Director, Salesforce Engineering

Global Payments Inc.; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Payments Inc. is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead our Salesforce Engineering Team and shape the future of global commerce.

You will drive strategy, delivery, and evolution of Salesforce platforms powering business growth, colleague productivity, and client success. You will lead geographically distributed teams, influence enterprise technology decisions, and ensure secure, scalable solutions that align with business priorities while delivering measurable value across

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience leading and delivering Salesforce solutions in complex enterprise environments.
• 7+ years of people leadership, coaching, and team development.
• Deep expertise across Salesforce technologies and platforms.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management with executive influence.

Responsibilities

• Drive the strategic direction and delivery of Salesforce capabilities.
• Lead and empower global engineering teams to deliver high-impact outcomes.
• Influence enterprise technology decisions and architecture.
• Partner with business, product, and technology leaders to translate priorities into outcomes.
• Optimize investment and vendor performance to maximize value.

Skills

Salesforce experience

People leadership

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Executive influence

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Job Description

Ready to take your career global?

Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We’re looking for a Director of Software Engineering to join our ever-evolving Salesforce Engineering Team and help shape the future of global commerce. In this role, you will lead the strategy, delivery, and evolution of critical Salesforce platforms that power business growth, colleague productivity, and client success across Global Payments. You will influence technology direction, drive innovation at scale, and empower globally distributed engineering teams to deliver secure, high-impact solutions that support our mission of enabling seamless commerce worldwide. This is an opportunity to lead transformational initiatives, develop high-performing teams, and create lasting business value while helping shape the future of Global Payments.

What you’ll own

• Drive the strategic direction and delivery of Salesforce capabilities , ensuring scalable, high-quality solutions that accelerate business performance and support long-term growth.
• Lead and empower global engineering teams to deliver measurable outcomes, foster continuous improvement, and build a culture of accountability, innovation, and ownership.
• Influence enterprise technology decisions and architecture , ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and aligned to business priorities while minimizing delivery risk.
• Partner with business, product, and technology leaders to transform priorities into impactful outcomes, creating greater value for clients, colleagues, and the organization.
• Optimize investment and vendor performance , ensuring budgets, resources, and delivery commitments maximize efficiency, business value, and return on investment.

What you’ll bring

• 10+ years of experience leading and delivering Salesforce solutions within complex enterprise environments, including experience working in Agile delivery models.
• 7+ years of people leadership experience with a proven track record of building, coaching, and developing high-performing engineering teams.
• Deep expertise across Salesforce technologies and platforms, with the ability to balance technical excellence, scalability, and business outcomes.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing executive leaders and driving alignment across cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through change, remove obstacles, and create an environment where teams can innovate, grow, and consistently deliver results.

It’s a bonus if you have

• Experience within the financial technology (FinTech) or payments industry.
• Salesforce certifications across architecture, development, or platform specializations.
• Proven success leading large-scale platform transformations involving multiple geographies, vendors, and complex stakeholder groups.

About the team

Our inclusive and global teams win together every day. We’re proud to have the best minds in the industry, who you can learn from as you grow your career. The people, the energy, the connections – it’s unmatched. Come and be part of an ever-evolving company and get dynamic opportunities that go beyond borders.

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.

Come and be part of an ever-evolving company and get dynamic opportunities that go beyond borders.

EEOC Statement

Global Payments is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here.

If you are made a conditional offer of employment and will be working in the United States, you will be required to undergo a drug test. In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies and requirements needed to successfully perform the position. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for individuals with qualified disabilities both during the hiring process, as well as to allow the individual to perform the essential functions of the job, if hired.

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