Lead Technical Writer

Salesforce, Inc.; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 143,000 - 217,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce seeks a Lead Technical Writer to guide documentation for Agentforce Operations, an AI-enabled workflow platform. You will own the content strategy, collaborating with product and engineering teams to translate startup practices into scalable, Salesforce-style docs.

You will work with founders and engineers in a fast-paced environment, manage evolving ownership, use AI tools to speed writing, and help shape a growing documentation ecosystem within Salesforce.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional technical writing, including developer or API documentation.
• Ability to maintain and scale documentation architecture and strategy while adapting to new features.
• Comfort with ambiguity and evolving org structure.
• Experience working with engineers/founders in fast-paced, startup-like environments.
• Excellent stakeholder-management skills and ability to build trust quickly.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain documentation for Agentforce Operations' agentic workflow platform with product and engineering teams.
• Learn and translate startup-speed processes into clear, usable content within Salesforce conventions.
• Identify ownership and drive cross-functional collaboration as org structure evolves.
• Co-create content with prototyping pods, developing UI labels and user assistance in code.
• Leverage AI tools for content creation, review, and research to meet rapid delivery needs.

Skills

Technical writing

API documentation

Stakeholder mgmt

Engineering collaboration

AI tooling

Tools

Claude Code

Codex

Cursor

Markdown

Git

Job description

## Lead Technical WriterApply: Office Tech-Flexible: California - San Francisco: Full time: Posted Yesterday: JR360438*To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts.*Job CategoryEnterprise Technology & InfrastructureJob Details****About Salesforce****Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.Agentforce Operations (AFO) is part of Salesforce, built to develop and foster AI-native technologies at start-up speed, leveraging the full power of Salesforce. Originating from the acquisition of Regrello, the team brings its own product culture, cadence, and technical stack. This is a unique opportunity to shape documentation and content practices for a fast-moving, expanding AI-driven product area within Salesforce. **Role Overview**We're looking for a Lead Technical Writer who's energized by fast-paced environments and developer collaboration. As the Agentforce Operations writer, you'll manage and build upon an established documentation set—including Agentforce Operations Help and Developer Documentation—while driving content strategy as the startup team continues to integrate into Salesforce. You'll need to move fast, ask sharp questions, and collaborate closely with engineering and product teams. **Key Responsibilities*** Create and maintain documentation for Agentforce Operations' agentic workflow platform, working directly with product and engineering teams.* Quickly learn and iterate on documentation for a product built outside Salesforce's traditional conventions — updating established documentation and translating startup-speed processes into clear, usable content.* Partner with stakeholders across a newly forming org structure where roles, ownership, and reporting lines are still being defined — proactively identify who owns what rather than waiting for it to be assigned.* Staff cross-functional prototyping pods to co-create content, develop UI labels and user assistance in code, and validate solutions.* Use AI tools for content creation, review, and research to work at the speed the org requires.* Navigate cultural integration between a startup mindset and Salesforce's documentation standards, advocating for customer needs on both sides.* Adapt continuously as the org's acquisitions, priorities, and even leadership structure evolve — comfort with frequent change is essential. **Required Experience/Skills*** 5+ years of professional technical writing, ideally including developer or API documentation.* Demonstrated ability to maintain and scale existing documentation architecture and strategy while continuously adapting to new product features.* Strong appetite for ambiguity: comfortable operating without a finalized org chart or roadmap.* Experience working directly with engineers/founders in a fast-paced, startup-like environment (prior startup or M&A-integration experience a strong plus).* Excellent stakeholder-management skills — able to build trust quickly with teams that may be skeptical of \"corporate\" process or formal technical writing.* Growth mindset with genuine flexibility to reprioritize week to week.* Experience using AI tools for content creation and research.* Experience with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Markdown, and Git **Desired Experienc**e* Familiarity with agentic workflow, process automation, or AI/agent-building tools.* Prior experience documenting a recently acquired product/team integrating into a larger company.Unleash Your PotentialWhen you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and *be your best*, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can *do your best*. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.AccommodationsIf you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form.Please note that Salesforce uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help our recruiters assess and evaluate candidates’ resumes and qualifications throughout the recruiting process. Humans will always make any candidate selection and hiring decisions. 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More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.### ### ### ### At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions.The typical base salary range for this position is $143,400 - $216,900 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $172,200 - $236,700 annually.