Salesforce Administrator

University of Denver; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Job summary

The University of Denver seeks a Salesforce Administrator with Expertise in Experience Cloud to act as SME and admin for Salesforce orgs, ensuring enterprise-wide support and documentation. You will resolve user issues, coordinate with IT/EAS and vendors, and document resolutions.

You will gather requirements, analyze processes, and recommend improvements while building reports, dashboards, and data integrations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Salesforce Administration.
• Salesforce Certified Administrator or App Builder, or 4+ years of Salesforce admin experience.
• Experience in higher education is a plus; advanced Salesforce certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SI/SME and admin for Salesforce orgs and Experience Cloud.
• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements; suggest improvements.
• Perform user maintenance and manage data rules and permissions.

Skills

Salesforce Admin

Experience Cloud

OmniStudio

Reports & Dashboards

Flow & Triggers

LWC

Data Intake Forms

Permissions & Sharing

Documentation & Training

User Maintenance

Requirements Gathering

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent

Salesforce Certified Admin

Salesforce App Builder

4+ Years Salesforce Experience

Tools

Salesforce

Experience Cloud

OmniStudio

Banner Integration

LWC

Job description

This is a non-benefited position not to exceed 1,000 hours in a calendar year.

Essential Functions

• Serve as the functional subject matter expert and administrator for Salesforce orgs and Experience Cloud, providing enterprise-wide support, resolving user issues, coordinating with IT/EAS and vendors, and documenting resolutions.
• Gather, analyze, and document business and functional requirements; evaluate business processes, workflows, reports, and tools; and recommend improvements, simplifications, and new solutions.
• Perform user maintenance including adding new users, amending existing accounts, checking system permissions on user profiles, determining and creating data rules.
• Building reports and dashboards that expose the wealth of information from data in Salesforce
• Customize and develop pages and view the users need (adding picklist values, amending page layouts, creating assignment rules, and much more)
• Build Flow and triggers to support the process flow.
• Build LWC
• Build data intake forms
• Create permission sets and sharing rules.
• Coordinate and produce technical documentation for the Salesforce team as well as training materials such as handouts, release notes, and user-update notifications for technical and non-technical users. Participate in training activities for staff.
• Work on creation, testing and deployment of new applications, objects and changes to the system
• Configure and administer Salesforce, including enhancements, fixes, process automations, field mappings for integrations with Banner and other systems.
• Partner with IT/EAS to design, test, deploy, and support system enhancements and integrations; develop test cases, perform user acceptance testing, and track changes to functional requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and deliver end user documentation, procedures, training materials, standardized reports, ad hoc reports, data queries, dashboards, and other reporting solutions to support business needs.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• General understanding of CRM principles
• Hands-on knowledge of Salesforce CRM and Experience Cloud, Omni Studio
• Familiarity or prior experience with Salesforce Agentic model
• Ability to gather detailed business requirements and analyze business processes and data
• Ability to perform system administration, configuration, testing, and training
• Ability to explain technical concepts effectively to a variety of stakeholders and non-technical audiences
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business correspondence, policies, and technical procedures
• Ability to prioritize and organize volume of work
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
• Ability to work following PM principles
• Attention to detail is critical
• Work effectively in a team environment
• Committed to providing excellent customer service and innovative problem-solving
• Challenge the status quo to seek the highest levels of performance and service quality

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in a Salesforce Administrator position
• Salesforce Certified Administrator, App Builder or minimum 4-year experience as a Salesforce Administrator or App Builder

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a higher education working environment
• Advanced Salesforce Administration Certification or App Builder Certification

Work Schedule

20 Hours/week. Hybrid work options available.

Hourly Range

The hourly range for the position is $50.00 - $75.00.

The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Benefits

The University of Denver offers some benefits for non-benefited employees. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.

Application Deadline

For consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) October 15, 2026.

Special Instructions

Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Please include the following documents with your application

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital family, and parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University’s educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Worker's Rights (\"POWR\") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For more information, please see the University of Denver's Non‑Discrimination‑Statement.

All offers of employment are based upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history and National Sex Offender Registry background check.