Salesforce Technical Lead

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Salesforce Technical Lead based in India.

This is a senior technical leadership role focused on designing, developing, and evolving enterprise Salesforce solutions at global scale. You will translate complex business needs into secure, scalable, and resilient technical architectures. The role combines hands-on Salesforce expertise with technical leadership, delivery governance, and cross-functional collaboration. You will work closely with product owners, business analysts, technical leaders, and stakeholders to shape solutions aligned with strategic objectives. A key focus will be strengthening deployment practices, automation, service resilience, security, and continuous improvement. You will also mentor technical talent and contribute to a high-performing engineering culture built around knowledge sharing and technical excellence. The position offers the opportunity to influence a global digital People & Culture experience within a fast-moving technology environment.

Accountabilities:: Lead the technical design, development, and implementation of complex Salesforce solutions, ensuring alignment with architectural standards and engineering best practices.

Translate business and functional requirements into scalable, secure, and maintainable Salesforce architectures in collaboration with product owners, business analysts, and technical teams.

Design and implement Salesforce configurations, integrations, database structures, and relational data models with a strong focus on scalability, security, and performance.

Lead system design activities for new Salesforce capabilities and integrations, ensuring architectural soundness and long-term scalability.

Drive continuous improvement through agile practices, encouraging responsive delivery, iterative development, and effective collaboration across teams.

Oversee Salesforce configuration management, source control, continuous deployment, and release processes to ensure reliable and efficient delivery.

Develop and maintain scripts for automation, data manipulation, and integration activities using technologies such as Apex, JavaScript, SOQL, and SOSL.

Champion service operations and resilience, proactively identifying technical risks, performance issues, and opportunities to strengthen application reliability.

Ensure Salesforce applications and data comply with information security standards, secure development practices, and relevant governance requirements.

Facilitate technical workshops, architecture discussions, problem-solving sessions, and decision-making processes with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Apply digital project management principles to support timely and successful delivery of Salesforce initiatives.

Mentor junior developers and technical specialists, promote knowledge sharing, and contribute to building a high-performing technical team.

Maintain effective documentation and knowledge materials to support operational excellence, service continuity, and continuous improvement.

Monitor emerging Salesforce and digital technologies and identify opportunities to improve the broader digital experience through automation and innovation.

Requirements

Proven experience as a Salesforce Technical Lead or in a comparable senior Salesforce engineering or architecture role.

Deep expertise in the Salesforce platform, including relevant capabilities across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and associated Salesforce technologies.

Strong experience with Salesforce architecture, system design, configuration management, development, integration, and release management.

Solid proficiency with Salesforce development and scripting technologies, including Apex, JavaScript, SOQL, and SOSL.

Strong knowledge of database design and relational data modelling within Salesforce environments, with additional understanding of NoSQL data modelling considered valuable.

Demonstrated experience with continuous deployment, release strategies, source control, and code management tools such as Git or Azure DevOps.

Strong understanding of information security, secure development practices, risk management, and the resilience requirements of enterprise applications.

Experience with service operations, application resilience, and proactive management of technical risks and operational issues.

Practical knowledge of agile methodologies and agility practices, with the ability to promote iterative delivery and continuous improvement.

Experience applying digital project management principles to complex technology initiatives.

Excellent facilitation, communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.

Demonstrated ability to mentor developers, share knowledge, and create a high-performing technical culture.

Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to influence technical decisions across multidisciplinary teams.

Experience working with enterprise-scale applications, integrations, APIs, cloud platforms, and emerging technologies is highly valuable.

Ability to work effectively in a hybrid environment based in Pune, India.

Willingness to travel up to approximately 10% as required.

A relevant degree or equivalent professional experience in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline is desirable.

Benefits

Hybrid working model combining office and remote work.

Full-time position based in Pune, India.

Relocation assistance available within India.

Competitive benefits package designed to support health, wellbeing, and work-life balance.

Life and health insurance coverage.

Medical care benefits.

Learning and development opportunities to support long-term career growth.

Access to an inclusive and collaborative work environment.

Opportunities to work with global technology teams and enterprise-scale Salesforce solutions.

Exposure to modern cloud, automation, security, integration, and digital technologies.

Approximately 10% travel expected with the role.

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