Salesforce Technical Lead (Remote, Flexible Hours)

• $100,500-108,000/year
• Full Time 
• Flexible hours & 4 weeks of vacation per year
• Remote (with office available in Toronto for desired hybrid work)

Do you want to work for an organization where you are respected as the technical subject matter expert that leads a growing business line?

Do you want flexibility in your work day,  to be with a company that cares about you and your development, and to work with a great team (seriously, we have great people here).

We support our clients with their impactful philanthropic missions and you can be a part of the difference-making too. 

As Canada’s first Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) company and a Certified B Corp, you can be a part of something big, and see the impact of your efforts.

Expectations of the Role

Mission Statement 

Design, and deliver scalable Salesforce solutions that help grantmaking organizations streamline operations and maximize their impact. As our Salesforce Technical Lead, you will serve as the technical authority within projects, ensuring that our solutions are well-architected, maintainable, and aligned with Salesforce and Grantbook quality standards. Reporting to and collaborating closely with the Salesforce Delivery Lead, you are focusing on the technical quality and resilience of solutions, mentoring developers and consultants, guiding design (and design trade-off) decisions.

Expected Outcomes

Technical Leadership & Mentorship

• You will lead a Nonprofit Cloud implementation, ensuring Salesforce solutions are well-architected, maintainable, and aligned with industry quality standards. 
• You will also serve as a trusted technical advisor team-wide across other clients (implementation and managed services projects alike)
• Able to translate philanthropic, and in particular grantmaker, requirements into sector-specific solutions that are replicable and may differ from the general Salesforce practices.
• Proactively stay current on Salesforce platform releases, including but not limited to Sales Cloud, Nonprofit Cloud, Grantmaking, Nonprofit Success Pack, Experience Cloud, and translate these updates into actionable improvements for our clients and team members. 

Quality and Delivery Excellence

• Establish and maintain quality assurance practices, including solution reviews, reusable templates, configuration and testing frameworks, that elevate delivery consistency across projects.
• Lead technical peer reviews, weekly office hours, and knowledge-sharing sessions to cultivate a culture of continuous learning and accountability.
• Ensure all solutions are client-ready, resilient, and flexible enough to support the future evolution of grantmaker needs. 
• Drive development and maintenance of managed packages that are tailored to our grantmaker clients.

Strategic Contribution

• Mentor architects, developers and implementation consultants, building technical confidence across the team and creating clear pathways for skill growth.
• Collaborate with the Salesforce Delivery Lead on project governance, process improvements, and the long-term technical roadmap for Grantbook’s Salesforce business line. 
• Lead weekly team standups and working groups as needed.
• Contribute to Grantbook’s thought leadership by co-authoring quarterly blog posts, speaking at internal forums, and sharing insights on Salesforce innovations for grantmakers.
• Strengthen Grantbook’s reputation as a trusted partner for complex Salesforce implementations and managed services in the philanthropic sector.

Ideal Candidate Profile

Values

Stay Curious           We show up coachable, humble and eager to grow.
In it together           We share the work and the wins - uplifting and empowering changemakers and each other along the way
Own It                      Here to impact impact, we’re willing to set aside personal preferences for mission success.
Dare to make it happen      We pursue experimentation over stagnation and delve bravely  into the unknown when the status quo just won’t do.

Skills & Qualifications

• Required
  • 4 years with Apex, SOQL, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and front-end web technologies (HTML, CSS, Liquid). 
  • 4 years with integrations using APIs and middleware (e.g. MuleSoft, Boomi, Informatica, Workato) to transform Salesforce to an ERP. 
  • 6+ years Salesforce configuration and solution design in NPSP, Nonprofit Cloud, OmniStudio and Experience Cloud
  • 6+ years translating complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions, with the ability to advise on design tradeoffs between declarative and programmatic approaches and within budget.
  • Proven ability to mentor Salesforce professionals, providing peer reviews and technical leadership in a consulting and client-facing environment.
  • Awareness of Salesforce security best practices and compliance considerations (e.g., GDPR, data privacy for nonprofits/foundations).
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into plain English for non-technical client stakeholders.
  • Application Architectural certification
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• Preferred
  • Experience in building a knowledge database of managed packages, frameworks and reusable templates. 
  • Experience with data migration at scale with impeccable , ensuring accuracy, data integrity., and long-term maintainability.
  • Knowledge of nonprofit funding cycles and financial workflows (applications, approvals, contracting, disbursements, grantee reporting). Knowledge of general operational bottlenecks are helpful.

Growth and Development

• Opportunity to participate in our annual PD fund.
• Coaching opportunities within Grantbook to support your career goals. 

Company Profile

Grantbook is a social-purpose, vendor-agnostic consultancy helping Grantmakers around the world operationalize their vision and values - including JEDI and trust-based philanthropy - to transform their grantmaking and amplify their impact. As a values-driven B Corporation, we are proud to participate in a “chain of good”, helping our clients deliver on their missions of building solutions. 

For more information, we encourage you to take a look at our careers page: https://www.grantbook.org/about/culture-careers#Benefits

How to Apply

We have an application intake process that starts when you fill in the online form linked from our website or job posting. 

Interview Process

• We review each application we receive. Only candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.
• We have outlined all of our interview steps and timelines on our website: https://www.grantbook.org/blog/what-to-expect-from-grantbooks-recruiting-process
• Grantbook leverages AI during the hiring process. 
• Candidates should expect a 3-4 week timeline from application to interviews.

Commitments

Grantbook welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Grantbook uses AI as part of the hiring process.