Senior Director, AI – Swat

Salesforce

Senior Director managing AI activation initiatives for Private Equity portfolio companies. Collaborating with CxOs and technical stakeholders to innovate solutions leveraging Salesforce AI platform.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeNew York City • Illinois, Massachusetts, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $246,120 - $273,840 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Help build and execute on the deliver strategy and delivery and success tracking/PE Playbooks for the Salesforce Excellence programs, including Agentforce Activation, for our Private Equity program;
Engage with portfolio company CxOs and key Private Equity operating partner stakeholders to define enterprise architecture strategies, lead the evaluation of business and technical requirements, and drive early solution consideration around gaps/risks
Advise and articulate program/project strategies on enabling technologies including the Salesforce Platform.
Provide guidance on the application and integration development best practices, Enterprise Architecture standards, functional and technical solution architecture & design, environment management, testing, and Salesforce Platform education
Drive the creation of application and technical design documents which leverage Salesforce best practices and effectively integrate Salesforce into the customer’s infrastructure.
Collaborate with Salesforce Product and Engineering to explain customer roadblocks and drive solutions based on customer requirements and product asks.
Review and correct project/program direction, approach and key artifacts to keep programs on track and solutions extendable and maintainable going forward.
Identify and pro-actively manage any risk areas and commitment to seeing an issue through to complete resolution.
Represent Salesforce as a domain and product expert at customer interactions, industry and corporate events, and community sites and social media.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of Program and Product Management or similar experience with highly technical products/platforms and a multi-cloud mentality.
Experience defining and building AI platforms and capabilities, focused on enabling different personas to get their jobs done as part of end-to-end ML lifecycle; good understanding of Generative AI and LLM landscape; strong technical background and ability to interface with engineers and data scientists in the space
Extensive experience with configuration and customization on the Salesforce platform
Authority level experience defining the system architecture landscape, identifying gaps between current and desired end-states, and delivering a comprehensive solution that will enable achievement of the desired business outcomes
Detailed individual with the ability to rapidly learn and take advantage of new concepts, business models, and technologies
Outstanding written and oral communication skills, including experience presenting to executive leadership, participating in the sales cycle, and handling sensitive, critical issues; able to effectively develop materials that are appropriate for the audience
Deep experience in gathering and transforming product requirements into a practical product roadmap.
Inspirational team leader, driving efficiency and winning the hearts and minds of our Private Equity sector “operating a at the speed of PE.”
Experience driving deep collaborations within the company and with external partners and customers.

Benefits

Comp & perks

time off programs
medical
dental
vision
mental health support
paid parental leave
life and disability insurance
401(k)
employee stock purchasing program

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Hard Skills & Tools

Salesforce PlatformEnterprise ArchitectureApplication DevelopmentIntegration DevelopmentTechnical Solution ArchitectureConfigurationCustomizationAI PlatformsMachine LearningGenerative AI

Soft Skills

CommunicationLeadershipCollaborationProblem SolvingProject ManagementAdaptabilityDetail OrientationPresentation SkillsStakeholder EngagementTeam Leadership