Salesforce Project Manager

Salesforce Salesforce · Enterprise · Hyderabad, India, India

Salesforce is looking for a Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of global Salesforce implementations using Agile methodologies and AI-enabled delivery practices. The role involves managing scope, timelines, risks, resources, and financials, while ensuring quality outcomes and stakeholder alignment. The candidate will also encourage the adoption of AI technologies to boost team efficiency and optimize project delivery.

What you'd actually do

  1. End-to-End Salesforce Delivery & Financial Ownership: Own the complete Salesforce delivery lifecycle, managing scope, timelines, risks, resourcing, and dependencies while ensuring high-quality outcomes and protecting Sold vs. Delivered margins.
  2. Agile Delivery Leadership: Lead Agile delivery using frameworks such as Scrum and SAFe, driving sprint execution, backlog prioritisation, delivery predictability, and high-performing cross-functional Salesforce teams.
  3. Program Planning & Roadmap Management: Develop and manage integrated project plans and delivery roadmaps, ensuring transparent progress reporting, risk visibility, and dependency management across the engagement lifecycle.
  4. Stakeholder & Executive Management: Drive stakeholder alignment through effective communication, executive reporting, governance forums, and proactive escalation management in complex, global environments.
  5. Quality Governance & Delivery Excellence: Establish and enforce delivery governance, standards, and best practices, ensuring compliance, quality benchmarks, and continuous improvement across projects.

Skills

Required

  • 10+ years of IT experience
  • 5+ years delivering Salesforce projects
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, or Industry clouds implementation experience
  • Understanding of Salesforce delivery lifecycle
  • Collaboration with Architects and Technical Leads
  • Communication with senior stakeholders and executives
  • Salesforce Consultant Certification (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, or Experience Cloud)
  • Project/Agile Management Certification (PMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe Agilist, PRINCE2, CSM, or PSM)
  • Experience with JIRA, Azure DevOps (ADO), MS Project, Smartsheets, Google Workspace
  • Awareness of AI-enabled delivery tools (e.g., Gemini, Notebook LM)
  • Agentic Delivery mindset

Nice to have

  • Experience in Financial Services, Consumer Goods, Healthcare, or Life Sciences domains
  • Experience with MuleSoft, Salesforce Data Cloud, or related integration and data platforms
  • Salesforce Agentforce Specialist or Legend certifications
  • Experience managing Agentforce-enabled projects

What the JD emphasized

  • 10+ years of total experience in the IT industry, with 5+ years delivering Salesforce projects
  • Proven experience managing Salesforce implementations across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud and/or Industry clouds
  • Strong understanding of the Salesforce delivery lifecycle, with the ability to collaborate effectively with Architects and Technical Leads (hands-on configuration is not required)
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, confidently, and assertively with senior stakeholders and executives
  • Salesforce Certifications (any one):
  • Project / Agile Management Certification (any one):
  • Hands-on experience with project management and collaboration tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps (ADO), MS Project, Smartsheets, Google Workspace
  • Awareness and practical exposure to AI-enabled delivery tools (e.g., Gemini, Notebook LM) and an Agentic Delivery mindset