Senior Salesforce Project Manager

Senior Salesforce Project Manager

AArete is one-of-a-kind when it comes to consulting firm culture.

We're a global, innovative management and technology consulting firm with offices in the U.S., India, and Europe. Our name comes from the Greek word for excellence: "Arete." And excellence is exactly what we strive for.

We're celebrating our fourth year as one of Forbes' World's Best Management Consulting Firms - and our success starts with our people. From robust career development planning to competitive life and wellness benefits, AArete's "Culture of Care" takes a holistic approach to the employee experience.

AAretians (our team members) are leaders at every level. You are encouraged to unlock your full potential by directly contributing to our mission and prioritizing personal development and fulfillment.

The Role

We are seeking a Salesforce Project Manager with a focus on Digital Transformation to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will support client engagements focused on leveraging Salesforce to optimize business processes, enhance constituent experiences, and modernize legacy systems. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to analyze, design, and implement Salesforce solutions that deliver client needs and support the continued growth of our Salesforce practice and digital transformation strategy.

Work You'll Do

• Lead end to end Salesforce implementation programs, managing business, technical, data, integration, testing, training, deployment, and post go live activities
• Manage complex Salesforce projects across multiple concurrent workstreams while maintaining project scope, timeline, budget, quality, and client expectations
• Partner with business stakeholders, Salesforce architects, developers, QA teams, integration teams, and third-party vendors to deliver scalable Salesforce solutions that support digital transformation initiatives
• Own integrated project plans, sprint schedules, RAID logs, dependency tracking, executive status reporting, and delivery governance
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives while driving accountability across cross functional teams
• Manage Salesforce delivery across configuration, custom development, integrations, release management, user acceptance testing, and deployment planning
• Identify delivery risks, scope changes, resource constraints, and project dependencies, developing mitigation strategies and escalating issues appropriately
• Coordinate onshore and offshore delivery teams, ensuring clear priorities, communication, and execution across distributed resources
• Partner with client leadership and AArete delivery teams to support project governance, executive communications, change control, and budget management
• Support business development efforts through solution planning, level of effort estimation, proposal support, and Salesforce practice development
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience as a Project Manager, with a focus on digital transformation and Salesforce implementations
• Strong understanding of the Salesforce platform and ecosystem, including Health Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Sales Cloud, integrations, and custom development
• Experience managing Salesforce delivery through discovery, design, configuration, development, testing, deployment, and postproduction support
• Demonstrated experience leading Agile delivery teams and managing project plans, sprint execution, risks, dependencies, budgets, and executive communications
• Experience coordinating cross functional teams including architects, developers, business analysts, QA engineers, data teams, integration teams, and third-party vendors
• Strong client facing consulting experience with the ability to manage executive stakeholders and communicate technical concepts to business audiences
• Bachelor's degree in business, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• Willingness to engage in direct client interaction, including travel to client locations
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship

Preferred Requirements

• Technical certifications in relevant platforms or disciplines
• Healthcare payer or health plan implementation experience
• Experience leading Salesforce Health Cloud implementations
• Based in Chicago, IL and flexible to work from our Chicago office as needed

Compensation & Benefits

• Flexible PTO, monthly half-day refuels, volunteer time off, 10 paid holidays
• Own Your Day flexible work policy
• Competitive majority employer-paid benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K Match
• Generous paid parental leave options
• Employer-paid Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability
• Charitable contribution matching program
• New client commission opportunities and referral bonus program
• Bike share discount program

The estimated base salary range for this position is $125,000 - $145,000. In addition to this base salary, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. This range is a part of a competitive, total compensation package together with our majority employer-paid benefits and incentive pay for eligible roles. Please note that this range is a guideline, and individual total compensation may vary due to numerous factors, including but not limited to experience level, certifications, and other relevant business considerations.

AArete will accept applications until the position is filled. The job posting will be removed once the role is no longer available.

We put humans at the center of our work

We're a global management and technology consulting firm specializing in strategic profitability improvement, digital transformation, and strategy & change for clients. Our cross-industry solutions are powered by a digital-first mindset, market intelligence, and data-driven approach to deliver purposeful change, actionable insights, and guaranteed results.

But what sets us apart is our people. We are guided by our deeply embedded guiding principles: Excellence, Passion, Loyalty to Clients, Stewardship, Family, Community, Sustainability, and Inclusion.

And we've been recognized as a top firm to work for by companies like Forbes, Top Workplaces Chicago Tribune, and Consulting Magazine.

We've earned a Great Place to Work Certification and been named a World's Best Management Consulting Firm by Forbes, Vault's Top 50 Firms to Work For, Crain's Chicago Business Fast 50, Inc 5000's Fastest Growing Firms, and Consulting Magazine's Fastest Growing Firms.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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