Manager, Career Coaching & Critical Talent Development

Salesforce Salesforce · Enterprise · Chicago, IL +2

This role is for a Manager of Career Coaching & Critical Talent Development at Salesforce, a company that positions itself as an AI CRM. The role focuses on designing and delivering career coaching experiences, leveraging AI tools to enhance these experiences and test agentic workflows. While the company heavily emphasizes AI and the role uses AI tools, the core function is talent development and coaching, not direct AI/ML model development or research.

What you'd actually do

  1. Design and deliver career coaching experiences aligned to the Grow and Retain Critical Talent priority, supporting employees in clarifying career goals, identifying growth opportunities, and taking action on development plans.
  2. Partner with Talent, Employee Success Business Partners (ESBPs), managers, and business stakeholders to connect coaching to key talent moments including career planning, internal mobility, talent reviews, and succession planning.
  3. Use AI tools to improve the speed, quality, and personalization of coaching experiences, and help test agentic workflows that make career growth more visible and actionable for employees and managers.
  4. Manage program delivery end to end - building project plans, tracking outcomes, preparing stakeholder updates, and using data and feedback to measure impact and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years of experience in talent development, career development, learning and development, HR/Employee Success, or organizational development.
  • Strong project management skills with a track record of managing multiple workstreams, timelines, and stakeholders to deliver results.
  • Experience supporting coaching, career development, leadership development, or employee growth initiatives, with the ability to translate strategy into clear plans and measurable outcomes.
  • Strong communication, data literacy, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to surface insights and drive continuous improvement.

Nice to have

  • Coaching certification or active career coaching experience.
  • Experience working with external coaching vendors, platforms, or technology partners.
  • Hands-on experience using AI tools to improve workflow, personalization, or program delivery.
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity and adapting in a fast-moving environment.

What the JD emphasized

  • AI-first mindset
  • agentic workflows