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About the Role

Salesforce is seeking a seasoned Security Practices Director to join their Professional Services team. This role focuses on delivering security and compliance engagements to help customers maximize their Salesforce investments safely and at scale. The position requires deep, hands-on knowledge of the Salesforce Platform and security expertise to guide customers through assessments, control frameworks, and implementation best practices across Salesforce products.

Responsibilities

Lead and deliver end-to-end security engagements for enterprise customers, helping them design and operationalize secure Salesforce Platform environments.
Advise customers on security controls, governance frameworks, and compliance posture within the context of Salesforce architecture.
Partner with account teams and sales leadership to drive pre-sales efforts, including discovery conversations, solution scoping, and executive presentations.
Act as a trusted advisor to C-suite and senior security stakeholders, translating Salesforce platform mechanics into risk and compliance terms.
Develop and refine practice delivery methodologies, accelerators, and reusable assets related to Salesforce security.
Support the growth of the security practice by contributing to thought leadership, go-to-market strategies, and team mentoring.
Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Trust teams to stay current on the Salesforce security and platform roadmap.

Requirements

Strong, hands-on Salesforce Platform expertise, including deep familiarity with org architecture, data model, sharing and security model, permission sets, Shield, and declarative/programmatic customization.
7–12+ years of professional experience, including a meaningful tenure at a Big 4 consulting firm or equivalent Salesforce-focused professional services practice.
Understanding of security fundamentals and controls frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SOC 2, CIS Controls) as applied specifically to the Salesforce platform.
Demonstrated ability to lead client-facing Salesforce platform assessment and implementation engagements and navigate complex stakeholder environments.
Strong pre-sales and business development instincts.
Experience delivering security assessments, identity & access management reviews, data classification, or compliance readiness engagements on Salesforce.
Excellent executive communication and executive presence.

Skills

Salesforce Platform expertise
Security assessments
Control frameworks
Implementation best practices
Salesforce architecture
Agentforce
Data Cloud
Core platform architecture
Security controls
Governance frameworks
Compliance posture
Org structure
Sharing model
Permission sets
Shield
Declarative customization
Programmatic customization
Flows
Apex
NIST CSF
ISO 27001
SOC 2
CIS Controls
Pre-sales
Business development
Identity & access management
Data classification
Compliance readiness
Agentforce
Shield
Security Center
Zero-trust architectures
Cloud security posture management (CSPM)

Location

California
New York
Boston
Chicago
Seattle
Washington DC

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

7-12+ years of professional experience
Senior

Education Level

Salesforce certifications strongly preferred (e.g., Certified Administrator, Platform App Builder, Security Specialist, Data Cloud Consultant)
Additional Salesforce architect-level certifications (e.g., Application Architect, System Architect)

Salary/Compensations

$171,200 - $273,200 annually
$205,800 - $298,400 annually in California, New York, and select cities in the metropolitan areas of Boston, Chicago, Seattle, and Washington DC

Benefits

Time off programs
Medical
Dental
Vision
Mental health support
Paid parental leave
Life and disability insurance
401(k)
Employee stock purchasing program

About the Company

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together.
The world of Salesforce is changing, and they are looking for Trailblazers passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.
Agentforce is the future of AI, and the candidate is the future of Salesforce.

Equal Opportunity

Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment.
Salesforce believes in equality for all and is committed to creating a workplace that’s inclusive and free from discrimination.
Any employee or potential employee will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications – without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law.
This policy applies to current and prospective employees, as well as recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and other employment-related decisions.
Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions at Salesforce are fair and based on merit.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.