Senior Salesforce Manager - Temporary Contract

Denodo is a leader in data management. The award-winning Denodo Platform is the leading data integration, management, and delivery platform using a logical approach to enable self- service BI, data science, hybrid/multi-cloud data integration, and enterprise data services. Realizing more than 400% ROI and millions of dollars in benefits, Denodo’s large enterprise and mid-market customers across 30+ industries have received payback in less than 6 months. For more information, visit www.denodo.com.

We are a fast-growing, international organization with teams across four continents and we work with a cutting-edge technology, but that's not all we have to offer. At Denodo, we are like a family and it is of the utmost importance to us that we help support your professional growth every step of the way

Denodo is seeking a Senior Manager – Salesforce & Business Automation to provide strategic leadership, platform ownership, and governance across Salesforce and related business systems. This role is accountable for defining the Salesforce vision, overseeing Lead-to-Cash capabilities, managing global teams, and ensuring systems scale securely and efficiently to support business growth.

This is a senior leadership role with accountability across strategy, delivery, people leadership, architecture oversight, and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Platform Ownership

• Define and own the long-term Salesforce and Business Automation strategy aligned to company objectives
• Act as Executive Product Owner for Salesforce across Sales, Finance, and Support functions
• Own platform roadmap, investment planning, and prioritisation decisions
• Balance MVP delivery with platform scalability, stability, and technical debt management

Senior Stakeholder Leadership

• Partner with executive and senior leadership across Sales, Finance, Operations, and Technology
• Translate strategic business priorities into platform initiatives and delivery plans
• Present roadmaps, architectural direction, risks, and ROI to leadership and governance forums
• Serve as escalation point for cross-functional and delivery challenges

Delivery, Agile & Execution Oversight

• Provide oversight of Agile delivery across multiple workstreams and teams
• Review and approve effort estimates, delivery plans, and release schedules
• Ensure consistent delivery standards across analysis, build, testing, and UAT
• Drive accountability for outcomes, timelines, and quality

Architecture, Integrations & Data Governance

• Provide architectural oversight for Salesforce and key integrations including:
  NetSuite, Salesforce CPQ, Conga CLM, DocuSign, Marketo, Salesloft, LinkedIn Sales Navigator
• Review and approve high-level solution and integration architecture
• Oversee data governance, quality, migration, and lifecycle management
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and security standards

People, Vendor & Capability Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop a global team of Salesforce Managers, Administrators, and Analysts
• Build succession plans and future-ready Salesforce capabilities
• Manage strategic vendor partnerships and system integrators
• Drive a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence

Governance, Audit & Risk Management

• Own Salesforce governance frameworks, BOP approvals, and compliance processes
• Lead internal and external Salesforce audits
• Ensure audit readiness, documentation, and control effectiveness
• Identify and mitigate platform and delivery risks

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Identify automation and optimisation opportunities across business processes
• Stay current with Salesforce roadmap, releases, and industry trends
• Evaluate new capabilities and tools to enhance operational efficiency

Information Security Responsibilities

• Understand and comply with Security and Acceptable Use Policies
• Ensure platform usage aligns with security and data protection standards
• Escalate any real or suspected security incidents promptly

Must-Have Skills & Experience 

• 12+ years of Salesforce platform experience in enterprise environments
• 3+ years in a people-management role leading global or cross-regional teams
• Proven ownership of Lead-to-Cash processes at scale
• Strong experience operating in Agile / hybrid delivery models
• Demonstrated experience influencing senior leadership and governance forums
• Salesforce Certified Administrator certification
• Salesforce Certified Advanced Administrator or Salesforce Platform App Builder certification

Technical & Functional

• Deep understanding of Salesforce best practices, architecture, and data models
• Proven experience and understanding in the following architectural areas: Data Architecture, Development Lifecycle & Deployment Architecture, Identity and Access Management Architecture, Integration Architecture & Sharing and Visibility Architecture.
• Strong hands-on experience with Salesforce CPQ+, along with integration experience with finance systems using Boomi/Mulesoft preferred.
• Experience overseeing complex integrations and enterprise systems
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities
• Excellent communication skills across technical and executive audiences

Nice-to-Have Skills & Experience 

• Experience in SaaS or high-growth technology organisations
• Experience leading multi-platform Business Automation or Digital Transformation programs
• Prior consulting or advisory background
• Experience in Partner and Marketing process
• Experience in Service Cloud process
• Experience leading global teams and complex integrations
• Salesforce Sales Cloud Consultant certification
• Salesforce CPQ Specialist certification
• Salesforce Platform Developer I certification
• Salesforce Service Cloud Consultant certification

Denodo is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Denodo will provide reasonable accommodation to employees who have protected disabilities in accordance with applicable law.

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