Salesforce

Lead Technical Writer

Salesforce$143K — $216K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8-10+ years of experience documenting software for Admin and end user audiences
  • Ability to write accurate, concise, and approachable content
  • Familiarity with Gen AI tools and a desire to use them in content development
  • Excellent project management skills
  • Experience juggling multiple priorities and managing stakeholder expectations
  • Ability to quickly learn complex technologies
  • Experience with XML-based authoring tools like Markdown or Flare
  • Experience with source control software, such as Perforce or Git

Responsibilities

  • Own and maintain documentation and in-app assistance for Salesforce applications
  • Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to gather content requirements
  • Create comprehensive guides, videos, and other instructional materials
  • Ensure content is accurate, concise, and aligned with user needs
  • Work iteratively in an Agile environment to produce timely updates

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits and resources to support work-life balance
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Access to AI tools to enhance productivity
  • Supportive team culture fostering collaboration and innovation
Full Job Description
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
Enterprise Technology & Infrastructure

Job Details

About the Team:

Hello! We're the Content Experience team for Agentforce Sales. We are the #1 CRM for sales. We help our customers accelerate growth and boost productivity - from lead management to forecasting to closing revenue. We work closely with product managers, engineers, and the user experience team in an Agile development environment to produce online help, in-app assistance, guides, videos, and more.

Who We're Looking for:

Our ideal candidate is passionate about creating comprehensive, accurate, and approachable content for Admin, end user, and developer audiences that helps them understand and connect with complex technical subjects. You enjoy digging into what your audience needs to know to succeed, collaborating closely with cross-functional stakeholders, and working with other writers to create great content.

Responsibilities:

Own, create, and maintain documentation and in-app assistance for Salesforce applications, primarily Agentforce Sales and Salesforce Suites.

Required Experience/Skills
  • 8-10+ years of experience documenting software for Admin and end user audiences
  • Ability to write accurate, concise, and approachable content
  • Familiarity with Gen AI tools and concepts and a desire to use gen AI to expedite the content development lifecycle
  • Excellent project management skills
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills
  • Experience juggling multiple priorities, defining scope where ambiguous, and setting and managing expectations with content and engineering stakeholders
  • Ability to self-manage and self-prioritize to get alignment
  • Ability to quickly learn complex technologies
  • High standards of quality and attention to detail
  • Experience with common XML-based authoring tools, like Markdown, Oxygen, or Flare
  • Experience with source control software, such as Perforce or Git
  • Excellent problem solver
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strong advocate for the customer
  • Experience working in an Agile development environment

Desired Experience/Skills
  • Experience with Salesforce products
  • Experience with AI tools used for content creation or management
  • Experience creating API documentation and the ability to read and understand code samples


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