The Commercial Domain Architect is the
senior architecture leader accountable for translating commercial strategy into
coherent, executable technology outcomes that deliver measurable in-year
savings, enable year-on-year simplification, and establish a scalable target-state
architecture across the end-to-end Commercial value stream, including Service
and repair delivery.
This role ensures enterprise-standard
platforms—most notably Salesforce—are fully leveraged to reduce fragmentation,
lower operating cost, and improve performance across upstream commercial
planning, go-to-market execution, sales enablement, service and repair
operations, martech and downstream customer engagement.
· Quantifiable in-year and
recurring cost savings across the Commercial and Service and Repair technology
portfolio
· Approved multi-year
simplification and modernization roadmaps with clear savings targets
· Reduced architectural
complexity and elimination of redundant Commercial and Service tools
· Increased enterprise leverage
of Salesforce and strategic Commercial platforms
· Improved decision quality,
speed, and confidence for Commercial and Service technology investments
Strategy Realization: Commercial & Service and Repair Architecture
· Partner with Commercial and
Global Service and Repair leadership to translate growth, service, and margin
strategies into target operating models and capability roadmaps
· Lead target-state architecture
across portfolio planning, pricing, demand shaping, and service delivery models
· Ensure alignment across sales
execution, enablement, customer support, service operations, and martech
· Develop sequenced, value-backed
roadmaps that deliver in-year savings and sustained cost reduction
· Provide architectural
leadership for major Commercial and Service and Repair initiatives and
investment proposals
· Own architectural alignment
around Salesforce as the primary enterprise platform for Commercial and Service
workflows
· Guide solution design across
Salesforce, MarTech, SAP Hybris, Aprimo, Allego, and supporting Commercial and
Service systems
· Ensure solutions align with
enterprise data, integration, security, and platform standards
· Continuously assess the
Commercial and Service and Repair application landscape to identify
consolidation, rationalization, and retirement opportunities
· Partner with Finance,
Commercial, Marketing and Service leaders to quantify savings and track value
realization
· Drive reduction of duplicate
sales, marketing, enablement, and service tools through platform reuse
· Embed simplification,
scalability, and cost reduction into all Commercial and Service architecture
decisions
· Represent Commercial and Service
and Repair architecture within enterprise governance and technology assessment
forums
· Ensure Salesforce and approved
enterprise platforms are evaluated and leveraged first
· Enable consistent architectural
decision-making without slowing commercial execution or service delivery
The Commercial Domain Architect serves as a
trusted advisor to Commercial and Service and Repair executive leadership, IT
delivery and platform leaders, Enterprise Architecture, and Finance partners.
· Bachelor’s degree in IT,
Engineering, Business, or equivalent experience
· 12+ years in solution or domain
architecture roles supporting Commercial and/or Global Service functions
· Deep expertise in Salesforce
and enterprise Commercial and Service technology ecosystems
· Proven track record delivering
portfolio simplification and measurable cost savings
· Strong executive communication
and stakeholder influence skills
· Enterprise-first,
outcome-driven mindset
· Strong commercial and service
operations acumen
· Pragmatic systems thinker who
balances speed, cost, and scalability
· Trusted partner who challenges
constructively and drives cross-functional alignment
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