WHO WE ARE:

Talend, a leader in data integration and data integrity, is changing the way the world makes decisions.

Talend Data Fabric is the only platform that seamlessly combines an extensive range of data integration and governance capabilities to actively manage the health of corporate information. This unified approach is unique and essential to delivering complete, clean, and uncompromised data in real-time to all. 

Over 6,500 customers have chosen Talend to run their businesses on healthy data. Talend is consistently recognized as a leader in its field by Forrester and Gartner.

We pride ourselves in our values of Passion, Agility, Team Spirit, and Integrity. Every one of our 1,400 employees brings a certain je ne sais quoi that makes Talend special.

Talend is looking for a new leader to help build and mold a fast growing, technical Salesforce team able to deliver quality results with maximum efficiency. You will enable your team to drive solution decisions and platform capabilities, ensuring Talend is maximizing the full potential of its Salesforce platform. You will play a key, leadership role in all programs across Talend lines of business associated with the Salesforce platform. Partner with cross-functional teams to help design and implement Salesforce capabilities across all business units. Provide solution leadership for all currently available modules of the Salesforce platform (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Communities, Knowledge Base, CPQ) including 3rdparty apps / managed packages.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage a team of Salesforce Administrators and Developers; mentor and provide direction to enable your team to deliver quality solutions following industry best practices
• Lead cross functional teams towards predictable execution without supervision; partner with vendors and engineering teams to implement solutions that drive business value
• Advisor and respected leader in the Salesforce ecosystem. Big-picture thinker and in-depth problem solver who takes pride in designing solutions that can stand up to anything
• Guide digital transformation by aligning business and technology, defining the 'why and how' that drives solution success, selecting the right product features that maximize business value, while advocating best practices that enhance the customer experiences
• Strategic leader who focuses on business transformation with unrivaled Salesforce domain expertise in functional, platform and integration architecture
• Manage capacity and project scheduling for the team to help build/plan the IT Organization roadmap and delivery commitments
• Guide technical delivery of custom development, integrations, and data migration elements of a Salesforce.com implementation
• Define appropriate best practices, principles, policies, and standards for the Salesforce platform
• Solve complex, large-scale business challenges to produce secure, scalable, and high-performance solutions that maximize the full potential of the Salesforce Platform
• Communicate technical solutions and tradeoffs effectively to stakeholders while ensuring quality and success
• Relentless focus to drive simplicity, automation, and sales velocity while providing the customer a world class experience
• Work with Salesforce and other system architects to develop and lead overarching salesforce platform direction and roadmap including Salesforce licensing, product use, contract amendments, and platform health
• Integrate business and technical processes related to Salesforce.com with other Go To Market and Customer Success applications into Talend’s enterprise-wide IT strategy
• Conduct formal customer reviews during project execution and project completion coupled with ongoing support/optimization reviews to confirm satisfaction and ongoing ROI growth

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS or related experience
• 10+ years previous experience as an architect, product manager, and/or technical project manager on Salesforce CRM platform
• 5+ years of Salesforce management experience
• 5+ years of Salesforce Administrator or Developer experience
• Proven experience leading teams on time-sensitive projects including development, data migration, integration, and change management
• Ability to shift focus and priority quickly and communicate those changes in focus effectively to all impacted teams and stakeholders
• Strong verbal/written communication and data presentation skills, including an ability to effectively communicate with both business and technical teams
• Strong knowledge of Salesforce and common go to market, customer success/support and financial business processes
• Strong understanding and experience with Agile/Scrum development practices •Expert understanding of Salesforce products, AppExchange partners, partner consulting capabilities, and solutions
• Ability to succeed in a fast-paced, innovative, and rapidly evolving industry and business organization
• Strong attention to detail and excellent problem-solving skills
• Collaborative approach to work with cross-functional teams
• Motivated self-starter, able to change directions quickly when priorities shift and quickly think through problems to design and deliver solutions
• Ability to motivate people and curiosity for technology and learning

For Colorado-based candidates: The range for this role for any candidates based in Colorado will be $111,200 – 139,000. In addition to your base salary, you will also be offered 15% bonus and benefits. A detailed list of our company benefits offered to hires based in the USA can be found at the following link: https://usbenefits.talend.com/

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AND NOW, A LITTLE ABOUT US:

Talend has received some pretty impressive accolades along the way:

- CEO named a 2020 Top Diverse Leader by the National Diversity Council

- 6th consecutive year named a Leader for Data Integration Tools in the Gartner Magic Quadrant 2021

- 4th consecutive year named as a Leader for Data Quality Solutions in Gartner Magic Quadrant 2021

- Recognized as a Challenger for Enterprise Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) in Gartner Magic Quadrant 2021

- Named Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Data Fabric

- Ranked in the DBTA “100 Companies that Matter Most in Data”

- Listed in the CRN Big Data 100 Companies

We are passionate about helping companies become more data driven; and, if we can be honest, we are all geeks at heart who pride ourselves on the vibrant company culture that we have built.

As a global employer, Talend believes our success depends on diversity, inclusion and mutual respect among our team members. We want to look like our customers, and we recruit, develop and retain the most hardworking people from a diverse candidate pool. We are committed to making all employment decisions on the basis of business need, merit, capability and equality of opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us via email to request an accommodation at [email protected]. We appreciate your interest in Talend.

Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies

Talend SAS and its affiliates ("Talend") have an internal recruiting, or talent acquisition, department (“TA”). Talend may supplement this internal capability from time to time with assistance from temporary staffing agencies, placement services, and professional recruiters ("Agency"). Agencies are hereby specifically directed NOT to contact Talend employees directly in an attempt to present candidates. To protect the interests of all parties, Talend will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Talend, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Talend mailing address, fax machine, email address or any other means, directly to Talend employees, or to Talend's resume database will be considered Talend property and therefore will NOT be liable for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

Agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by an officer of Talend or his or her designee. No other Talend employee is authorized to bind Talend to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Agencies. Talend hereby specifically rejects, and denies any liability under, any agreement purporting to be accepted based on negative consent, negotiation with a candidate, performance, or any means other than the signature of a Talend officer.