Salesforce Marketing Operations Manager Contractor
Durham, NC - USA
Job Summary
Location: Durham NC (Onsite- 5 Days)
Duration: 6 Months Contract with possibility of extension
Serve as primary liaison between business teams and Salesforce delivery resources (IT Unit).
Facilitate intake prioritization and communication of business requests.
Manage external partners consultants and technology vendors.
Coordinate delivery activities with implementation and support teams.
Ensure projects remain aligned to business objectives and timelines.
Maintain and communicate the Salesforce enhancement roadmap.
Track project status risks dependencies and resource needs.
Lead release planning testing coordination and user acceptance activities.
Develop recommendations for future platform investments and capabilities.
Develop executive-level reporting and governance dashboards.
Monitor campaign journey and utilization metrics.
Provide visibility into operational performance risks and opportunities.
Support business decision-making through data-driven insights.
Establish and maintain Salesforce governance documentation.
Document business processes and operational workflows.
Create scalable operating procedures and best practices.
Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce operational risk.
By the end of the engagement the successful candidate will have:
Completed assessment of Salesforce ecosystem.
Documented current-state processes and dependencies.
Implemented governance and intake framework.
Established enhancement backlog and prioritization process.
Developed Salesforce roadmap and operating model.
Improved data quality and reporting visibility.
Streamlined stakeholder request management.
Established release management process.
Delivered documented governance framework.
Created 12-18 month Salesforce roadmap.
Reduced operational risk through documented processes and ownership models.
Improved platform adoption and stakeholder satisfaction.
Prepared organization for future Salesforce expansion initiatives including Data Cloud and advanced personalization capabilities.
5 years of Salesforce platform experience.
3 years managing Salesforce operations CRM programs or platform governance.
Experience with Salesforce Sales Cloud and Service Cloud.
Strong understanding of Salesforce administration and platform capabilities.
Experience managing vendors consultants and cross-functional stakeholders.
Demonstrated project management and business process improvement experience.
Excellent communication and executive presentation skills.
Salesforce Marketing Cloud experience.
Experience supporting customer lifecycle marketing programs.
Data governance and analytics experience.
Salesforce certifications (Administrator Advanced Administrator Business Analyst or equivalent).
Experience with Salesforce Data Cloud CDP or customer data initiatives.
Healthcare life sciences donor engagement or regulated industry experience.
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Required Experience:
Manager