Salesforce Manager Position Overview
The Salesforce Manager is responsible for the overall strategy, administration, optimization, and governance of the Salesforce platform across the organization. This role partners closely with IT leadership, Sales, Operations, Finance, and other business stakeholders to ensure Salesforce effectively supports business processes, reporting, integrations, and growth initiatives.
Salesforce Manager Responsibilities
- Own the day‑to‑day administration, configuration, and ongoing optimization of the Salesforce platform.
- Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and IT to translate business needs into Salesforce solutions.
- Lead Salesforce roadmap planning, enhancements, and release management.
- Manage user access, security, roles, profiles, permissions, and data integrity.
- Design and maintain workflows, automation, validation rules, and custom objects as needed.
- Oversee Salesforce integrations with internal and third‑party systems.
- Partner with leadership to define and deliver dashboards, reports, and analytics supporting operational and strategic decision‑making.
- Establish best practices, documentation, and governance standards for Salesforce usage.
- Coordinate testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and deployments.
- Provide guidance, training, and support to end users.
- Monitor system performance, adoption, and user feedback to drive continuous improvement.
- Ensure Salesforce configurations align with security, compliance, and IT policies.
- Participate in IT projects, system implementations, and cross‑functional initiatives as needed.
Salesforce Manager Qualifications
- Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture, administration, and best practices.
- Proven ability to manage complex business requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions.
- Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and troubleshooting skills.
- Experience working cross‑functionally with Sales, Operations, Finance, and leadership teams.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management skills.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Leadership experience with the ability to guide teams and vendors
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or related field preferred (or equivalent experience).
- 5+ years of experience working within Salesforce in an administrator, analyst, or developer capacity.
- Experience supporting CRM use cases related to sales, operations, or service management strongly preferred.
- Experience with system integrations, APIs, data management, and reporting tools a plus.
Outworx Group and its family of companies is an EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals, including minorities, females, veterans, and individuals with disabilities, are encouraged to apply.
This organization participates in E-Verify. For more information on E-Verify, please contact DHS at 888-897-7781 or www.dhs.go/E-Verify
Company Benefits Statement to add to all postings:
We offer our benefits eligible associates a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental & vision insurance, a 401k plan with company match, basic life insurance, disability & accidental death, short- and long-term disability, along with additional voluntary products. We also offer accrued paid or sick time off to eligible associates in accordance with Federal, State and local legislation.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, seasonal or casual. Benefits eligibility is determined by local and federal legislation including, but not exclusively, ACA & ERISA guidelines.
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