Salesforce Group Lead

We are looking for an experienced Salesforce Group Lead to head a distributed Salesforce engineering team based across Eastern Europe. This role requires strong leadership capabilities, hands-on technical understanding of Salesforce applications, and the ability to work closely with product, engineering, and cross-functional stakeholders.

**Responsibilities**

_Leadership & People Management_

• Manage and mentor a team of 8 engineers across Eastern Europe (backend + Salesforce frontend).
• Provide clear direction, ensure alignment on goals, and maintain execution consistency.
• Monitor workload, productivity, and performance, ensuring the team works according to plan.
• Oversee development of a Salesforce-based application.
• Lead backend development efforts related to carrier integrations in Python.
• Ensure technical quality, code standards, and scalable solutions.

_Delivery & Execution_

• Track and monitor development processes and delivery timelines.
• Work closely and consistently with the Product Manager to shape the roadmap.
• Translate roadmap items into detailed execution plans.
• Manage customer commitments, ensuring expectations and timelines are met.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Act as the Salesforce-facing point of contact.
• Work tightly with product, architecture, and other cross-functional partners.

**Requirements**

• 5+ years of engineering management experience, including 2+ years managing group-level or multi-team structures.
• Proven experience working as a Salesforce developer or Salesforce team manager
• Fluent English speaker
• Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture, processes, and deployment models.
• Hands-on understanding of backend technologies, especially Python-based integrations.
• Experience leading distributed and multicultural engineering teams.
• Strong execution mindset, with the ability to plan, track, and ensure delivery.
• Excellent communication skills and stakeholder management.