Head of Delivery - Salesforce

1592 days ago
  • Location

    Salford, UK

  • Role

    Consultant

  • Contract

    Contract

  • Salary

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Job Title:
Head of Delivery - Salesforce

Job Description:

Role Purpose

Working as part of the Salesforce Centre for Excellence, this role will help deliver the technology elements for feature upgrades, core platform integrations and delivery best practices on the global Salesforce platform. You will be part of a new permanent team responsible for the overall development and delivery of Salesforce upgrades.

Key Responsibilities
  • Build and lead the SFDC Delivery function, managing skilled workers in a number of remote locations
  • Design and implement a scalable, efficient and operationally excellent delivery workflow, based on excellent process design
  • Ensure every delivery through the platform is delivered on time, on budget and to the highest quality
  • Coach, develop and upskill the Delivery team through coaching and leadership
  • Work alongside the Project Management team to ensure Delivery function is capable of meeting business requirements and desired timelines
  • Work alongside Salesforce Technical Architect to design new solutions, presenting multiple options to match business requirements
  • Bring expertise in estimating and prioritizing workload adequately for themselves and team members
  • Ensure the best possible quality of the application, focusing on peer-to-peer code reviews and full end to end test executions
  • Responsible for the effective execution and ongoing support of Salesforce projects and initiatives
  • Constantly looking for ways to improve the platform through Salesforce best practice and ongoing feature upgrades
Key Experiences
  • 5+ years of Salesforce experience
  • Proven track record of leading a high performance Salesforce/Technical Delivery team
  • Salesforce.com Administrator certification would be advantageous
  • Salesforce.com developer certificates would be advantageous
  • Experience within a large, global organisation is preferred
  • Strong problem solving skills, data and software applications
  • High energy and passion for the job with a can-do attitude
  • Must be a self-starter and willing to get stuck in
  • Strong organizational skills and resourcefulness
  • Proven ability to deliver on commitments
About dentsu international

Part of dentsu, dentsu international headquartered in London operates in over 145 markets worldwide with more than 48,000 dedicated specialists. We help clients to win, keep and grow their best customers and achieve meaningful progress for their businesses. With best-in-class services and solutions in media, CXM, and creative.

What you'll get from us

dentsu international is a fantastic place to work with many great benefits on offer including 25 days' annual holiday, Pension, Cycle to Work Scheme, and get your Birthday day off!

Not only is it an incredibly fun place to work but as part of a multinational organisation there are many opportunities to advance your career within the wider business once you have proven yourself.

Inclusion & Diversity

We value the strength diversity brings to our business and are working hard to build a more inclusive workplace through partnerships with Stonewall, Business Disability Forum and Business in the Community's race and gender equality campaigns.

We are happy to discuss all flexible and agile approaches to working for all our roles - we can't promise we will be able to offer you everything you want or need but we do promise to discuss it with you openly and honestly.

If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with the recruiter who contacts you.

Location:
Salford

Brand:
Global Technology

Time Type:
Full time

Contract Type: 
Permanent

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