Engagement Sr Manager/Director, AI Practice

Company: Salesforce, Inc.
Location: Chicago
Posted on: October 9, 2024

Job Description:

Engagement Sr Manager/Director, AI PracticeRemote Type: Office - FlexibleLocations: Illinois - Chicago, Georgia - Atlanta, Indiana - Indianapolis, US, RemoteTime Type: Full timePosted on: Posted 4 Days AgoJob Requisition ID: JR266395To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts.About SalesforceWe're Salesforce, the Customer Company, inspiring the future of business with AI + Data + CRM. Leading with our core values, we help companies across every industry blaze new trails and connect with customers in a whole new way. If you believe in business as the greatest platform for change and in companies doing well and doing good - you've come to the right place.The Engagement Senior Manager/Director, AI Practice plays a critical role in setting customers up for success by prescriptively crafting and owning the execution of large and ground-breaking projects with our most strategic customers. This person serves as a trusted advisor to Salesforce customers, providing direction to Sales & Professional Services teams, ensuring alliances across each customer's projects, and ensuring the highest levels of happiness from our customers.Responsibilities:

• Align closely with Account and Services Sales teams to own pre-sales activities such as scoping, solutioning, SOW development and project staffing.
• Lead the development of client-specific implementation proposals, SOWs, staffing plans, engaging with SMEs across the organization to gain consensus on an acceptable proposal for AI, Automation & Data Strategy.
• Provide the Professional Services team with Subject Matter Expertise related to the proposed solution and client needs in order to ensure successful project delivery for AI, Automation & Data Strategy.
• Where appropriate and required for Customer Success, provide direct oversight to the project team during the full lifecycle of the engagement, acting as the escalation point for both the customer and Salesforce delivery teams.
• Ensure that engagements conclude with fully satisfied clients that are willing to be references for new potential clients.
• Manage multiple strategic clients simultaneously.
• Proactively mitigate and manage critical escalations and at-risk accounts; communicate effectively and appropriately with internal and external leaders and executives.
• Travel 25-50% (depends on geography and account distribution).Your impact:
  • Enable successful outcomes for Salesforce customers and help them realize value from the Salesforce AI solutions.
  • Influence AI professional services business growth.
  • Drive professional services expansion by positioning creative solutions.
  • Regularly interact with executives and/or major customers. Interactions frequently involve special skills, such as negotiating with customers or management or attempting to influence senior level leaders regarding matters of significance to the organization.
  • Work on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth knowledge of the company.Required Qualifications & Skills:
    • 10+ years consistent track record delivering consulting services, including team leadership and active involvement in selling professional services.
    • 5+ years operating in a pre-sales environment, crafting and scoping large and sophisticated implementation projects.
    • 5+ years of enterprise-level project or program management experience.
    • Validated technical and/or functional proficiency, and ability to engage with architects or SMEs into pre-sales activities.
    • Very strong written and verbal communication skills, executive-level presence and experience in a client advisory role.
    • Proven track record to influence an audience, facilitate solutions and lead discussions such as implementation methodology, road mapping, Enterprise Transformation strategy, and executive-level requirement gathering sessions.
    • Excellent analytical & problem solving skills.
    • BA/BS or equivalent; MBA is a plus.If you require assistance due to a disability applying for open positions please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form.At Salesforce we believe that the business of business is to improve the state of our world. Each of us has a responsibility to drive Equality in our communities and workplaces. We are committed to creating a workforce that reflects society through inclusive programs and initiatives such as equal pay, employee resource groups, inclusive benefits, and more.Salesforce is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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