Salesforce Project Manager

Job Family:

SAAS/PAAS/Cloud Consulting

Travel Required:

Up to 10%

Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Secret

As a Salesforce Project Manager (Individual contributor) , you will lead & own the end-to-end delivery of global, outcomes Salesforce implementations using Agile methodologies and modern, AI-enabled delivery practices. You will be accountable for delivery excellence, financial performance, governance, and stakeholder alignment, operating with a strong business-owner & customer first mindset. This role requires strategic thinking, executive presence, and hands-on delivery leadership to manage complex Salesforce programs, protect project margins, and scale delivery impact across the organization.

What You Will Do:

• End-to-End Salesforce Delivery and Financial Ownership: Own the complete Salesforce delivery lifecycle, managing scope, timelines, risks, resourcing, and dependencies while ensuring high-quality outcomes and protecting Sold vs. Delivered margins.

• Agile Delivery Leadership: Lead Agile delivery using frameworks such as Scrum and SAFe, driving sprint execution, backlog prioritization, delivery predictability, and high-performing cross-functional Salesforce teams.

• Program Planning and Roadmap Management: Develop and manage integrated project plans and delivery roadmaps, ensuring transparent progress reporting, risk visibility, and dependency management across the engagement lifecycle.

• Stakeholder and Executive Management: Drive stakeholder alignment through effective communication, executive reporting, governance forums, and proactive escalation management in complex, global environments.

• Quality Governance and Delivery Excellence: Establish and enforce delivery governance, standards, and best practices, ensuring compliance, quality benchmarks, and continuous improvement across projects.

• Resource and Budget Management: Plan and optimize project resourcing, manage budgets and forecasts, track financials, and mitigate delivery and financial risks throughout the engagement.

• AI-Driven Productivity Enhancement: Encourage the strategic adoption of authorized AI technologies to boost team efficiency and optimize overall project delivery cycles

What You Will Need:

• Minimum TEN (10) years of total experience in the IT industry, with FIVE (5) years delivering Salesforce projects

• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "SECRET" security clearance; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of clearance prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE "SECRET" or higher-level clearance are preferred.

• Proven experience managing Salesforce implementations across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud and/or Industry clouds

• Strong understanding of the Salesforce delivery lifecycle, with the ability to collaborate effectively with Architects and Technical Leads (hands-on configuration is not required)

• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, confidently, and assertively with senior stakeholders and executives

• Hands-on experience with project management and collaboration tools such as JIRA, MS Project, Smartsheets, Google Workspace

• U.S. citizenship is contractually required for the role.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Project / Agile Management Certification (any one):

• PMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe Agilist, PRINCE2, CSM, or PSM

• Hand-on experience with Salesforce Agentforce, with experience managing Agentforce-enabled projects

• Hands-on experience with Omni Studio

• Willingness to travel on a need basis

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Basic Life & Supplemental Life

• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Student Loan PayDown

• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

• Skills Development & Certifications

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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