Salesforce Engineering Lead

Global Payments; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 120 000 - 180 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Performance bonus

Global exposure

Career development

Resumo da oferta

Global Payments seeks a Salesforce Engineering Lead to shape strategy, deliver secure and scalable Salesforce solutions across the enterprise, and drive performance through KPI-led governance. You will lead multiple teams, manage budgets, and partner with business leadership to align roadmaps with enterprise priorities.

The role focuses on developing leaders, improving platform reliability, and advancing Salesforce technologies including Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and MuleSoft in a global

Qualificações

• 10+ years technology experience with leadership
• Proven track record delivering large Salesforce programmes
• Experience managing managers across enterprise environments
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication

Responsabilidades

• Define and execute engineering strategy for Salesforce platform
• Lead multiple engineering teams and managers across global locations
• Establish governance, KPIs, and delivery frameworks
• Drive DevOps, CI/CD, automation, and secure development principles
• Represent engineering in executive leadership forums

Conhecimentos

Salesforce

Leadership

Enterprise platforms

DevOps

CI/CD

Security & compliance

Budget management

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Ferramentas

Sales Cloud

Service Cloud

Experience Cloud

Data Cloud

MuleSoft

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Ready to take your career global?Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We’re looking for a Salesforce Engineering Lead to join and lead the strategic direction, delivery, and operational excellence of our enterprise Salesforce ecosystem across Enterprise (LOB). This is a senior leadership role responsible for building and leading a high-performing engineering organisation that delivers secure, scalable, and innovative solutions supporting the end-to-end customer lifecycle.As a member of the technology leadership team, you will be accountable for engineering strategy, organisational capability, product delivery, workforce planning, budget management, and platform performance across Salesforce technologies including Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Agentforce, Data Cloud, Experience Cloud, MuleSoft, and supporting enterprise platforms.You will lead multiple engineering and platform teams through a combination of direct leadership and people managers, ensuring alignment with business objectives, architectural standards, and operational priorities. This role requires a leader who can balance strategic thinking with execution excellence while developing future engineering leaders and fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.What you will ownDefine and execute the engineering strategy for the Salesforce platform, aligning technology investments with business objectives and enterprise prioritiesLead multiple engineering teams, engineering managers, technical leads, developers, administrators, QA resources, and platform specialists across global locationsEstablish and manage engineering KPIs, OKRs, scorecards, and operational metrics to drive performance, quality, reliability, and productivityOwn resource planning, workforce strategy, organisational design, succession planning, and talent development across the Salesforce engineering functionManage engineering budgets, vendor relationships, consultancy engagements, and offshore delivery partnershipsDrive delivery excellence across multiple products, programmes, and platform initiatives, ensuring predictable and high-quality outcomesPartner with Product, Architecture, Operations, and Business leadership to define roadmaps, priorities, and investment plansChampion engineering best practices including DevOps, CI/CD, automation, observability, resilience, and secure development principlesBuild and maintain a high-performance engineering culture focused on accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learningEnsure platform stability, availability, scalability, and security while managing risk, technical debt, and operational performanceLead major incident management, service improvement initiatives, and operational governance activitiesDrive the adoption of emerging Salesforce technologies including Agentforce, AI capabilities, Data Cloud, automation, and advanced analyticsEstablish governance frameworks that balance agility, quality, compliance, and risk managementDevelop leadership capability within the organisation through coaching, mentoring, and career development programmesRepresent Salesforce engineering within executive leadership forums, providing regular updates on delivery, risks, platform performance, and strategic initiativesWhat you bringMinimum 10+ years of technology experience, including 5+ years leading large-scale Salesforce engineering organisations or platform teamsSignificant experience managing managers and leading multiple engineering teams across complex enterprise environmentsProven track record delivering large-scale Salesforce programmes and platform transformationsDeep understanding of Salesforce technologies including:Sales CloudService CloudExperience CloudAgentforceData Cloud / Data 360MuleSoftSalesforce Platform ServicesExperience establishing engineering operating models, governance structures, and delivery frameworks at enterprise scaleStrong knowledge of modern engineering practices including:CI/CDDevOpsQuality EngineeringSite Reliability Engineering principlesRelease ManagementAgile Product DeliveryDemonstrated success managing budgets, financial planning, vendor contracts, and resource forecastingExperience developing engineering KPIs and operational performance frameworks focused on quality, reliability, delivery, and customer outcomesStrong understanding of enterprise architecture principles, security requirements, compliance obligations, and technology risk managementExperience leading geographically distributed teams across multiple time zones and locationsStrong commercial acumen with the ability to balance strategic priorities, resource constraints, and business outcomesExceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills with the ability to influence senior business and technology leadersExperience leading organisational change, transformation programmes, and technology modernisation initiativesSalesforce certifications and leadership experience within Salesforce-focused organisations are highly desirableAbout the teamIn the Enterprise Operations line of business, we support the full customer lifecycle from lead through to customer retention for the entire business segment. It's our responsibility to deliver fully comprehensive solutions to provide optimal efficiency to our people, clear data insights and a simple-to-use, friendly Salesforce platform.As Salesforce Engineering Director, you will be responsible for leading the teams and capabilities that underpin one of the organisation's most strategic technology platforms. You will drive engineering excellence, shape the future roadmap, and ensure our Salesforce ecosystem continues to evolve in line with business growth and customer expectations. Our role is to bring new ideas to the operation, staying at the cutting edge of Salesforce's roadmap whilst delivering secure, scalable, and high-quality solutions at enterprise scale.What makes a Globalpayer?Globalpayers think like a client, act like an owner and win as one team. We’re curious and innovative – always finding better ways to deliver impact. We empower each other to make decisions, and it’s our passion that drives excellence in everything we set out to do.Does this sound like you? Then you sound like a Globalpayer. Apply now to take your career global.#LI-AB1