Lead Salesforce Engineer

通用磨坊股份有限公司•Minneapolis, MN

3d•$110,800 - $184,800

About The Position

General Mills is seeking a Lead Salesforce Engineer to provide hands-on engineering and technical direction for its Salesforce Core Platform. The role operates across a matrixed delivery model, partnering with agile product teams to deliver business initiatives while helping the central Salesforce team strengthen platform-wide capabilities, standards, and architecture. The engineer collaborates with Enterprise Architecture, Cyber Security, product teams, and external partners to translate platform strategy into practical solutions that meet business needs and mitigate risk. The role also mentors engineers and evaluates emerging platform capabilities, including AI and automation opportunities. The position includes shaping Salesforce Core CRM strategy, roadmap, and target-state architecture; building and delivering solutions with declarative tools and custom development; guiding product teams on business use cases and technical choices; and contributing to platform health, security, documentation, and continuous improvement. The engineer participates in agile delivery and planning, supports capability and capacity planning, and takes part in a support rotation. International relocation or remote work from outside the United States will not be considered. Applicants must already be authorized to work full-time in the United States; General Mills will not sponsor work visas. Applicants must be at least 18 years old.

Requirements

At least 7 years of experience working on complex IT projects.
At least 5 years of hands-on Salesforce Core Cloud configuration, including flows, permission sets, profiles, and other declarative functionality, and customization, including Apex classes and triggers, Lightning Web Components, Aura, Flow, and Visualforce.
Successful experience delivering Salesforce APIs and custom integrations with Salesforce CRM products and other solutions, including cloud platforms or third-party AppExchange products.
Deep technical knowledge of Salesforce products, including Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and Consumer Goods Cloud.
Knowledge of designing, developing, and managing Salesforce orgs and integrations across Salesforce CRM products, AppExchange products, and other platforms.
Experience with Salesforce deployment tools such as Gearset or Copado.
Ability to work effectively with cross-functional and global teams.
Ability to learn quickly, research and implement processes or technologies, and organize work across multiple deliverables and strategic initiatives with minimal oversight.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, time-management, written, and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical choices and tradeoffs clearly to peers and cross-functional partners.
Experience with agile methods and familiarity with design and diagramming tools such as Lucidchart or Visio.
Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; work visa sponsorship is not available.
Must meet the minimum age qualification of 18 years.

Nice To Haves

Salesforce certifications such as Administrator, Architect, Consultant, or Developer.
Previous experience as a Salesforce Administrator or Analyst.
Experience with platform observability, MuleSoft integrations, DevOps, CI/CD, or Cyber Security.
Knowledge of cloud platforms and solutions such as Google Cloud Platform.
Database experience, including SQL and relational database concepts and models; experience with dimensional modeling, ETL, and structured or unstructured data.
Familiarity with technologies such as Own Backup & Archiving, GitHub Actions, Kafka, HashiCorp Vault, or Tableau.
Understanding of the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, indirect selling through a third-party distributor (B2B), or retail point-of-sale data such as Nielsen.
Experience with modern software engineering principles.

Responsibilities

Help shape and implement Salesforce Core CRM strategy, roadmap, and target-state architecture in partnership with Enterprise Architecture and other technical leads.
Design, configure, build, test, deploy, and document Salesforce solutions using declarative tools and custom development, including Apex, Lightning Web Components, Aura, Flow, and Visualforce.
Partner with agile product teams to assess business use cases, offer solution options, guide technical decisions, and uphold platform standards.
Collaborate with developers, analysts, data engineers, and product managers to shape backlogs, plan features, estimate work, and deliver initiatives.
Evaluate Salesforce technologies and features, identify opportunities for AI, automation, and other platform capabilities, and lead pilots and proofs of concept where appropriate.
Conduct platform health and security assessments, perform code reviews, and help close gaps through documented standards and best practices.
Create and maintain technical artifacts such as data flows, system diagrams, and future-state architectures.
Contribute to agile ceremonies, project planning, backlog refinement, risk management, and continuous improvement in team practices.
Mentor engineers and product-team peers through hands-on coaching, design feedback, code reviews, and knowledge sharing.
Partner across internal teams and external vendors, support capability and capacity planning, and participate in the support rotation.
Continue building technical and communication skills, share ideas with team leadership, and support additional team needs as they arise.