Senior Salesforce Marketing Cloud Architect
Senior General Marketing role at Hire Hangar. Remote, South Africa · contract.
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What you'll do
- Own Marketing Cloud, Data Cloud, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and Agentforce as one Salesforce environment
- Architect complex Marketing Cloud work across journeys, email, automation, audiences, and personalisation
- Build Data Cloud capabilities for ingestion, unification, identity resolution, segmentation, and activation
- Direct enterprise implementations, integrations, data governance, quality, and compliance across Salesforce
- Set platform direction, handle escalations, advise leaders, and mentor Salesforce teammates
What you bring
- You bring at least eight years of hands-on Salesforce experience across the platform
- You have advanced Marketing Cloud expertise across Journey Builder, Email Studio, Automation Studio, Mobile Studio, and Audience Builder
- You have proven Data Cloud experience with ingestion, identity resolution, segmentation, and activation
- You hold multiple Salesforce certifications, including Marketing Cloud and Data Cloud credentials
- You have remote work experience, strong English communication, and the autonomy to lead architecture
Who this fits
You’ll work remotely from Cape Town on US time zones spanning EST to PST as a contractor. You’ll suit the role if you can operate independently as the senior Salesforce authority, communicate with executives, and work effectively with remote collaboration tools. Prior work with US or UK companies is preferred.
From the employer
Join Hire Hangar and work with fast-growing global companies while building a long-term career.
Job Title Senior Salesforce Marketing Cloud Architect
Time Zone US Time Zones (EST–PST)
Role Overview
We are looking for an elite-level Salesforce professional who has mastered Marketing Cloud and Data Cloud and can own the full Salesforce ecosystem end to end. This is not a generalist role — we need someone who has built, scaled, and optimised complex Marketing Cloud and Data Cloud environments at enterprise level, knows every corner of the Salesforce platform, and can lead strategy and execution without hand-holding. If you have to Google the basics, this is not the role for you.
Key Responsibilities
Own and lead the full Salesforce ecosystem including Marketing Cloud, Data Cloud, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and Agentforce
Architect and deliver complex Marketing Cloud solutions including journey builder, email studio, automation studio, audience segmentation, and personalisation
Design and implement Data Cloud solutions including data ingestion, unification, segmentation, identity resolution, and activation
Build and manage data streams, data model objects, calculated insights, and activation targets within Data Cloud
Lead enterprise level implementations and integrations across the full Salesforce platform
Define and govern data strategy, data quality, and compliance across all Salesforce clouds
Act as the senior technical authority and point of escalation for all Salesforce related matters
Partner with marketing, sales, and technology leadership to drive platform strategy and roadmap
Mentor and guide junior and mid-level Salesforce team members
Required Qualifications
8+ years of hands-on Salesforce experience with deep expertise across the full platform
Advanced, proven expertise in Marketing Cloud including Journey Builder, Email Studio, Automation Studio, Mobile Studio, and Audience Builder
Advanced, proven expertise in Data Cloud including data ingestion, identity resolution, segmentation, and activation
Experience delivering large scale enterprise implementations across multiple Salesforce clouds
Multiple Salesforce certifications required including Marketing Cloud and Data Cloud credentials
Proven ability to lead platform strategy and architecture with full autonomy
Strong written and spoken English with executive level stakeholder communication skills
Must have prior remote work experience, be fluent with remote collaboration tools and platforms (such as Slack, Zoom, Google Workspace, Asana, or similar), and have ideally worked with US or UK-based companies. Applications without this experience will not be considered.
Preferred Qualifications
Salesforce Marketing Cloud Architect or Consultant certification
Salesforce Data Cloud Consultant certification
Experience with Agentforce, Interaction Studio, or Salesforce CDP
Background in enterprise data governance, compliance, or regulated industries
Experience with API integrations, AMPscript, SSJS, or SQL within Marketing Cloud
Tools & Technology
Salesforce Marketing Cloud (Journey Builder, Email Studio, Automation Studio, Mobile Studio)
Salesforce Data Cloud
Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Agentforce
REST and SOAP API integrations
Google Workspace
Slack, Zoom, and remote collaboration tools
Please NOTE It is crucial that you complete the application form in full. As part of the application process, you will be required to record a video. If your application is successful, you will receive an email confirming next steps—the video is the first step of the interview process. If you do not record a video, we will not be able to consider you for ANY open roles.
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