To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts.
Job Category
Employee Success
Job Details
About Salesforce
Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.
Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.
The Experience The Agentic Talent Development team at Salesforce is building a modern leadership growth and succession ecosystem that moves beyond traditional succession planning toward a dynamic, data-driven system that continuously identifies, develops, and retains enterprise leadership talent. As the Director, Agentic Leadership Growth & Succession, you will own the enterprise strategy for leadership readiness, succession acceleration, and leadership mobility - translating talent intelligence into targeted actions that build bench strength, reduce succession risk, and strengthen Salesforce's long-term organizational capability. This is a hybrid role with three days in office each week.
What You'll Actually Be Doing
- Define and evolve Salesforce's enterprise strategy for leadership readiness and succession acceleration, translating talent review, workforce planning, and business strategy insights into targeted leadership growth investments across Director through executive populations.
- Own and scale the enterprise leadership acceleration portfolio, including rotational programs, strategic stretch assignments, and mobility mechanisms that connect high-potential and successor talent to experiences that increase scope, complexity, and enterprise exposure.
- Leverage talent intelligence, succession analytics, and AI-enabled tools to identify future leadership opportunities and risks, improve internal mobility, and scale personalized in-flow development experiences aligned to succession priorities.
- Define and own success metrics tied to leadership readiness, succession health, retention, and bench strength - partnering with Workforce Planning and Talent teams to anticipate future capability requirements and inform executive talent decisions.
You're Our Person If...
- You have 10+ years of experience leading leadership development, succession strategy, talent acceleration, or executive development in large global organizations, with proven success translating talent intelligence into measurable business outcomes.
- You have deep experience designing enterprise talent systems that accelerate leadership readiness, mobility, and retention across Director, Senior Director, Vice President, and executive populations.
- You have experience integrating AI-enabled coaching, talent intelligence, or career growth technologies into leadership ecosystems, with strong understanding of succession planning, workforce strategy, and leadership pipeline management.
- You have demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and lead cross-functional talent transformation initiatives, with strong systems-thinking and strategic planning capabilities.
Even Better If...
- You have experience working within a large technology company navigating organizational transformation or workforce redesign.
- You are familiar with AI-enabled talent platforms, coaching tools, or career marketplace technologies.
- You have demonstrated curiosity about the future of work, workforce transformation, and the evolving role of AI in leadership development.
- You bring strong executive presence and experience presenting to C-suite or senior leadership audiences.
Unleash Your Potential
When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.
Accommodations
If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form.
Please note that Salesforce uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help our recruiters assess and evaluate candidates’ resumes and qualifications throughout the recruiting process. Humans will always make any candidate selection and hiring decisions. Please see our Candidate Privacy Statement for more information about how we use your personal data and your rights, including with regard to use of AI tools and opt out options.
Posting Statement
Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. What does that mean exactly? It means that at Salesforce, we believe in equality for all. And we believe we can lead the path to equality in part by creating a workplace that’s inclusive, and free from discrimination. Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal. Any employee or potential employee will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications – without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. This policy applies to current and prospective employees, no matter where they are in their Salesforce employment journey. It also applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything in between. Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions at Salesforce are fair and based on merit. The same goes for compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, and education.
In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.
At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. The typical base salary range for this position is $164,000 - $261,500 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.