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Martin Ratkiewicz

Director | Consulting Lead, DACH Region | Salesforce Advisory

Martin Ratkiewicz
Offenburg, Germany

Experience

Jan 2024 - Aug 2025
1 year 8 months

Director | Consulting Lead, DACH Region | Salesforce Advisory

EPAM Systems

Nov 2023 - Present
2 years 3 months

Freelancer | Coach, Lecturer, Author | CRM, Consulting

MR Advisory

Nov 2021 - Oct 2023
2 years

Senior Manager | Certified Chief Architect | Salesforce Advisory

Deloitte Switzerland

Sep 2020 - Oct 2021
1 year 2 months

Manager | Lead Architect & Program Manager | Salesforce Strategy Advisory

PwC Germany

Apr 2018 - Aug 2020
2 years 5 months

Lead Consultant | Project Manager & Solution Architect | Salesforce Advisory

NTT DATA

Dec 2010 - Apr 2018
7 years 5 months

CRM Advisory | Consulting Roles in Strategy, Business, IT

Diverse

Summary

As a Salesforce Chief Architect and Consulting Lead, Martin can serve as the overall architect responsible for aligning IT initiatives with organizational goals. He is a seasoned leader who can provide guidance, ensuring coordination and strategic direction across all architectural domains. The underneath outlined list provides a proposal on how Martin can support to grow your business:

  • Alignment of architectural initiatives with organizational strategy.
  • Enterprise-wide business process optimization.
  • Development and maintenance of architectural standards and guidelines.
  • Scalability and flexibility of architectural solutions.
  • Collaboration and communication among different architectural domains.
  • Architectural governance and compliance.
  • Risk management and mitigation related to architectural decisions.
  • Stakeholder engagement and communication.
  • Integration in the broader enterprise architecture.
  • Identification of opportunities for Innovation

Enterprise Architecture Business Architecture Solution Architecture Technical Architecture Integration Architecture Delivery Excellence

Skills

Enterprise & Solution Strategy:

  • Shape Multi-year Crm Vision Aligned To P&l
  • Own End-to-end Architecture—business, App, Data, Integration, Security
  • Maintain Actionable Tech Roadmap

Delivery Excellence:

  • Assure Build Quality, Performance, Security
  • Align Delivery Teams With Architectural Intent
  • Protect Stakeholder Confidence

Business & Practice Growth:

  • Win Work Through Architecture Eminence
  • Drive Cross-sell & Up-sell Across Clouds And Partners
  • Govern Partner & Isv Ecosystem

Innovation & Acceleration:

  • Scout, Validate, And Industrialize Emerging Tech
  • Productize Repeatable Accelerators
  • Evangelize Via Community & Events

Governance & Risk:

  • Establish Program-level Guardrails
  • Proactively Surface Risks & Mitigation Paths
  • Ensure Audit / Regulatory Compliance

People & Community Leadership:

  • Build Architect Career Lattice & Mentoring Culture
  • Forecast Skill Demand And Close Gaps
  • Represent Technical Voice At C-suite

Thought Leadership Areas:

  • Salesforce Architecture Strategy
  • Crm Program Design & Transformation Leadership
  • Cross-cloud Integration & Ecosystem Thinking
  • Architecture Team Enablement & Role Clarity
  • Trusted Cxo Advisor On Crm Value Realization

Martin Ratkiewicz Is A Salesforce Thought Leader, Especially In Enterprise Architecture, Program Structuring, And Value-focused Crm Design. He Doesn't Just Talk About Tools — He Brings Structured Thinking, Repeatable Frameworks, And Advisory-level Insights To The Ecosystem.

His Strong Market Presence And Network Enable Partners To Scale Their Practices By Building High-performing, Expert Teams And Winning Strategically Important Customer Programs.

Languages

German
Advanced
English
Advanced

Education

Jan 2012 - Dec 2013

University of Wales

Master of Business Administration · Business Administration · United Kingdom

Jan 2009 - Jun 2009

Western Sydney University

Study Abroad in Marketing · Marketing · Sydney, Australia

Jan 2006 - Dec 2010

University of Applied Sciences Cologne

Diploma in Business Informatics · Business Informatics · Cologne, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Deloitte Certified Chief Architect

Deloitte

Open Certified Distinguished Architect

Salesforce & MuleSoft Certified Professional

Salesforce Superbadges

Salesforce System-, Application-, B2B-, B2C Architect and MuleSoft Platform Architect

Scrum Master

TOGAF 9 Certified Practitioner

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