Onboarding Specialist (Spiff)

Socket.dev; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce seeks a Customer Onboarding Specialist to welcome new customers post-sale, ensuring a smooth first experience and setting them up for rapid value realization. You’ll guide pre-implementation readiness, build strong relationships, and deliver targeted onboarding interactions that demonstrate measurable business impact.

Ideal candidates bring 3+ years of Salesforce experience, strong communication skills, and a consultative mindset to drive adoption and long-term success across diverse

Qualifications

• 3+ years of spreadsheet proficiency with VLOOKUP, data modeling, and formula logic.
• Salesforce experience – hands-on experience with Salesforce and associated applications
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Business, Technology, or related field
• Business acumen – Ability to understand and discuss customer business needs, value drivers, and success metrics across diverse industries and company sizes
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills – articulate ideas clearly and persuasively in written and verbal formats; engage diverse stakeholder groups
• Consultative expertise – proven experience guiding customers through objectives, strategy, and solution design
• Relationship-building skills – ability to build rapport quickly and deliver a welcoming customer experience
• Technical aptitude – hands-on experience with enterprise software and mastering new tech
• Problem-solving mindset – think critically and creatively to resolve challenges
• Self-directed work style – organized and able to work independently in fast-paced environments
• English fluency – professional proficiency for customer-facing engagements

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Salesforce subject-matter expert for Spiff products, accelerating time-to-value and driving adoption of core functionality
• Own the post-sale customer welcome experience, establishing trusted-advisor relationships and onboarding new customers
• Deliver high-impact virtual 1:1 engagements that educate, empower, and enable customers to derive value from their Spiff investment
• Apply consultative discovery techniques to uncover business use cases, identify success metrics, and align product capabilities with objectives
• Provide strategic, personalized recommendations to address business challenges and maximize adoption
• Design customized Success Paths that map clear steps from onboarding through value realization
• Cultivate collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners to drive outcomes
• Leverage AI tools and knowledge-sharing platforms to scale expertise and enhance the customer experience

Skills

VLOOKUP & data modeling

Salesforce experience

Business acumen

Communication skills

Consultative selling

Relationship-building

Technical aptitude

Problem solving

Self-directed work

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Job Category

Customer Success

Job 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.

Customer Onboarding Specialists warmly welcome new Spiff customers post-sale, ensuring a positive first experience and setting the foundation for achieving their business objectives. This role is focused on helping customers achieve rapid time to value while building the knowledge they need to grow with Spiff and the broader Salesforce Platform.

As a trusted advisor during the onboarding phase, you'll collaborate with customers and internal stakeholders to guide pre-implementation readiness and create meaningful early-stage conversations that set customers up for success.

We're looking for a passionate, customer-centric team member who thrives in dynamic environments and brings both a results-oriented mindset and a positive, agile attitude. Your work will directly shape the customer experience from day one—building lasting engagement, driving real value, and reinforcing Salesforce's reputation as an industry leader.

Job Responsibilities

• Serve as a Salesforce subject-matter expert for Spiff products, accelerating customer time-to-value and driving rapid adoption of core functionality
• Own the post-sale customer welcome experience, establishing trusted advisor relationships and seamlessly onboarding new customers into the Spiff ecosystem
• Deliver high-impact virtual 1:1 engagements that educate, empower, and enable customers to unlock measurable business value from their Spiff investment
• Apply consultative discovery techniques to uncover business use cases, identify success metrics, and align product capabilities with customer objectives
• Provide strategic, personalized recommendations that address specific business challenges and maximize product adoption
• Design customized Success Paths that map clear, actionable steps from onboarding through value realization, ensuring customers achieve their business goals
• Cultivate collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners to drive customer outcomes and contribute to organizational growth
• Leverage AI tools and knowledge-sharing platforms to scale expertise, contribute to the collective knowledge base, and continuously enhance the customer experience

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of spreadsheet proficiency - specifically with VLOOKUP, data modeling, and formula logic
• Salesforce experience – hands-on experience with Salesforce and associated applications
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Business, Technology, or related field
• Business acumen – Ability to understand and discuss customer business needs, value drivers, and success metrics across diverse industries and company sizes
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills – Articulate ideas clearly and persuasively in written and verbal formats; confidently engage diverse stakeholder groups from system administrators to C-suite executives
• Consultative expertise – Proven experience guiding customers through business objectives, strategy development, and solution design with a customer-first approach
• Relationship-building skills – Natural ability to build rapport quickly, create trusted partnerships, and deliver a welcoming, energetic customer experience
• Technical aptitude – Hands-on experience with enterprise software solutions and demonstrated ability to quickly master new technologies
• Problem-solving mindset – Think critically and creatively to resolve challenges independently or collaboratively in real-time
• Self-directed work style – Strong organizational skills, ability to prioritize competing demands, and proven success working independently in fast-paced, dynamic environments
• English fluency – Professional proficiency required for customer-facing engagements

Preferred Qualifications

• Customer-facing experience in Finance, RevOps, or Sales Operations, with a proven track record of helping customers achieve business outcomes through technology adoption
• Data & Systems Literacy – Proficient in data integration, mapping, and system connectivity to support seamless Spiff implementation
• Software implementation experience – Prior experience with ICM tools (CaptivateIQ, Xactly, Varicent)
• Salesforce certifications – Administrator, Advanced Administrator, and/or Consultant certifications
• Deep understanding of customer success methodologies – Including onboarding frameworks, adoption strategies, value realization models, and consultative engagement approaches
• Project management knowledge – Understanding of project management methodologies and best practices
• Data literacy – Ability to create, interpret, and leverage reports and dashboards to drive insights and decisions
• AI and automation proficiency – Demonstrated use of AI assistants and automation tools to scale productivity and enhance customer outcomes

Unleash Your Potential

When 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.

Accommodations

If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please submit a request via 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. Please see our Candidate Privacy Statement for more information about how we use your personal data and your rights, including with regard to use of AI tools and opt out options.

Posting Statement

Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non‑discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. What does that mean exactly? It means that at Salesforce, we believe in equality for all. And we believe we can lead the path to equality in part by creating a workplace that’s inclusive, and free from discrimination. Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal. Any employee or potential employee will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications – without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. This policy applies to current and prospective employees, no matter where they are in their Salesforce employment journey. It also applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything in between. Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions at Salesforce are fair and based on merit. The same goes for compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, and education.

In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.