Job description
Title: Salesforce Practice Lead
Permenant
London/Hybrid - 3 day in office
Up to £130,000 +bonus
Are you a Salesforce expert looking to lead high-impact digital transformation programs for universities?
Do you want to take ownership of end-to-end implementations, advise senior stakeholders, and build a Salesforce team from scratch?
Do you thrive in a consultancy environment where your expertise shapes solutions that transform student experiences and institutional operations?
We are seeking a Managing Consultant to be the first Salesforce hire for our Higher Education practice. This is a hands-on, client-facing role where you will work with universities to deliver scalable solutions using Salesforce Education Cloud.
What You’ll Do
Permenant
London/Hybrid - 3 day in office
Up to £130,000 +bonus
Are you a Salesforce expert looking to lead high-impact digital transformation programs for universities?
Do you want to take ownership of end-to-end implementations, advise senior stakeholders, and build a Salesforce team from scratch?
Do you thrive in a consultancy environment where your expertise shapes solutions that transform student experiences and institutional operations?
We are seeking a Managing Consultant to be the first Salesforce hire for our Higher Education practice. This is a hands-on, client-facing role where you will work with universities to deliver scalable solutions using Salesforce Education Cloud.
What You’ll Do
- Lead digital transformation programs for universities, architecting Salesforce Education Cloud solutions for student records, admissions, advancement, and workflows.
- Own end-to-end technical architecture and delivery for client engagements.
- Act as a trusted advisor to university executives and IT teams, translating business needs into robust, scalable solutions.
- Establish coding standards and best practices; mentor and guide junior developers.
- Stay ahead of Salesforce releases, proposing innovative ways to leverage AI, data, and cloud capabilities for clients.
- 8+ years of Salesforce experience, including at least 3 years in an Architect role.
- Knowledge of Higher Education sector challenges and Salesforce Education Cloud.
- Strong network of senior stakeholders in universities and proven ability to build client relationships.
- Salesforce Certified Application or System Architect; Education Cloud Consultant preferred.
- Experience with cross-cloud implementations and integration with other cloud and on-premise systems.
- Commercial acumen with experience developing and selling consulting propositions.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
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