Program/Project Management Senior Lead

100 Salesforce, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 143,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time off programs

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Mental health support

Paid parental leave

Life and disability insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Salesforce, Inc. is seeking a Program & Project Manager to lead the development, planning, and execution of critical customer success initiatives. You will partner with internal teams to define goals, scope, timeline, and deliverables, while driving program performance and stakeholder alignment.

The role emphasizes strong communication, adaptability, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment within Salesforce's Signature Success framework.

Qualifications

• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to analyze ambiguous processes within cross-functional teams and implement improvements.
• Proven ability to influence executive leadership and drive strategic clarity.
• Experience defining, managing and executing end-to-end projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, planning, and execution of key CSM priorities and programs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define goals, scope, timeline, and deliverables.
• Monitor programs, identify risks, and implement proactive solutions for successful outcomes.
• Communicate effectively across teams and stakeholders to ensure alignment.

Skills

Critical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Project management

Presentations (Google Slides)

Tools

Google

Slack

CRM

Job description

Job Category Program & Project Management

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 is not a buzzword - it is a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we are 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 are in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

Who We Are

We are Salesforce, the Customer Company, inspiring the future of business with AI+ Data +CRM. Leading with our core values, we help companies across every industry blaze new trails and connect with customers in a whole new way. And, we empower you to be a Trailblazer, too - driving your performance and career growth, charting new paths, and improving the state of the world. If you believe in business as the greatest platform for change and in companies doing well and doing good - you have come to the right place.

Position Description

For our customers who wish to get the most value out of Salesforce with an enterprise experience and the fastest support, delivered by our most skilled experts, they purchase our Signature Success Plan. Signature drives the right insights and people at the right time - which can make all the difference. When you have Signature, you unlock our deepest level of partnership, most skilled expertise, and tools to stay agile. The CSM/CRM Center of Excellence team operates with the Customer Success Management organization and ensures operational rigor in running the business while supporting various special projects aimed at driving growth and transformation. This role will support special projects, and work closely with our internal partners to communicate key initiatives to our teams, customers and other key stakeholders. Additionally, this team owns ongoing collaboration with business partners including Offer Management, Cloud Success, the Customer Success COO org, Sales Strategy and others to ensure CSM delivery runs smoothly and our teams are successful. The Program Manager role reports to the Senior Director, Programs & Governance and will work closely to own the strategy and execution of key programs. These may include critical V2MOM initiatives such as mitigating attrition and driving product adoption as well as continuing to drive innovation and transformation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, planning, and execution of key CSM priorities, programs and initiatives.
• Have extensive experience in consulting on highly complex, matrixed programs
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project goals, scope, timeline, and deliverables.
• Monitor programs & metrics, identify risks, and proactively implement solutions to ensure successful outcomes.
• Drive effective communication across teams and stakeholders, ensuring alignment and transparency.
• Foster strong working relationships across the business to facilitate program success.
• Develop compelling leadership presentations for use during key meetings with internal stakeholders (e.g., CS Executives, Sales Leaders)
• Assist in troubleshooting operational issues from delivery teams to partners as they surface; assist in testing solutions and ensuring that root causes are fixed.
• Conduct regular reviews and evaluations of program or workstream performance, identifying areas for improvement and implementing adjustments and communications as needed.
• Stay current with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies to enhance program effectiveness.

Required Skills/Experience

• Strong critical thinking skills.
• Ability to analyze poorly defined areas and processes within a cross-functional team, work with leadership to align around recommendations and then implement new and improved processes.
• Strong ability to influence executive leadership to drive direction and clarity
• Ability to navigate difficult situations to bring resolution
• Ability to quickly establish and build close working relationships with team members of varying backgrounds and positions within an organization.
• Experience in implementing of cross-functional business efforts.
• Effective in influencing high-quality decisions, solving and/or escalating issues and meeting deadlines.
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities.
• Strong presentation skills - including building effective google slide presentations for executive audiences.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including sound judgment about, when,how, what, and to whom to communicate. Inform, educate, and inspire employees.
• Comfort with ambiguity and motivated to solve complex problems.
• Solution-oriented, collaborative & curious mindset
• Experience defining, managing and executing projects from start to finish. May include project management, data gathering and modeling, problem-solving, and communicating recommendations

Other Skills/Preferred Requirements

• Ability to quickly ramp on collaboration technologies (Google, Slack, CRM)
• Salesforce.com organization and product knowledge is a plus

Unleash Your Potential

When you join Salesforce, you will 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 will bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love.

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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)
• employee stock purchasing program

More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com. 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. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.

We are Salesforce, the Customer Company, inspiring the future of business with AI + Data + CRM. Leading with our core values, we help companies across every industry blaze new trails and connect with customers in a whole new way. And, we empower you to be a Trailblazer, too - driving your performance and career growth, charting new paths, and improving the state of the world. If you believe in business as the greatest platform for change and in companies doing well and doing good – you have come to the right place.