
Salesforce Implementation Consultant
Zirous
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: West Des Moines • Iowa • United States
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About the role
- You will play a vital role in leading client implementations of the Salesforce platform.
- You will utilize your Salesforce expertise to streamline business processes and ensure optimal customer experience with our services and solutions.
- You will be responsible for integrating Salesforce with various custom applications, databases, ERP, and CRM systems.
- Manages a portfolio of client projects from start to finish, including project timeline, client communications, meeting coordination, training plan creation, end-user training delivery/coordination, and project sign-off.
- Must be comfortable working in a consulting/client-facing environment.
- Leads Technical Requirements and business analysis gathering sessions; collaborates to provide documentation around design, customizations, integration, data migration, and testing.
- Acts as the Technical Architect to deliver well-architected and secure solutions that best leverage SFDC and SFDX platforms.
- Customizes and configures Salesforce to meet business requirements, including creating custom objects, fields, page layouts, workflow rules, process builder flows, and validation rules.
- Oversees data quality, integrity, and security within the Salesforce platform. Performs regular data imports, exports, and updates, and ensures data hygiene through deduplication and cleansing processes.
- Provides user support and training to ensure effective utilization of Salesforce. Assists users with troubleshooting issues, answering queries, and offering solutions to improve user adoption.
- Manages user profiles, roles, permissions, and sharing settings to ensure proper data security and access controls are maintained.
- Creates and maintains reports, dashboards, and analytical insights to enable data-driven decision-making for management and stakeholders.
- Collaborates with the client’s IT team to integrate Salesforce with other systems and tools, ensuring seamless data flow and process synchronization.
- Performs regular system maintenance, including monitoring system health, applying updates, and managing third-party integrations.
- Maintains accurate and up-to-date documentation of customizations, processes, and best practices within the Salesforce environment.
- Utilizes professional discretion to make technical decisions that guide projects to achieve goals with minimal oversight.
- Delivers modules within a workstream from a technical perspective, including customization and programming on SFDC and SFDX platforms.
- Demonstrates built capabilities to product managers as part of application development.
- Develops code consistent with specifications and performs unit testing.
- Participates in formal unit and/or integration testing for deliverables.
- Completes complex configurations for Salesforce features that are not common or basic.
- Communicates clearly in writing and verbally regarding the specific logic involved in assigned tasks.
- Proactively researches, learns, and applies new technology and methods to solve tasks.
- Participates in CI/CD/Release Management and identifies risks/issues from a technical perspective.
- Builds roadmaps for future enhancements based on current configurations.
- Builds Salesforce reports or custom reports for customers.
- Adheres to best practices, performs peer code reviews, and ensures appropriate design patterns are followed.
- Works closely with the Director of RevOps to ensure successful project implementation.
- Effectively communicates with the Director of Resource Management regarding time allocation on all projects ensuring hours worked align to each project’s scope.
- Provides expert hands-on technical support, consultation, and coaching to clients.
- Provides technical support and shares Salesforce ecosystem expertise with internal team members.
Requirements
- Experience: 5+ years of customization and development experience within the Salesforce ecosystem, specifically with Sales or Service Clouds.
- Background in RevOps, sales operations, or marketing operations, a plus.
- Experience with common integrations (e.g. Apollo, HubSpot, outreach tools, support platforms, or data enrichment)
- Implementation: Previous experience completing full-cycle Salesforce platform implementations is required; consulting experience is preferred.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in Lightning App Builder, Flow Builder, and Data migration tools is a must. Experience with Triggers, API, LWC, SOQL, Visualforce, and the ability to code from scratch with Apex are all a plus.
- Experience using DevOps tooling with the Salesforce.com platform.
- Experience with AI tools (Salesforce AI, Einstein, or external LLM-based tools)
- Solid troubleshooting skills to debug and analyze issues to resolution.
- Certifications: Salesforce certifications in one or more areas preferred (Administrator, Platform Developer I/II, Platform App Builder).
- Cloud Expertise: Experience with additional Salesforce Clouds (e.g., Health, Commerce, Experience, or Marketing Cloud) is a plus.
- Consulting Ability: Proven ability to balance multiple client assignments and deadlines simultaneously with minimal oversight.
- Communication: Strong written and oral communication skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and interact with clients. Self-directed work style with clear communication.
Benefits
- Contributing to the success of a high caliber team
- Remote friendly within the United States
- Competitive salary and benefits package including 401(k) match
- An environment that fosters personal and professional growth
- Flexible scheduling
- Opportunities to work on exciting and varied projects
- Flexible time off (FTO) - Unlimited time off - take what you need while still supporting your team members and Zirous
- Paid holidays
- Cell phone subsidy and discounts through Verizon
- We value our employees' personal time, career desires and life goals
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
SalesforcecustomizationdevelopmentLightning App BuilderFlow Builderdata migrationApexSOQLVisualforceAPI
Soft Skills
client communicationproject managementtroubleshootingconsultingself-directedcollaborationtime managementtechnical decision-makingtrainingdocumentation
Certifications
Salesforce AdministratorSalesforce Platform Developer ISalesforce Platform Developer IISalesforce Platform App Builder