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To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts. Job Category Customer Success Job Details About Salesforce Were Salesforce, the Customer Company, inspiring the future of business with AI+ Data +CRM. Leading with our core values, we help companies across every industry blaze new trails and connect with customers in a whole new way. And, we empower you to be a Trailblazer, too driving your performance and career growth, charting new paths, and improving the state of the world. If you believe in business as the greatest platform for change and in companies doing well and doing good youve come to the right place. Job Details As a Strategy & Operations Sr Manager, your work will cut across areas of Strategy, Program planning, Operational excellence, Governance and Enablement. You will help in implementing Global business vision and strategy, This position requires big-picture thinking, initiative, zeal, attention to detail, the ability to learn quickly, the capacity to handle internal and external relationships, the competence to work with senior executives, and excellent soft skills. Work location: Bangalore/Hyderabad Key Responsibilities Drive programs of strategic importance to Salesforce PS Global Delivery Center (GDC) Conceptualise, analyse and evaluate the needs of different programs; make recommendations with business justification, and finally upon approval, forefront the programs Manage the partner program, running governance for their performance and effectiveness in meeting GDC requirements. Define KPIs for Partner Performance, report and track health of partnerships, implement strategies to derive the most effective outcome from partners. Work closely with Stakeholders, Sponsors, Cross-functional teams, to develop scope, deliverables, resources, timelines for the new initiatives Work with other program managers to identify risks and opportunities across multiple projects within the department Proactively Communicate status, risks, and issues to stakeholders and senior management. Analyze, evaluate, and overcome program risks, and produce program reports for managers and stakeholders Ability to identify all people or organizations impacted by the program, analyse customer expectations and impact on the project, and develop appropriate management strategies for actively engrossing collaborators in project decisions and execution. Understanding of Agile-certified Scrum processes, and current methods of coordinating Business & IT. Understanding of Scrum Master concepts and exhibits demonstrably the traits of a successful Scrum Master. Provide leadership to strategise and execute a variety of programs, services, and initiatives that are significant in scope, complexity, and risk Be a people leader in identifying and grooming potential talent for successful employee development and careers within the extended salesforce ecosystem Ability to build project timelines to plan and lead all aspects of and report progress within the project environment Work with vendors for handling programs relating to subcontractors Requirements 8+ years of Program Management experience and 14+ years of overall IT experience 5+years of exposure to Salesforce Projects/Products is a strong asset Ability to collaborate with senior executives and partner organizations, demonstrating strategic understanding of business needs Understanding of resource utilization and worked with strategies to get the right skills for the right projects. Hands-on experience with one or more CRM software products (Salesforce CRM, Siebel, Clarify, Vantive, PeopleSoft, NetSuite) would be a strong asset Hands-on experience with PM tools like JIRA / MS Project Adept in building presentations that enable communication of strategic direction across the organization Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (formulas, data cleansing, data manipulation) Ability to manage multiple projects/ programs and mentor new hires
