Salesforce Technical Lead (Remote)

Axiom•Chicago, GA

1d•Remote

About The Position

Axiom is seeking a Salesforce Technical Lead to serve as the company's senior Salesforce architect and platform owner. This role will provide architectural direction for the Salesforce org, lead a team of two Salesforce Engineers, and act as the primary technical partner to Commercial and other Salesforce-dependent business domains. The incumbent will set engineering standards, govern the platform, and shape Salesforce's contribution to Axiom's broader enterprise data and integration strategy. Axiom is the leading alternative legal services provider globally, giving in-house legal teams on-demand access to top legal talent and lawyers. Axiom's network includes over 14,000 legal professionals, with more than 4,000 lawyers having Fortune 500 experience, delivering AI-enabled legal services across more than 12 practice areas. Trusted by 75% of the Fortune 100 and thousands of mid-market leaders, Axiom ranks highly among Alternative Legal Service Providers.

Requirements

7+ years of Salesforce engineering experience, including at least 2 years in a lead, architect, or senior individual contributor role.
Expert-level Apex: asynchronous patterns (Batch, Queueable, Future), SOQL optimization, and governor limit management.
Salesforce Platform Developer II required; Application Architect, System Architect, or equivalent credential strongly preferred.
Demonstrated experience designing and governing Salesforce integrations with enterprise systems (Workday, Boomi, or comparable middleware).
Strong understanding of the Salesforce security model, sharing architecture, and data access patterns.
Experience with SFDX, CI/CD pipelines, and version-controlled Salesforce development.
Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor a team of engineers.
Excellent communication skills; comfortable in both technical architecture reviews and business stakeholder sessions.
Effectively manages priorities in a fast-paced, interrupt-driven environment.

Nice To Haves

CPQ or Revenue Cloud experience, a plus.
Background in professional services, legal services, or staffing industries, a plus.

Responsibilities

Own the Salesforce platform architecture: data model, security model, integration architecture, and overall technical health of the org.
Lead technical design and delivery for complex Salesforce features, integrations, and platform enhancements.
Directly manage two Salesforce Engineers; provide technical direction, code review, mentorship, and career development.
Architect and maintain integrations between Salesforce and enterprise systems via Boomi middleware and direct API patterns.
Define and enforce coding standards, design patterns, and release management practices across the Salesforce org.
Lead discovery and requirements analysis sessions with business stakeholders; translate needs into scalable technical specifications.
Evaluate third-party AppExchange solutions and advise on build-vs-buy decisions.
Manage technical debt, governor limit health, and platform security posture including profiles, permission sets, and data sharing rules.
Drive Salesforce release management: assess tri-annual release impact, coordinate testing, and manage opt-in adoption.
Advise on Salesforce roadmap alignment in partnership with the VP, Enterprise Applications and Commercial leadership.
Partner with the Data Architect on Salesforce data governance, master data strategy, and alignment with Axiom's enterprise data model.
Contribute to cross-platform architecture decisions in coordination with the VP, Enterprise Applications and peer platform leads.