Manager/senior Manager of Operations - Missionforce Partner Program

Salesforce Salesforce · Enterprise · Washington, DC

Salesforce is seeking a Manager/Senior Manager of Operations to support their Missionforce Partner Program, which focuses on revolutionizing U.S. national security operations with AI-powered workflows. The role involves coordinating business activities, establishing relationships with strategic partners, and providing executive support. While the company mentions AI extensively, the core responsibilities of this operational role do not involve building or directly managing AI/ML models or systems.

What you'd actually do

  1. Coordinate all business activities related to expanding our partners’ cleared delivery capacity.
  2. Coordinate with internal stakeholders, including sales, delivery management, legal, product enablement, and distribution to drive alignment and growth.
  3. Establish effective relationships with strategic partners to provide them predictability, product enablement, and feedback.
  4. Strategic Planning & Executive Support: Manage rhythm of business, executive communications, and key global initiatives
  5. Develop and present status reports, risk assessments, and technical recommendations to senior stakeholders and executive steering committees.

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years of experience in the Salesforce partner ecosystem.
  • Strong collaboration, communication, and presentation skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to articulate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Proven track record of stakeholder engagement and executive-level communication, with the ability to clearly articulate ideas and influence leaders without formal authority.
  • Strong critical thinking and analytical skills; ability to drive process improvements
  • Agility and comfort with ambiguity in a fast-paced environment
  • Foundation in the Salesforce platform, ideally backed by Salesforce certifications, to demonstrate your technical investment and capability to understand the ecosystem.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen (U.S. born or naturalized) living on U.S. soil who does not hold dual citizenship with the ability to meet customer and government screening standards applicable to this role.

Nice to have

  • Prior consulting experience, as external client environments demand exceptional soft skills and relationship-building capabilities.
  • Experience supporting U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), or Federal Civilian agencies.
  • Understanding of the SaaS business model and complex B2B sales processes.

What the JD emphasized

  • Must be a U.S. citizen (U.S. born or naturalized) living on U.S. soil who does not hold dual citizenship with the ability to meet customer and government screening standards applicable to this role.