point for complex architectural decisions
- Maintain consistency and quality across all solution designs
- Presales & Growth Enablement
- Lead solutioning for strategic bids and presales activities
- Partner with Sales and Industry teams to shape compelling, value-led client propositions
- Provide oversight on solution estimation, commercials, and delivery feasibility
- Cross-Cloud Integration & Alignment
- Ensure cohesive architecture across Salesforce clouds and enterprise platforms
- Promote integration patterns, data strategy, and interoperability across ecosystems
- Align solutions with client enterprise architecture and business strategy
- Thought Leadership & Engineering Excellence
- Act as a visible thought leader internally and externally
- Champion engineering quality, reusable assets, and innovation
- Contribute to market positioning through whitepapers, events, and client engagement
- People Leadership & Capability Development
- Build, lead, and grow a high-performing Solution & Design team
- Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, and structured career pathways
- Foster a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and technical excellence
- Training, People Growth & Culture
- Drive capability uplift across architecture and functional roles
- Embed a strong culture of knowledge sharing, inclusivity, and continuous improvement
- Support diversity and inclusion initiatives within the practice
What experience you'll bring:
- Proven experience in a senior architecture leadership role within a Salesforce or enterprise consulting environment
- Deep expertise across Salesforce platform and multi-cloud architectures (e.g., Sales, Service, Experience, Data, Integration)
- Strong track record in defining architecture strategy and leading large-scale transformation programmes
- Experience leading presales, solution shaping, and complex bid responses
- Demonstrated ability to build and lead high-performing architecture and consulting teams
- Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns, data architecture, and cloud ecosystems
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at C-suite level
- Passion for innovation, engineering excellence, and continuous improvement
- Strong communication and thought leadership presence in client and internal forums
Who we are:
At NTT DATA, you have endless opportunities to think big, act bold and take ownership. As a $30+ billion business and technology services, AI and digital infrastructure leader, we co-innovate solutions with clients and partners globally for business and societal impact. Serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100, with experts in over 70 countries, we encourage experimentation and recognize great work. Proudly a Global Top Employer, NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion annually in R&D. Make this the place where you belong, learn, and build your network. Make this the place where you grow.
what we'll offer you:
We offer a range of tailored benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Our Learning and Development team ensure that there are continuous growth and development opportunities for our people. We also offer the opportunity to have flexible work options.
You can find more information about NTT DATA UK & Ireland here: https://uk.nttdata.com/
We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in the fair treatment of all our employees and commit to promoting equity and diversity in our employment practices. We are also a proud Disability Confident Committed Employer - we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us, during the application process, that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.
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“Upon joining the NTT DATA UK family, you will experience a culturally diverse organisation living our values of Clients First, Teamwork and Foresight as we partner with our customers every day.
At NTT DATA UK, we are proud to support and invest in our people. We offer a variety of rewarding career paths and opportunities to develop professionally - with access to cutting edge innovation.”
Niccolo Spataro, CEO, NTT DATA UK
