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Role Overview:

This role will be responsible for developing and delivering against technology integration goals specific to each acquisition and will manage multiple acquisitions and project work streams in parallel.
You will work with executive leadership to define strategic integration initiatives and act as trusted advisors to deal sponsors, key stakeholders, acquired teams, and other functional teams throughout the Technology and Product (T&P) organization.
This role serves as the owner of a range of M&A Technology Strategy and Planning initiatives, projects and engagements, and will be involved in all aspects of the acquisition life-cycle. You will be responsible for mapping, designing, developing and documenting integration and data migrations programs plans for various developers tools (Such as Jira, Github, CI/CD) for acquisitions.
The ideal candidate will have a relentless focus on overall technology acquisition success and thrive on team development and shared success. Successful candidate should have strong interest in developers tooling, data discovery and data migrations.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning of the technology track, ensuring the success of acquisitions' technology projects within the T&P M&A integration strategy.
• Creatively solve complex, cross-functional operational issues unique to each deal.
• Tailor integration programs for each acquisition, applying judgment and experience.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other M&A teams to prioritize T&P programs with broader integration goals.
• Anticipate and remove obstacles with urgency to ensure project teams deliver on goals.
• Be the Subject Matter expert for Salesforce technology systems and processes, clearly outlining the processes and systems covered, along with establishing the Definition of Done for each:
  • Identify mandatory and non-negotiable elements for the acquisition.
  • Establish criteria for optional technology integration to qualify the requirement.
• Drive an ongoing improvement process with the M&A Technology integration team, so we provide better service and experience with each acquisition.
• Design and develop data application migrations using selected tools and frameworks as required and requested
• Be prepared for changes in business direction and understand when to adjust designs.
• Generate technical specification documentation. Drive innovation & improvement with scalability in mind.
• Demonstrate operational excellence and a strong can-do attitude.
• Play a key role in managing the acquisition and TMP Salesforce SMEs relationship. Work closely with the acquisition to ensure project progress and maintain constant open communication.
• See around corners and anticipate areas of friction, looking for ways to smooth the way ahead of all teams involved.
• In-depth understanding of Agile, Change, Problem, Incident, Prod Support management & related functionalities.

Qualifications

• A technical degree required.
• 10+ years of experience in technology.
• Strong leader who can prioritize well and communicate clearly/candidly across all levels of our organization.
• Passionate and knowledgeable about exploring and experimenting with the latest developer tools technologies.
• Familiarity with Scrum/Agile project management methodologies.
• Strong organizational, project management, analysis, and communication skills.
• Experience with Merger & Acquisitions Integration
• Ability to work well as a member of a highly integrated team composed of both technical and non-technical members.
• Experience in customer relationship management to effectively manage communications, conflicts, and negotiations, identify operational issues/risks, recommend and implement strategies to resolve problems, and monitor and measure satisfaction.
• Knowledge and experience with migrating systems and processes to standard consolidated options, such as Jira/Salesforce GUS, SCM/Github etc.
• Talented at explaining complex topics clearly, concisely, and effectively at providing practical guidance.
• Ability to prioritize and execute multiple tasks in a highly dynamic environment with a results oriented mindset.
• Experience working on the Salesforce platform.
• Ability and willingness to travel (domestic and international)

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For Washington-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $174,900 to $253,700.

For California-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $190,800 to $276,800.Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, benefits. More details about our company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.