Senior Product Manager, Salesforce Platform

Leadout Capital; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Senior Product Manager to join the Salesforce Platform Center of Excellence. You will shape the tools, environments, and governance that keep internal Salesforce instances secure, productive, and efficient.

You will lead end-to-end feature delivery, mentor other PMs, and collaborate with executives to align roadmaps with platform standards. Strong technical and strategic skills, plus AI fluency, are essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of product management or strategy experience with strong technical literacy.
• Deep knowledge of the Salesforce Platform, including security, observability, and integrations.
• Proven track record delivering complex products on Salesforce Platform.
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams using Agile/Scrum.
• Able to translate requirements into a cohesive strategy with data-driven decisions.
• Strong communication skills to influence diverse stakeholders.
• Certifications such as Salesforce Platform App Builder, Administrator, or Platform Foundations are a plus.
• Hands-on AI experience and ability to prototype with AI-assisted tools.

Responsibilities

• Conduct internal business analysis and inform product strategy using data and feedback.
• Partner with Core Product, lines of business, and engineering and engage executives to align roadmaps.
• Own the product roadmap, balance short-term needs with long-term goals, and communicate with stakeholders.
• Lead end-to-end feature delivery—from research to design to engineering and release.
• Mentor other product managers and raise PM practice standards.
• Apply AI tools across the product lifecycle for rapid prototyping and insights.

Skills

Product management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Agile / Scrum

Data analysis

Technical literacy

Effective communication

Strategic thinking

Education

Related technical degree

Job description

About the Role

Digital Enterprise Technology (DET) blazes the trail of enterprise IT at Salesforce, built on the foundation of our core values — Trust, Ohana, Innovation. We own the world's foremost Salesforce Platform along with many other internal orgs, powering the tools our business stakeholders rely on to do their best work.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Product Manager to join our Salesforce Platform Center of Excellence team. In this role, you'll help keep our internal Salesforce instances secure, productive, and efficient by shaping the tools and applications that align with platform standards, guidelines, and best practices — with deep focus on platform security, environments, access, and governance.

What You'll Be Doing

• Conduct internal business analysis and use data and user feedback to inform product strategy, weigh value against effort, and iterate on features that improve user experience and business outcomes
• Partner with cross-functional teams — including Core Product, lines of business, and engineering — and engage executives and senior stakeholders to keep product development cohesive and aligned
• Own the product roadmap, identifying risks early and making prioritization calls that balance short-term needs against long-term goals, while communicating transparently to build stakeholder trust
• Lead feature delivery end-to-end — from user research and user stories through UX design, prototyping, and working with engineering to build, test, and ship — while driving awareness and adoption internally
• Mentor other product managers and team members, helping raise the bar on product management practice across the team
• Use AI tools throughout the product development lifecycle — synthesizing feedback, drafting lightweight specs, and rapid prototyping with engineering and design

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years in product management or product strategy with strong technical and product literacy
• Deep understanding of the Salesforce Platform — customization, user management configuration, integrations and APIs, security, and observability, across at least one Salesforce cloud or platform
• A proven track record of delivering complex, transformative products or solutions on the Salesforce Platform
• Experience leading cross‑functional engineering teams, with proficiency in product management tools and methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum)
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills — able to translate business and technical requirements into a coherent product strategy and use data to drive roadmap decisions and prioritization
• Ability to explain complex, technical ideas clearly to non‑technical audiences, with the organizational, written, verbal, and interpersonal skills to influence and negotiate with cross‑functional stakeholders
• At least one of: Salesforce Platform App Builder, Administrator, or Platform Foundations certification
• Demonstrated AI fluency, with hands‑on experience in conversational AI, real‑time agents, or AI quality and evaluation. Able to speak to outcomes driven by using AI across PM workflows, and to build working prototypes with AI‑assisted tools (e.g. Claude, vibe‑coding tools)

Preferred Qualifications

• Salesforce Agentforce Specialist
• Certified Product Manager, with experience in Agile/Scrum techniques
• Knowledge of cloud technologies and integrations
• A related technical degree

Why Join?

You'll shape the platform that powers Salesforce's own internal business — with real influence over the standards, governance, and tools thousands of employees depend on every day. You'll work alongside a team that values transparency and mentorship, with room to grow your product craft while helping others do the same.