Manager, Salesforce Administration

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About the Role:
The GTM Systems Administration team serves as the operational backbone for Salesforce and the broader GTM technology ecosystem. The team combines strong technical execution with disciplined governance, keeping the platform stable, secure, and scalable for users across the business.
In partnership with GTM Systems Product, Delivery, and business stakeholders, the team turns business requirements into maintainable solutions that drive data integrity and user adoption.
The Manager, Salesforce Administration leads the Salesforce Administration function and ensures the reliability, scalability, and operational excellence of Salesforce and related Go-to-Market (GTM) systems. This role combines hands-on technical expertise with people leadership, serving as a key partner to Revenue Operations, Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, and IT to deliver CRM solutions that support business growth.
Reporting to the Senior Manager, GTM Systems Administration, this role executes the platform roadmap and governance standards and leads day-to-day Salesforce administration. The successful candidate will stay hands-on in configuration, automation, releases, and integrations while building a high-performing admin team.
Primary Job Responsibilities:
Team Leadership & Administration Excellence
Hire, onboard, lead, and develop a team of Salesforce administrators, establishing clear goals, performance expectations, and career development plans
Establish team standards for documentation, testing, quality assurance, stakeholder communication, and operational support
Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and customer-focused service delivery
Serve as an escalation point for complex administration and platform support issues
Salesforce Administration & Platform Operations
Own day-to-day platform operations, monitoring system health, performance, security, data quality, and user adoption to drive continuous improvement
Partner with the Senior Manager, GTM Systems Administration to execute governance standards, platform enhancements, and technical debt reduction initiatives
Maintain platform documentation including configuration guides, data dictionaries, change logs, process documentation, and support procedures
Release Management & Governance
Coordinate Salesforce seasonal releases, patches, and internal enhancements, including environment management, sandbox strategy, testing, deployment, and post-release validation, to minimize business disruption