Senior IT Project Manager - Salesforce

Salesforce Senior IT Project Manager
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On behalf of our client, a globally renowned company with international presence, we are looking for a motivated Senior IT Project Manager - Salesforce for a contracting position in Zurich.

Description:

• The Salesforce PM candidate will be responsible for overseeing the production of deliverables, working closely with various technical and non-technical team members; managing and running more complex and strategic technical projects.
• You will be the subject matter expert, who actively participates in the project, scoping, design, build, implementation and successful deployment of various Salesforce initiatives, with the end goal of delivering value for customers.

Responsibilities:

• Create and manage project plans; monitor and review project progress and timelines; adjust schedules and plans as needed; and identify and resolve issues to ensure project success.
• Manage day-to-day execution of project implementations. Assist with the planning, tracking, documentation and status updates for the project.
• Exercise solid project leadership skills combined with strong business acumen and in-depth analytic skills.
• Facilitate requirements gathering and assist with the creation of project deliverables, as needed.
• Provide hands on configuration and customization of the Salesforce product in all declarative tasks.
• Adopt a standardized development lifecycle methodology for all projects.
• Identify opportunities to leverage the Salesforce platform and various integration tools.
• Participate in end to end implementation planning including project management, issue management, communication and change management.
• Establish and maintain trusted advisor relationships with client project stakeholders by providing vision and future product roadmapping.

Requirements:

• Experience implementing Small, Medium and Enterprise scale Salesforce solutions
• Multiple Salesforce.com Certifications (Admin, Consultant, Developer, Architect)
• Demonstrated project leadership skills, with direct responsibility for managing project teams, budget and schedule.
• Demonstrated project management skills with teams of varying size.
• Demonstrated history of delivering high quality results on schedule and within budget.
• Outstanding and effective interpersonal skills; along with strong communication skills both verbal and written.
• Ability to weigh business and technical requirements to produce project plans and estimates.
• Extensive external consulting experience, including CRM consulting; and hands-on experience with Salesforce.
• Hands on ability in configuration and declarative development.
• Manage and communicate with remote developers during non-traditional business hours.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast paced, high energy, team-oriented environment.
• Ability to multi-task and perform effectively under pressure.
• PMP Certification highly preferred
• Application development experience (JavaScript, XML, HTTP, Java, C++, ASP and SQL) Highly preferred

Have we awakened your interest? Then I look forward to your CV. If you have any questions, please contact Greg Margaritis at +41 44 229 99 35.
We can only consider Swiss / EU Nationals or people with a valid working permit for this role.
Even if this job does not suit your profile, we would be pleased to hear from you - Experis IT has countless vacancies throughout Switzerland.