Hybrid Director, Enterprise Application Engineering – Salesforce

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About the role

  • Director of Enterprise Applications Engineering leading Salesforce engineering organization at Progress. Propelling business forward by managing engineering teams and implementing organizational improvements.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and elevate a globally distributed Salesforce engineering organization
  • Assess the current team structure, capabilities, practices, and tech stack, and rapidly develop and implement an organizational and execution improvement plan
  • Partner closely with the Enterprise Application Architect and Product organization to simplify the quote-to-cash landscape
  • Collaborate with key business stakeholders to understand strategic challenges and requirements
  • Implement modern engineering practices including coding standards, CI/CD, test automation, documentation, code review discipline, and release management excellence.
  • Manage external contractors and consulting partners to ensure adherence to Progress engineering standards
  • Drive clear ownership, work breakdown, and execution plans that turn architecture and strategy into shipped outcomes.
  • Instill transparent delivery rituals — including capacity planning, burn-down visibility, sprint/feature commitments, and delivery health reporting.
  • Build a culture of continuous improvement, urgency, accountability, and technical pride.
  • Stay current with Salesforce platform innovations, industry trends, and emerging technologies to proactively identify opportunities for improvement and modernization.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field preferred
  • 8-10+ years of hands-on engineering leadership experience, including managing Salesforce engineering or platform delivery teams.
  • Proven experience transforming underperforming teams into highly accountable, high-output engineering organizations.
  • Demonstrated success implementing DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, branching strategies, testing frameworks, and code quality standards in a Salesforce environment.
  • Strong track record of delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives involving CPQ, integrations, and downstream quote-to-cash systems.
  • Experience leading globally distributed teams, including offshore models, with clear structure and execution discipline.
  • Ability to partner with architecture to translate long-term vision into incremental modernization steps and near-term wins.
  • Familiarity with Agile/Scrum delivery models, capacity planning, and engineering metrics (velocity, defect rates, predictability, etc.).
  • Salesforce certifications such as Application Architect, System Architect, or CPQ Specialist are highly desirable.

Benefits

  • Competitive remuneration package
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan Enrolment
  • 30 days of earned leave
  • An extra day off for your birthday
  • Various other leaves like marriage leave, casual leave, maternity leave, and paternity leave
  • Premium Group Medical Insurance for employees and five dependents, personal accident insurance coverage, and life insurance coverage
  • Professional development reimbursement
  • Interest subsidy on loans - either vehicle or personal loans.

Job title

Director, Enterprise Application Engineering – Salesforce

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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