About the Role
Sompo is seeking an experienced and dynamic Assistant Vice President, Salesforce to lead the development and delivery of Salesforce solutions across the organization. This is a key leadership role responsible for shaping Salesforce capabilities, partnering closely with the business on product and solution definition, and leading a distributed team across the US and Europe. The ideal candidate will bring a strong blend of Salesforce platform expertise, delivery leadership, business partnership, and people management experience. This individual will play an important role in ensuring Salesforce solutions are scalable, effective, and aligned with business priorities in a complex global environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development, enhancement, and support of Salesforce solutions for Sompo
- Manage the delivery of multiple Salesforce-based initiatives and products
- Partner with business stakeholders to define product roadmaps, priorities, and solution requirements
- Lead and develop a high-performing diverse team of 10-15 developers and business analysts across the US and Europe. Create a team culture focused on collaboration, innovation, accountability, and delivery excellence.
- Drive collaboration across technology and business teams to ensure successful solution delivery
- Work collaboratively with architecture, infrastructure, security, data, QA, and business teams to deliver integrated technology solutions with Salesforce and other core applications.
- Ensure adherence to SDLC, governance, testing, release, and change management standards
- Promote Salesforce best practices across development, administration, and platform management
- Manage risks, dependencies, resources, and delivery timelines across a portfolio of work
- Provide reporting and updates to senior leadership on project status, risks, issues, and outcomes.
Requirements
- 8+ years’ experience in Salesforce development and administration
- 5+ years of proven experience leading Salesforce delivery in a complex enterprise environment
- Prior experience managing Salesforce solutions within financial services organizations, insurance industry preferred
- Strong understanding of insurance operations and insurance-related business processes
- Experience managing geographically distributed teams across regions and time zones
- Strong business partnership skills, including experience aligning with stakeholders on product and solution definition
- Solid understanding of SDLC and structured delivery practices
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
Skills
- Salesforce platform expertise
- Delivery leadership
- Business partnership
- People management
- Salesforce development
- Salesforce administration
- Salesforce delivery
- Product roadmaps
- Solution requirements
- Team leadership
- Collaboration
- Innovation
- Accountability
- Delivery excellence
- SDLC
- Governance
- Testing
- Release management
- Change management
- Salesforce best practices
- Risk management
- Dependency management
- Resource management
- Delivery timelines
- Stakeholder management
- Salesforce certifications
- Salesforce Certified Administrator
- Salesforce Platform App Builder
- Salesforce Platform Developer I and/or II
- Sales Cloud Consultant
- Service Cloud Consultant
- Salesforce Application Architect
- Salesforce System Architect
- Global organization experience
- Matrixed organization experience
- Salesforce DevOps practices
Location
- Conshohocken PA
- Boston MA
- Charlotte NC
- Morristown NJ
- NYC
- Purchase NY
- Mt Juliet TN
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Assistant Vice President
- 8+ years’ experience in Salesforce development and administration
- 5+ years of proven experience leading Salesforce delivery in a complex enterprise environment
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
Salary/Compensations
- $175,000 – $200,000
Benefits
- Two medical plans to choose from, including a Traditional PPO & a Consumer Driven Health Plan with a Health Savings account providing a competitive employer contribution
- Pharmacy benefits with mail order options
- Dental benefits including orthodontia benefits for adults and children
- Vision benefits
- Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Company-paid Life & AD&D benefits, including the option to purchase Supplemental life coverage for employee, spouse & children
- Company-paid Disability benefits with very competitive salary continuation payments
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with competitive employer contributions
- Competitive paid-time-off programs, including company-paid holidays
- Competitive Parental Leave Benefits & Adoption Assistance program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Tax-Free Commuter Benefit
- Tuition Reimbursement & Professional Qualification benefits
About the Company
- At Sompo, our shared purpose is to create meaningful value for clients, communities, and each other. We strive to foster a workplace where everyone feels respected, included, and empowered to excel. As a global organization, we embrace diversity and champion equal opportunity. Guided by our core values—Accountability, Agility, Collaboration, Development, and Integrity—we build trust and support one another to achieve our goals worldwide. Life at Sompo
- Our values come to life in how we hire and grow talent. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and organizational need, and we strive to ensure equitable access to opportunities so everyone can do their best work.
Equal Opportunity
- As a global organization, we embrace diversity and champion equal opportunity.
- Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and organizational need, and we strive to ensure equitable access to opportunities so everyone can do their best work.
- If you need an accommodation for any part of the application process, please contact the recruiter in charge.
