AI Builder Program Lead — Emerging Talent

salesforce.com, inc.

McLean (VA)

On-site

USD 155,000 - 263,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Salesforce seeks a Manager of Emerging Talent for the AI Builder Program in McLean, VA to lead AI-native graduates and translate academic excellence into real-world impact.

You will mentor teams, guide architectural work on agentic reasoning, and partner with University Recruiting to attract top CS talent.

This role blends people leadership, technical direction, and client-facing consulting to advance AI capabilities across the Salesforce ecosystem.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a highly technical discipline.
  • 5+ years of experience in technical consulting, solution architecture, software engineering, or a highly technical customer-facing role.
  • 1+ years of experience managing technical teams, acting as a tech lead, or mentoring early-career engineers/consultants.
  • Proficient in at least one of Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java and modern web architectures (React, REST APIs, GraphQL).
  • Familiar with Generative AI frameworks, prompt engineering, and LLM orchestration.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a cohort of Emerging Talent AI Builders.
  • Oversee 12–24 month competency plans and project matching for grads.
  • Collaborate with University Recruiting to attract CS talent.
  • Translate AI advances into enterprise-grade customer outcomes.

Skills

People leadership
Mentoring
Technical coaching
Strategic partner
Graduate program management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Agentforce
Salesforce

Job description

Salesforce seeks a Manager of Emerging Talent for the AI Builder Program in McLean, VA to lead AI-native graduates and translate academic excellence into real-world impact.

You will mentor teams, guide architectural work on agentic reasoning, and partner with University Recruiting to attract top CS talent.

This role blends people leadership, technical direction, and client-facing consulting to advance AI capabilities across the Salesforce ecosystem.

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