Salesforce Project Manager

Salesforce Project Manager - Position Overview

We are seeking experienced Project Managers to lead and coordinate enterprise software implementation initiatives within a large-scale Salesforce environment. The Project Manager will be responsible for managing project deliverables, coordinating cross-functional teams, tracking project progress, communicating with stakeholders, and ensuring timely completion of project objectives. This role serves as the primary point of contact for task execution and delivery at the Salesforce Org level.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage software implementation projects through the full project lifecycle.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for project execution, deliverables, and stakeholder communications.
• Coordinate and direct cross-functional project teams consisting of technical and business resources.
• Manage project scope, schedules, risks, issues, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Facilitate Agile and/or Scrum ceremonies where applicable.
• Provide project reporting, status updates, and escalation management.
• Ensure alignment of project activities with organizational objectives and governance standards.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, technical teams, vendors, and leadership to drive successful project outcomes.
• Manage project plans, resource allocation, and execution activities across multiple workstreams.

Minimum Qualifications (Mandatory Requirements)

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, candidates must possess an additional four (4) years of qualifying IT development project experience, for a total of seven (7) years of qualifying experience.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience serving as a Project Manager or Scrum Master on software implementation projects.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience directly managing teams of at least five (5) full-time equivalent (FTE) resources.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience managing or supporting Information Technology (IT) development projects.
• Must possess at least one active certification from the following:
• Project Management Professional (PMP) – PMI
• PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
• SAFe Scrum Master
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) – Scrum Alliance

Important

Active certification is mandatory. Candidates without one of the listed certifications will not be considered.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant field.
• ITIL Certification.
• Minimum one (1) year of experience working with California Employment Development Department (EDD) systems.
• Experience managing Salesforce implementation, modernization, or digital transformation projects.
• Experience working in public sector or large enterprise environments.

Required Documentation

Candidates must be able to provide

• Copy of active Project Management certification.
• Copy of Bachelor's degree (or higher education degree).
• Copy of Master's degree, if applicable.
• Copy of ITIL certification, if applicable.
• Professional references validating project management experience and performance.

Preferred Skills

• Project Planning and Delivery Management
• Agile, Scrum, and Hybrid Project Methodologies
• Stakeholder Management
• Risk and Issue Management
• Change Management
• Resource and Vendor Management
• Executive Reporting and Communication
• Salesforce Project Delivery
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership

Manages project deliverables and is the point of contact for task completion at the Salesforce Org level.

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Mandatory requirement

Duration

1

Project Manager or Scrum Master on software implementation projects

5 yrs FTE

1a

Of which, directly managing a team of at least 5 FTE

3 of the 5 yrs

2

Information Technology (IT) development projects

3 yrs FTE

3

ACTIVE CERTIFICATION — PMP (PMI), SAFe Scrum Master, PMI-ACP, or CSM (Scrum Alliance). Copy required.

Hard screen

no certificate, no candidate

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4

Bachelor's degree (copy required).

Without one

4 extra years of requirement 2, 7 yrs total

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Desirable requirement

Points

Substitution

Master's degree (copy required)

5

+2 yrs of req. 2 with Bachelor's; +4 yrs without

ITIL certified (copy required)

5

None

Experience with California EDD systems — 1 yr FTE

5

None

Total available per Project Manager

15