Cloud First - Salesforce Service Cloud Functional Consultant

Job description

ARE YOU READY to step up to the New and take your technology expertise to the next level?

Do you have a passion for using new technologies to make a positive impact on business and community? Want a role that provides you with a sense of purpose and satisfaction? Then join Accenture Technology's Cloud First group and build a rewarding career improving the way the world works and lives, as you help clients shift to the New using leading-edge technologies on some of the coolest projects you can imagine.

Focus on leading cloud technology based solutions like SFDC, Google, Pegasystems and other emerging Cloud Applications to offer comprehensive, industry-focused cloud services that includes strategy, implementation, migration and managed services. Drive broader transformational programs for clients. Thrive in our highly collaborative, digitally-driven and innovation-led environment. Nurture your talent for thoughtful and game changing solutions in our inclusive culture that values diversity of ideas, experiences and backgrounds.

Software as a Service professionals demonstrate skills and experience related to Software as a Service (SaaS) - software delivery model in which software and associated data are centrally hosted on the cloud.

Salesforce.com professionals demonstrate skills in Salesforce.com which is the leader in CRM solutions for customer relationship management software and cloud computing.

Job Description

Cloud First is growing rapidly and is looking to add experienced Salesforce.com Service Cloud Functional Consultants to join our team as Consultants. This role will perform day-to-day business analysis activities in our Salesforce.com Service Cloud functional team.

We are seeking a Salesforce.com Cloud Professionals to work with the business process and development teams to design, implement and deploy Salesforce.com Cloud applications to a wide variety of clients at the enterprise level. You'll define business requirements and develop functional designs to create and effectively demonstrate solutions that address customer requirements. You'll facilitate solution design trade off sessions that evaluate potential design options and balance business value against the cost of development and ongoing maintenance effort. You'll need to have an understanding of Contact Centers and/or Field Service and the key operational metrics and performance indicators used to manage a Customer Service environment. You'll use your knowledge of other key technology enablers used within a Customer Service environment such as Computer Telephony Integration, Portal self-service, Knowledge or Case Management, to define complete solutions for your clients.

We can hire for this role anywhere in the US, as long as you are located near an Accenture office, and willing and able to travel domestically approximately 80% of the time to meet client needs.

Key Responsibilities may include:
· Contributing to teams on Service Cloud engagements, spanning the standard project lifecycle from strategy/visioning through implementation/post-implementation support with responsibilities across business and technical work streams.
· Driving collaborative Customer Service business process, business requirements and functional design discussions with clients, focusing on business value to make real-time design decisions
· Supporting change management and business readiness activities to deploy Service Cloud, Field Service Lighting and/or Communities to end users
· Manage functional project team members.
· Running workshops, working closely with client, able to talk about tradeoffs e.g. terms of config vs code.
· Mapping functional requirements to Salesforce Service Cloud features and functionality.
· Disseminating leading practices on customer service processes and solutions
· Mentor other team members in customer service processes and Salesforce.com Service Cloud technology

Desired profile

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications
·  Minimum of 2 years of Contact Center, Customer Service and/or Field Service experience
·  Minimum of 2 years of experience in Salesforce.com with a focus on Service Cloud and/or Field Service Lightning
·  Minimum of 2 years consulting experience
·  Minimum of 2 years of requirements gathering and design experience, including process mapping and gap analysis.
·  Minimum of 2 years functional understanding of leading CRM and Customer Service technologies including Salesforce.com, Siebel, Pega, Oracle RightNow, and Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Preferred Skills
·  Salesforce.com Certifications, including Service Cloud
·  Well rounded in both functional and technical aspects of a CRM engagement.
·  Excellent communication and presentation skills.
·  Combination of business analysis and technology implementation experience.
·  Ability to adapt to a dynamic work environment and be creative within a team.
Professional Skill Requirements
·  Proven ability to build, work in and foster a team-oriented environment.
·  Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment Desire to work in an information systems environment.
·  Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills.
·  Excellent leadership and management skills.
All of our consulting professionals receive comprehensive training covering business acumen, technical and professional skills development. You'll also have opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in an area of specialization. We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialized skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or in collaboration with teammates. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a career.

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