
IT Salesforce System Admin
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Permanent
- Full-time
- General Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary system administrator for the Salesforce platform and related applications (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, etc.)
- Manage user setup, profiles, roles, permissions, and security settings
- Create and maintain custom objects, fields, workflows, validation rules, reports, and dashboards
- Handle routine platform maintenance, including data integrity, deduplication, and sandbox refreshes
- Troubleshoot and resolve system issues, user inquiries, and integration problems
- Work closely with business stakeholders to gather requirements and implement scalable solutions
- Manage Salesforce integrations with third-party applications (e.g., marketing tools, ERP systems)
- Assist in training users and developing documentation for processes and best practices
- Support the implementation of new Salesforce features and releases, including testing and deployment
- Participate in system implementations, including the migration of legacy systems into Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) and other enterprise applications as we look to simplify our technology stack and sunset legacy systems and solutions.
- Assist in business process redesign and documentation for new and existing technology solutions.
- Conduct prototypes, configuration setup, and transaction/control table management.
- A university degree required (i.e. Bachelors degree) or equivalent relevant work experience.
- Business ethics - Ability to practice and behave consistently and effectively in areas of business practice and conflicts of interest
- Communication - Ability to communicate effectively by getting the right message across to the right people at the right time on a regular basis
- Customer Orientation - Ability to meet customers’ expectations by identifying and anticipating customers’ needs and integrating these into work; ability to develop new added value for customers and act with the customer in mind
- Result orientation - Ability to take steps personally to ensure that mutual goals and performance targets are met within the appropriate timeframe
- Teamwork - Ability to work with others and work synergistically with fellow team-members
- Planning and Organizing - Ability to plan, prioritize and organize work and schedules in all areas to meet requirements
- Problem solving - Ability to reach logical conclusions to situations by appropriately analyzing the situation. Balances the benefits, risks and consequences of actions
- Time Management - Ability to assessing your ability to manage your time, and the effectiveness of your team to reach department objectives
- Conflict management - Ability to recognize and work towards a mutually agreeable solution when confronted with conflict
- Decision making - Ability to think through possibilities and make sound decisions with appropriate degree of risk; knows when he / she has enough data to make an informed decision
- Resilience - Ability to work under pressure and prioritize
- Strategic thinking - Ability to turn strategy into action, to see the big picture and use this ability productively
- Managing objectives - Ability to decide what needs to be accomplished and design a plan to achieve the desired results
- Team Management - Ability to delegate, motivate, mentor, develop and manage team to achieve objectives. Manage external resource against SLA and operational metrics
- Budget Management - Ability to project and present annual operation Expense and Capital budget in departmental budget process
- 5+ years of experience as a Salesforce Administrator
- Any relevant certifications in Salesforce, Business Analysis (CBAP), Project Management (PMP, PMI-ACP), or ITIL.
- Experience with Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Service Cloud and/or Pardot
- Strong understanding of Salesforce best practices and platform capabilities
- Proficiency in process automation (e.g Flows)
- Strong business analysis and process improvement experience, preferably within infrastructure, applications, and data management environments.
- Proven ability to work across multiple domains
- Technical understanding of IT systems and ability to translate business needs into IT solutions.
- Experience supporting Master Data Management (MDM) efforts and ensuring proper governance.
- Experience with project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches).
- Light scripting/programming capabilities (e.g., SQL, Python, PowerShell) for automation and analysis purposes.