Salesforce & Program Systems Manager

Youth Opportunities Unlimited • Cleveland, OH

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Salesforce & Program Systems Manager is a mission-focused leader who helps Y.O.U. turn reliable data and thoughtful technology into better service, stronger decisions, and greater organizational impact. This role manages the operation and day-to-day governance of Y.O.U.'s Salesforce ecosystem, Exponent Case Management (ECM), related platforms, and business processes, within the strategy set by the Chief Operating Officer (COO), ensuring they support service delivery, compliance, fundraising, reporting, and a culture of data integrity and accuracy. As leader of the Salesforce Department and a champion of Y.O.U.'s organization-wide data culture, the Manager inspires and equips the Salesforce team while engaging colleagues across every department to see data quality as a shared responsibility. The Manager brings curiosity, a learner's mindset, and a practical, service-oriented approach to improving systems, strengthening adoption, solving problems, and responsibly evaluating emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence. The Manager supervises the Salesforce Administrator and Salesforce & Process Specialist.

Requirements

• Salesforce Administrator Certification required.
• Minimum of three years of experience administering and improving a Salesforce org, including documentation, testing, deployments, and release management; nonprofit or human-services experience preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of supervisory, management, or significant project leadership experience.
• Experience with Salesforce implementations, requirements gathering, change management, training, compliance, data governance, budgeting, licensing, and vendor or consultant management.
• Proven experience managing the ongoing administration and improvement of a Salesforce org, including documentation, testing, deployments, and release management.
• Practical AI fluency, including the ability to clearly define problems, evaluate AI-generated results, and apply appropriate safeguards for confidential, youth, and client data.
• Must pass a background BCI/FBI check as a condition of employment.
• Belief and commitment to Y.O.U.’s mission, vision, and values.
• Motivating, people-centered leadership style with strong supervision, facilitation, communication, project management, and relationship-building skills; able to engage both technical and non-technical colleagues around shared goals.
• Advanced knowledge of Salesforce administration, governance, reporting, system design, data quality, and change management, paired with a strong commitment to data integrity and accuracy.
• Curious and solutions-oriented, with excellent process management, business analysis, facilitation, and problem-solving skills; seeks to understand root causes before designing solutions.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into clear, practical procedures, training, stories, and guidance that help non-technical staff understand both what to do and why it matters.
• Commitment to being a constant learner who stays current on Salesforce capabilities, responsible AI governance, privacy, security, data practices, and emerging technology trends, and thoughtfully applies new learning to Y.O.U.'s needs.
• Ability to stay mission-focused while managing multiple priorities with sound judgment, integrity, discretion, professionalism, and follow-through.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite programs.
• Clear, habitual written communication. Writing is how this role shapes requests, documents decisions, and works with AI tools.
• Has authority to hire, fire and promote employees.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced certifications in Salesforce, business analysis, project management, Lean/Six Sigma, or AI preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate, coach, and develop Salesforce Department staff, creating clear goals, priorities, work plans, and performance expectations while helping each team member grow and contribute at a high level.
• Build an energized team culture grounded in accountability, collaboration, curiosity, continuous learning, innovation, and data-informed decision-making.
• Plan the department's work and resources against priorities set with the COO, and actively contribute Salesforce expertise to cross-organizational initiatives.
• Maintain the Salesforce standards, security protocols, naming conventions, and technology roadmap; contribute to the Salesforce strategy and governance framework set by the COO.
• Oversee Salesforce, ECM, integrations, automations, upgrades, releases, and major enhancements with consultants and vendors.
• Manage the Salesforce release process by ensuring all system changes are developed in a sandbox, thoroughly tested, documented, tracked through version control, and approved before deployment to production.
• Lead the design and implementation of Salesforce solutions for new programs, grants, services, and organizational initiatives, including requirements gathering, testing, documentation, staff training, and rollout.
• Provide hands-on support, configuration, troubleshooting, testing, documentation, and project assistance as needed.
• Supervise and verify configuration and code produced by team members, consultants, or AI tools before it is deployed.
• Ensure systems support intake, eligibility, service delivery, outcomes, compliance, fundraising, relationship management, and reporting.
• Approach workflows with curiosity: ask thoughtful questions, listen to staff, learn how work is actually done, and identify improvements that strengthen efficiency, consistency, compliance, service quality, and staff experience.
• Translate operational needs into practical, user-centered technology solutions and clear Standard Operating Procedures that make the right process easier to understand and follow.
• Define process ownership, decision rights, approvals, and accountability for consistent use of approved systems and workflows.
• Manage the intake and prioritization of Salesforce and ECM requests, establish priorities with the COO, defer requests when appropriate, and assign work to Salesforce staff, department staff, or consultants.
• Carry out the Salesforce-related data strategy set with the COO and Data Governance Team, and actively build an organization-wide culture in which accurate, complete, timely data is understood as essential to Y.O.U.'s mission, service quality, learning, and accountability.
• Own the data model: know what every object and field is for, retire what is unused, and run a regular data-quality cadence.
• Partner with the Data Governance Team and departments across Y.O.U. to establish, communicate, and monitor data governance, quality standards, validation, audits, dashboards, KPIs, and reporting; use findings as opportunities for coaching, learning, and continuous improvement.
• Build trusted partnerships across departments by listening to needs, understanding the work, improving workflows, and helping teams confidently use Salesforce and ECM to support their goals.
• Create shared ownership for data and systems by building cross-functional plans, clarifying responsibilities, and motivating teams to implement and sustain approved solutions.
• Coordinate with Program, Learning & Impact, Compliance, Development, Finance, Human Resources, and Operations departments to meet grant, contract, regulatory, and organizational requirements.
• Create and lead an engaging Salesforce and ECM learning strategy, including onboarding, role-specific and refresher training, documentation, coaching, and technical assistance that builds confidence and capability over time.
• Champion change with empathy, clarity, and persistence.
• Build understanding of the 'why,' motivate adoption of approved tools and workflows, celebrate progress, and address gaps through coaching, retraining, feedback, and process clarification.
• Evaluate responsible AI use within Salesforce, ECM, and related technologies to improve automation, reporting, engagement, productivity, analytics, and decision-making.
• Use AI tools in the daily work of administration (drafting configuration, reports, documentation, and analysis), verify the output, and set the Salesforce team's working practices for effective, responsible use.
• Partner with the Director of Operations & Compliance on AI governance for privacy, security, ethics, accuracy, compliance, and appropriate use.
• Manage the approved Salesforce Department budget for software, consulting, training, licensing, and system enhancements.
• Manage procurement, renewals, assignment, inventory, utilization, and optimization of Salesforce-related licenses and products.
• Serve as the day-to-day contact for Salesforce consultants, technology vendors, and licensing partners; manage renewals and invoices.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision benefits available with coverage beginning the first of the month following date of hire.
• Company paid life insurance, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Parental Leave, Employee Assistance Program and Long-Term Disability
• Retirement Plan with generous employer contributions
• Generous paid time off package including 17 paid holidays
• Professional Development Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree