Director, Salesforce Engineering

Versant is seeking a Director of Salesforce Engineering to lead the design, development, deployment, support, and evolution of Versant’s enterprise-wide Salesforce ecosystem—spanning Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud (Engagement), and Data Cloud/CDP. This leader will drive the engineering vision for our customer and business-facing platforms, ensuring reliability, scalability, and innovation in support of Versant’s growth strategy. You will build and lead a high-performing team of engineers and solution architects responsible for platform architecture, integration, and delivery. You’ll partner with stakeholders across Marketing, Sales, Product, Data & Analytics, and Corporate Technology to align our Salesforce strategy with business goals and technical standards. Key Responsibilities (Four-Pillar Summary) Platform Strategy & Architecture Define the engineering vision, standards, and multi-year roadmap for Salesforce platforms (Sales, Service, Marketing, and Data Cloud). Architect scalable, secure, and integrated Salesforce solutions that meet enterprise and customer needs. Align platform architecture with Versant’s digital strategy, ensuring flexibility for future expansion and new capabilities. Evaluate and adopt emerging Salesforce technologies (AI, automation, data unification) that enhance performance, usability, and business outcomes. Partner with Product, Data, and Enterprise Technology leaders to ensure cohesive architecture and alignment across corporate systems. Delivery & Operations Excellence Lead end-to-end Salesforce delivery, from requirements and design through testing, deployment, and sustainment. Oversee technical delivery, CI/CD pipelines, and environment management to ensure stability and predictable releases. Drive best practices in DevOps, code quality, documentation, and automated testing to enable faster innovation with minimal risk. Collaborate with data, integration, and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless interoperability across applications. Monitor platform performance, availability, and incident response, ensuring operational excellence and continuous improvement. Partner & Team Leadership Build and lead a blended organization of internal engineers, architects, and contracted delivery partners. Serve as the accountable leader for all contracted and managed service partners, ensuring delivery quality, cost effectiveness, and strategic alignment. Define clear scopes of work, service-level expectations, and governance processes with delivery partners. Foster a culture of collaboration, ownership, and learning—balancing partner execution with internal capability growth. Mentor and develop team members, driving engagement, accountability, and professional development. Manage budgets and resource plans, ensuring optimal allocation across initiatives. Governance, Security & Stakeholder Alignment Ensure Salesforce platform compliance with corporate security, privacy, and regulatory requirements. Establish and maintain engineering governance: version control, change management, documentation, and technical standards. Partner with Legal, Privacy, and Security teams to safeguard customer and business data. Collaborate with leaders across Marketing, Sales, Product, and Corporate Technology to align goals and communicate progress. Provide executive-level visibility into platform health, roadmap execution, risks, and outcomes. Act as the technology ambassador for Salesforce engineering, representing the function across Versant’s leadership forums.