Practices Senior Manager — Enterprise Collaboration & Technical Transformation Leader

Salesforce•New York City, NY

16h•Hybrid

About The Position

Salesforce is seeking a Practices Senior Manager, a strategic technical leader responsible for guiding enterprise customers through the successful design, deployment, integration, and adoption of Slack across complex organizational environments. This role combines deep technical expertise with executive-level consulting, helping some of the world’s largest organizations transform how teams communicate, collaborate, and operate. As a key member of the Professional Services organization, the Practices Senior Manager partners closely with customer stakeholders, Sales, Success, Architects, and Product teams to architect scalable Slack solutions that align with business goals, security standards, and enterprise technology ecosystems. This role is ideal for a consultative technology leader who thrives at the intersection of enterprise architecture, collaboration strategy, systems integration, and customer transformation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Business, or a related field.
2–3+ years of experience in development, consulting, professional services, solutions engineering, or technical customer-facing roles.
Strong experience leading and delivering technical implementation projects within enterprise environments.
Hands-on proficiency with at least one object-oriented programming language such as Java, JavaScript, Node.js, or Python.
Experience working with APIs, integrations, automation, and data exchange technologies.
Demonstrated ability to scope, define, and manage technical workstreams and customer solutions.
Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, SaaS ecosystems, security, and identity management concepts.
Experience collaborating with Sales, Customer Success, Consultants, and System Integrators.
Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Strong consultative mindset with a passion for customer transformation.
Ability to communicate equally well with developers, architects, executives, and end users.
Strategic thinker with both technical depth and business acumen.
Highly collaborative and effective within cross-functional and matrixed environments.
Curious, adaptable, and passionate about emerging collaboration technologies.
Calm and solution-oriented when navigating technical complexity or organizational change.

Responsibilities

Lead strategic technical discovery sessions and customer workshops to assess organizational structure, collaboration needs, governance requirements, and enterprise architecture.
Design scalable Slack deployment strategies that support enterprise-wide adoption, operational efficiency, and long-term business growth.
Translate complex technical and business requirements into tailored Slack solutions focused on usability, flexibility, security, and adoption.
Serve as a trusted advisor to both technical and executive stakeholders throughout the customer lifecycle.
Architect enterprise-grade Slack environments including: Workspace strategy, User provisioning and lifecycle management, Authentication and identity management, Security controls and governance, Permissions and administrative settings, Bots, workflows, and custom integrations.
Advise customers on the implementation of Slack APIs, developer frameworks, and integration best practices.
Ensure seamless interoperability with enterprise systems and SaaS platforms including GitHub, Jira, Workday, Google Workspace, identity providers, eDiscovery platforms, and DLP solutions.
Remove technical barriers to large-scale deployment and organization-wide software distribution.
Support the customization of client applications and automation workflows to optimize user experience and business productivity.
Facilitate customer-facing workshops that align technical execution with business transformation objectives.
Present complex technical concepts in a clear and compelling way to diverse audiences ranging from developers and architects to business leaders and executives.
Partner with customers to scope, validate, and refine solutions for unique enterprise use cases.
Act as a strategic advisor throughout implementation, ensuring alignment between customer expectations, technical execution, and adoption goals.
Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Success, Consultants, System Integrators, and Product teams to drive successful outcomes.
Maintain strong billable utilization while delivering high-quality customer engagements.
Lead and influence complex technical initiatives across multiple stakeholder groups and enterprise environments.
Build deep expertise in Slack’s platform capabilities and broader enterprise architecture technologies.
Contribute feedback and implementation insights to Salesforce and Slack product teams to enhance future platform capabilities.
Support the evolution of technical methodologies, deployment frameworks, and best practices across Professional Services.