Salesforce Lead Developer

Wawanesa Insurance•Edmonton, AB

7d•CA$100,000 - CA$130,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As our Salesforce Lead Developer, you'll lead the design, build, and delivery of solutions across Financial Services Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Sales Cloud, Experience Cloud and the Salesforce Platform. You'll guide the implementation team, run code reviews, embed development standards, and mentor Salesforce developers while remaining actively engaged in development.

Requirements

8+ years of Salesforce application development experience, with significant time leading Salesforce delivery.
Proven Salesforce delivery experience across the Salesforce Platform plus Financial Services Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and Sales Cloud.
Strong proficiency in Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flows, SOQL/SOSL, and declarative automation.
Hands-on OmniStudio experience with OmniScripts, FlexCards, DataRaptors, and Integration Procedures.
Proven Financial Services Cloud delivery experience, including the FSC data model, Interaction Summaries, Action Plans, and regulated-industry use cases.
Proven Marketing Cloud delivery experience with Journey Builder, Automation Studio, Email Studio, Contact Builder, AMPscript/SSJS, and MC Connect.
Experience designing and implementing integration patterns including REST/SOAP APIs, middleware (MuleSoft a plus), and event-driven design.
Strong Salesforce DevOps practices, including Git-based source-driven development, CI/CD, sandbox strategy, and tooling such as Gearset or Salesforce DevOps Center.
Working knowledge of data governance, Salesforce security models, OAuth, and SSO.
Post-secondary degree or diploma in software development or equivalent experience.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to adjust style for technical and business audiences.
Proven ability to coach, lead, and motivate a development team toward shared goals.
Salesforce certifications are required for this role.

Nice To Haves

experience in a regulated industry (insurance, financial services, or healthcare)
Credentials - Salesforce Certified Financial Services Cloud Accredited Professional
Salesforce Certified Data Cloud Consultant
experience integrating Salesforce with other platforms (eg: AWS services, MuleSoft)

Responsibilities

Lead planning, design, development, and testing of Salesforce solutions end to end, translating business requirements into technical specifications.
Develop across the Salesforce Platform using Apex classes and triggers, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flows, APIs, and complex automations.
Configure and extend Financial Services Cloud for onboarding, client and household management, KYC, Interaction Summaries, Action Plans, and advisor experience.
Develop Sales Cloud capabilities including lead and opportunity automation, forecasting, territory management, and downstream integrations.
Implement Marketing Cloud journeys, automation logic, Contact Builder data models, Email Studio assets, and MC Connect / cross-cloud integrations with Financial Services Cloud and Sales Cloud.
Build OmniStudio components including OmniScripts, FlexCards, DataRaptors, and Integration Procedures to deliver guided, low-code experiences.
Run code reviews and embed development standards so every release is scalable, compliant, secure, and maintainable.
Coach and mentor developers, sharing patterns and providing direction to grow the team's overall capability.
Estimate, track, and deliver assigned work, keeping delivery predictable and transparent.
Support and stabilize the platform by diagnosing, troubleshooting, and resolving incidents across Salesforce applications.
Lead documentation for designs, standards, and operational processes.