Salesforce Technical Manager - Salesforce Service Cloud + ITIL
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The Salesforce Technical Manager - ITSM is responsible for leading a team of technical architects while designing and managing the successful delivery of complex Salesforce ITSM solutions for our customers. This leader combines deep technical expertise with team leadership and practice-building capabilities. These technologies include-but are not necessarily limited to-Salesforce.com products, Slack, Agentforce, APIs, Apex/Visualforce, Lightning, and integration/ETL technologies.
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You are both a big picture thinker and in-depth problem solver with knowledge and skills that are both broad and deep. You take pride in designing systems that stand up to high volumes and won't fail at critical points, while also developing talent and growing a high-performing practice. You have a strong mix of technical and enterprise skills when it comes to architecting solutions. The solutions you design are built for the long-term and will scale seamlessly with customer growth plans.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership
- Lead technical design sessions; design and document technical solutions aligned with client business objectives; identify gaps between client's current and desired end states
- Provide oversight and governance of Salesforce projects across multiple engagements
- Translate business requirements into well-architected solutions that best leverage the Salesforce platform
- Follow and help define coding standards; lead code reviews during projects to ensure quality and appropriate design patterns are followed
- Manage the technical delivery of custom development, integrations, and data migration elements of Salesforce implementations
- Ability to understand projects and deep dive to debug complex issues
- Liaise with Salesforce product teams to support client implementations
Client & Stakeholder Management
- Collaborate with client stakeholders to define requirements, deliverables, and set and manage expectations
- Lead a technical team and own customer and team engagement
- From time-to-time, participate in activities such as technical landscape discovery and Proof-Of-Concept (POC) development with prospects
- Travel to client sites for projects, estimated 50-75%
People & Practice Leadership
- Lead a team of technical architects and solution implementors
- Maintain billable utilization targets for your team
- Technical enablement of team members on the latest Salesforce products and processes
- Build and grow the ITSM practice
- Work with global teams for delivery across geographies with flexibility on work hours
- Demonstrate leadership as a "Leader of Leaders"
Business Performance
- Maintain a target billable utilization aligned to the role
- Drive practice growth and team productivity
Required Qualifications
Experience
- 10-15 years CRM experience with a minimum of 10 years on the Salesforce platform
- Must have experience of one end-to-end Service Cloud implementation involving Case management in IT service
- Must have managed a team of technical and solution implementors
- Experience building and growing a practice
- Strong background in design/development of large web-based systems, or complete software product lifecycle exposure
Technical Expertise
- Expert level understanding of the Salesforce product suite, including Sales, Service, Community, Marketing, and Commerce Clouds
- Understanding of systems architecture and ability to design scalable, performance-driven solutions
- Understanding of key design patterns and large data volume limitations and best practices
- Understanding of data sharing and visibility considerations and how these play into platform architecture
- Familiarity with platform authentication patterns (SAML, SSO, OAuth)
- Knowledge of data integration tools and experience integrating Salesforce with different business systems (ETL, CPQ, marketing automation, reporting, etc.)
- Strong understanding of environment management, release management, code versioning best practices, and deployment methodologies
- Experience with platform security capabilities (TLS, SSL)
- Expert level experience defining the system architecture landscape, identifying gaps between current and desired end-states, and delivering comprehensive solutions
Certifications
- Active Salesforce certifications or ability to achieve relevant certifications upon hire
- Highly preferred: ITIL 4 Foundation Certificate
- Preferred Salesforce certifications:
- Salesforce Application Architect
- Salesforce System Architect
- Salesforce Service Cloud Consultant
- Salesforce Sales Cloud Consultant
Nice to Have
- Development experience in Agentforce and Slack
Unleash Your Potential
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Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- FSA
- FSA With Employer Contribution
- HSA
- HSA With Employer Contribution
- Fitness Subsidies
- On-Site Gym
- Mental Health Benefits
Parental Benefits
- Adoption Leave
- Return-to-Work Program
- Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
- Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
- Fertility Benefits
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Family Support Resources
Work Flexibility
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Opportunities
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Casual Dress
- Happy Hours
- Snacks
- Some Meals Provided
- Company Outings
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Leave of Absence
- Sabbatical
- Volunteer Time Off
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K)
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Company Equity
- Stock Purchase Program
- Performance Bonus
- Relocation Assistance
- Financial Counseling
Professional Development
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Learning and Development Stipend
- Promote From Within
- Mentor Program
- Shadowing Opportunities
- Access to Online Courses
- Lunch and Learns
- Internship Program
- Leadership Training Program
- Professional Coaching
- Work Visa Sponsorship
Diversity and Inclusion
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
- Unconscious Bias Training
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
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