Strategic Solution Engineer
Description For Strategic Solution Engineer
Join Salesforce as a Strategic Solution Engineer to lead the Education Demonstration Environment initiative. This pivotal role combines technical expertise with strategic vision, requiring you to manage the complete lifecycle of demo environments from conceptualization to implementation. You'll work at the intersection of product management, solution engineering, and education technology, defining the future of how Salesforce demonstrates its solutions to education sector clients.
The position offers a competitive salary range of $153,090 to $225,260, varying by location, and provides the flexibility of remote work across multiple US locations. As the owner of the demo environment, you'll be responsible for translating complex requirements into practical demonstrations, managing feature backlogs, and ensuring seamless integration of new Salesforce features through their tri-annual release cycle.
Your role will be crucial in bridging the gap between product development and sales, requiring both technical proficiency in Salesforce administration and strong project management capabilities. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams, from product managers to solution engineers, ensuring that demonstration environments effectively showcase Salesforce's capabilities to educational institutions.
The ideal candidate brings at least 3 years of relevant experience, with a strong foundation in Salesforce administration and the force.com platform. You'll need to demonstrate excellent communication skills, technical aptitude for understanding data models and system integration, and the ability to lead complex projects while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape how educational institutions perceive and adopt Salesforce solutions, combining technical expertise with strategic thinking and project management. You'll be at the forefront of educational technology solutions, working with the latest Salesforce features and contributing to the digital transformation of educational institutions.
Responsibilities For Strategic Solution Engineer
- Define Education Demonstration Environment vision, strategy, and roadmap
- Meet regularly with product management to understand upcoming product roadmap
- Architect and build end-to-end Salesforce demos
- Manage EDU Demo Environment feature backlog
- Monitor and respond to demo related questions
- Create and maintain demo enablement assets
- Deliver product demonstrations at Salesforce & 3rd party industry events
- Partner with industry product management & product marketing
Requirements For Strategic Solution Engineer
- Minimum of 3 years work experience
- Strong oral, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills
- Experience administering Salesforce using the force.com platform
- Project management skills to orchestrate complex projects
- Technical aptitude to understand data models, system integration
- Ability to recruit and lead a cross functional team
- Ability to prioritize and delegate work in a fast paced environment
