Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. AArete is a global, innovative management and technology consulting firm. They are seeking a Senior Salesforce Project Manager to support client engagements focused on leveraging Salesforce for business optimization and digital transformation.
Responsibilities
- Lead end to end Salesforce implementation programs, managing business, technical, data, integration, testing, training, deployment, and post go live activities
- Manage complex Salesforce projects across multiple concurrent workstreams while maintaining project scope, timeline, budget, quality, and client expectations
- Partner with business stakeholders, Salesforce architects, developers, QA teams, integration teams, and third-party vendors to deliver scalable Salesforce solutions that support digital transformation initiatives
- Own integrated project plans, sprint schedules, RAID logs, dependency tracking, executive status reporting, and delivery governance
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives while driving accountability across cross functional teams
- Manage Salesforce delivery across configuration, custom development, integrations, release management, user acceptance testing, and deployment planning
- Identify delivery risks, scope changes, resource constraints, and project dependencies, developing mitigation strategies and escalating issues appropriately
- Coordinate onshore and offshore delivery teams, ensuring clear priorities, communication, and execution across distributed resources
- Partner with client leadership and AArete delivery teams to support project governance, executive communications, change control, and budget management
- Support business development efforts through solution planning, level of effort estimation, proposal support, and Salesforce practice development
- Other duties as assigned
Skills
- 7+ years of experience as a Project Manager, with a focus on digital transformation and Salesforce implementations
- Strong understanding of the Salesforce platform and ecosystem, including Health Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Sales Cloud, integrations, and custom development
- Experience managing Salesforce delivery through discovery, design, configuration, development, testing, deployment, and postproduction support
- Demonstrated experience leading Agile delivery teams and managing project plans, sprint execution, risks, dependencies, budgets, and executive communications
- Experience coordinating cross functional teams including architects, developers, business analysts, QA engineers, data teams, integration teams, and third-party vendors
- Strong client facing consulting experience with the ability to manage executive stakeholders and communicate technical concepts to business audiences
- Bachelor's degree in business, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
- Willingness to engage in direct client interaction, including travel to client locations
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship
- Technical certifications in relevant platforms or disciplines
- Healthcare payer or health plan implementation experience
- Experience leading Salesforce Health Cloud implementations
- Based in Chicago, IL and flexible to work from our Chicago office as needed
Benefits
- Flexible PTO, monthly half-day refuels, volunteer time off, 10 paid holidays
- Own Your Day flexible work policy
- Competitive majority employer-paid benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K Match
- Generous paid parental leave options
- Employer-paid Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability
- Charitable contribution matching program
- New client commission opportunities and referral bonus program
- Bike share discount program
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