Who We Are:
Our vision is to grant the wish of every eligible child. Through our mission, we are uniting communities to grant life-changing wishes. As the world’s largest wish-granting organization, we strive to create a sense of community and an environment where we warmly embrace our wish families, volunteers, and colleagues.
Joining Make-A-Wish means becoming part of a mission that believes in the power of a wish.
Location:
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We do not sponsor employment visas or other immigration processes to attain or maintain employment eligibility.
Remote positions are open to applicants based anywhere in the continental U.S. Hybrid positions are open to applicants based in the Phoenix, Arizona area.
Position Summary:
The Salesforce Administration & Support role supports the Salesforce ecosystem by liaising with a team of Salesforce professionals, IT personnel, and functional leaders to ensure that the business is provided support and Salesforce related tools fit business needs.
As the Salesforce Admin & Support you will be responsible for managing the internal Salesforce Support queue, providing administration of the organization’s Salesforce environments, as well as partnering with internal and 3rd party teams for development and testing. Knowledge of Salesforce technology is paramount, but a key to success will be the ability to listen and to build relationships with a diverse set of business partners and team members.
Knowledge and Abilities:
- Previous experience as a Salesforce.com administrator.
- Experience managing, triaging, responding to and resolving user issues.
- Strong analytical and product management skills with an understanding of how to interpret and translate customer business needs into operational requirements and recommend solutions to expand system functionality, improve scalability, and manage cost.
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, handle and prioritize simultaneous clients’ requests, and manage laterally and upwards.
- Creative and analytical thinker with strong problem-solving skills.
- Interpersonal communication skills are a must, as well as the ability to work well in a team environment.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage day-to-day Salesforce orgs and app integrations and troubleshooting.
- Perform routine maintenance and administrative functions in Salesforce orgs, inclusive of app integrations.
- Configure changes to workflows, approval processes, fields, page layouts, record types, flows, dashboards and reports.
- Effectively document and communicate Salesforce changes and release updates to end users and stakeholders.
- Ticket troubleshooting, carrying out impact analysis, and providing resolutions to problems associated with Salesforce.
- Provide support to end users to improve their productivity and application knowledge, building users confidence and competence.
- Support the project life cycle including requirements, research, solution design, testing and deployment of declarative Salesforce enhancements.
- Creates and maintains documentation for process, policies, applications, and configuration and assists with related material for end users.
- Aid Business Transformation team in developing and completing system testing, training, and implementation-related activities.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of total experience with 2+ years of experience as a Salesforce.com super user or junior administrator.
- Detailed understanding of Salesforce development environments, with the ability to build custom apps and objects, fields, processes, custom views, and other content of intermediate complexity.
- Salesforce Admin Certification required.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field or equivalent experience required.
- Experience with Salesforce NPSP preferred.
- Exposure to DevOps, CI/CD processes and code versioning systems such as Github is a plus.
Working Conditions:
- Ability to thrive in a remote environment.
- Some travel required.
- May require work outside a traditional Monday-Friday work week, and normal business hours.
What We Offer:
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefit package, effective day 1: Medical, Vision*, Dental*, Wellness
- Competitive compensation with annual incentive potential
- Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account Options
- Health Reimbursement Account fully funded by Make-A-Wish America
- Short Term Disability*, Long Term Disability* and Life Insurance
- Additional Insurance Plans: Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance through Figo
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with 5% match after one year of service
- Eligibility for student loan forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
- The organization will send a laptop, 24” monitor, and a docking station/adaptor to new hires
Time Off
- Competitive PTO starting at 15 days, with enhanced time off for senior roles
- 10 Sick Days
- 11 Paid Holidays
- 2 Volunteer Days after one year of service
- 2 Personal Days accrued annually
- Parental Leave
Also...
- Employee Awards and Recognition Programs
- Individual and Leadership Development
- Discounts and special offers for theme parks, events, hotels, concerts, and movie tickets
- Monthly premiums paid for the employee for vision, dental, and short/long term disability.
We are committed to creating an accessible and inclusive workplace. If you require an accommodation at any stage of the application process, please email [email protected]. We are happy to review your needs.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of total professional experience
- 2+ years of experience as a Salesforce.com super user or junior administrator
- Experience as a Salesforce.com administrator
- Experience managing, triaging, responding to, and resolving user issues
- Intermediate Salesforce configuration experience, including custom apps, objects, fields, processes, custom views, and related content
- Salesforce Admin Certification
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Experience with Salesforce NPSP
- Exposure to DevOps, CI/CD processes, and code versioning systems such as GitHub
- Ability to thrive in a remote environment
What We Do
Make-A-Wish America is the world's leading children's wish-granting organization, dedicated to creating life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Founded in 1980, it has granted over 600,000 wishes worldwide.
