Oxford Global Resources

Salesforce Platform Manager

Oxford Global Resources$110K — $130K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Massachusetts, US
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of hands-on Salesforce experience, including 2+ years in a management role
  • Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture and integration patterns
  • Experience running release management for a critical Salesforce org
  • Ability to triage and prioritize competing demands in Salesforce environments
  • Strong communication skills to bridge technical and business needs
  • Experience with security-sensitive remediation under time constraints
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

  • Directly manage a team of Salesforce developers and QA/analysts
  • Handle hiring, performance management, and team growth planning
  • Balance team workload between support, enhancements, and modernization
  • Own the release calendar and management process for Salesforce
  • Be the escalation point for production issues and troubleshooting
  • Manage all security and compliance remediation for Salesforce
  • Translate business requests into actionable Jira epics/stories and prioritize accordingly

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead and develop a team of Salesforce professionals
  • Impactful role in managing critical production release processes
  • Engagement with business stakeholders to drive platform priorities
  • Exposure to cutting-edge Salesforce security and compliance challenges
  • Potential to influence product direction and vendor relationships
Full Job Description
Team Leadership
• Directly manage a team of Salesforce developers and QA/analyst staff
• Own hiring, performance management, and growth planning for the team
• Balance team capacity across production support, enhancement work, and platform modernization

Release & Production Management
• Own the release calendar and release management process, including scoping, testing, freeze windows, and rollback planning
• Serve as the escalation point for production issues and break/fix work
• Own security and compliance remediation for the Salesforce org

Delivery & Prioritization
• Own a single intake process for all Salesforce work - helpdesk requests, business stakeholder asks, and enhancement initiatives
• Translate business requests into well-scoped Jira epics/stories with clear acceptance criteria
• Make prioritization calls across competing demands, in partnership with business stakeholders

Product & Platform Direction
• Develop deep working knowledge of our Salesforce data model, recruitment package software implementation, and integration architecture
• Partner with business stakeholders to shape the near-term roadmap for the platform
• Manage vendor relationships tied to the Salesforce ecosystem tools

Required
• 5+ years of hands-on Salesforce experience, including at least 2 years in a management or team lead capacity
• Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture: Apex, Flow, LWC, security model (profiles, permission sets, sharing rules, guest user access), and integration patterns
• Demonstrated experience running release management processes for a business-critical Salesforce org
• Experience triaging and prioritizing competing demands across production support, enhancement requests, and strategic initiatives
• Strong written and verbal communication - able to translate between technical implementation detail and business stakeholder priorities
• Comfortable owning security-sensitive remediation work and driving it to completion under time pressure
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience
• Ability to maintain regular attendance and work all hours necessary or required

Strongly Preferred
• Experience in a staffing, recruiting, or professional services environment
• Familiarity with recruitment package/ATS software is a strong plus
• Salesforce certifications (Administrator, Platform App Builder, or Platform Developer)
• Experience partnering with a separate AI/innovation function, including reviewing AI-generated feature specs for production feasibility

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About Oxford Global Resources

Oxford Global Resources is a staffing and recruiting company that provides temporary and permanent staffing solutions to clients in a variety of industries. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Oxford Global Resources offers a range of services, including contract staffing, direct hire, and temp-to-perm staffing. The company's clients include some of the world's leading companies in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries, as well as government agencies and other organizations. Oxford Global Resources is committed to providing high-quality staffing solutions that meet the unique needs of each client.
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500 employees
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Founded
1984

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