Application Development Manager, Salesforce.com - Jobs in North York, ON

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You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. Youll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, youll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.Application Development ManagerSun Life Salesforce Centre of Excellence (CoE) Team is a dynamic group of people, building and supporting exciting mission critical solutions for business areas across Sun Life Canada.Salesforce.com is a key anchor platform enabling modern digital experiences. If you are looking to influence the organization in a critical role in the forefront of an enterprise-wide digital transformation, this role is for you!As a leader in the Salesforce Centre of Excellence team at Sun Life, you will manage a team of highly skilled Salesforce Application Developers and Designers in Canada. You will provide coaching and technical leadership to team members (both Canada and India) and you will play a key role helping to mature the Salesforce development practice at Sun Life.You will also work with your team and other application development teams to develop and promote a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. This position will report to the Director, Salesforce.com Engineering.The role will have roughly around 12-15 direct reports.What will you do

• Effectively hire and retain talent while leading and growing the Salesforce Design & Development team
• Manage progression and professional development of Salesforce Application Developers and Designers
• Onboard new team members and ensure they are aware of resources available and standards
• Coach and mentor staff to develop a high performing, highly motivated and engaged team of professionals
• Promote a learning environment to develop team member skills that align with industry developments and organization goals
• Set performance plans and objectives that recognize talent and provides honest, direct feedback in a timely manner
• Build team agility by assessing and anticipating knowledge/skill gaps and driving knowledge transfer and/or skill development
• Strategic resource planning – ensuring that a long-term resourcing plan exists to meet the future needs of the organization, which includes in-house staff, offshore resources and third-party capabilities
• Key contributor in defining Salesforce application development best practices for Sun Life Financial.
• Ensures compliance to systems development life cycle standards and application development best practices
• Works with delivery partners within Digital Business and Technology Solutions, external vendors, and partners to ensure delivery and support of all projects on time, on budget, and meeting business and IT expectations
• Ensure financial management, tracking and measurement of all key IT activities
• Active participant in various forums across Digital Business and Technology Solutions at Sun Life worldwide

What do you need to succeed

• 10+ years experience in IT
• More than 5 years of experience providing direct and/or indirect leadership
• Software design knowledge and practice with application, system integration, security and infrastructure experience is desirable
• Experience Integrating complex and unique program/projects with numerous technologies and platforms
• Salesforce development experience, including integrating Salesforce with other Enterprise scale applications
• Experience in DevOps and as a practitioner on an Agile team preferred
• Salesforce Certifications:
• Must Have: Salesforce Certified Administrator, Salesforce Platform Developer 1
• Nice to Have: Salesforce Sales Cloud Consultant, Salesforce Community Cloud Consultant

Competencies

• Strong technical and business acumen
• A thought leader, inquisitive and comfortable in challenging the status quo
• Ability to work in a matrixed or shared services organizational model
• Political savvy, seasoned, a natural diplomat who can navigate the organization globally
• Results oriented, drives others to meet their objectives
• Ability to lead through influence in a complex and evolving environment to meet challenging timelines and organizational goals
• Interpersonal skills and ability to interact and work with staff at all levels
• Demonstrated leadership in managing geographically diverse teams

What’s in it for you:

• Competitive salary and bonus structure influenced by market range data
• Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security
• Work-life balance by scheduling your day around your priorities and having more time to spend on the important things
• An environment of continuous learning and improvement
• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential

#LI-HybridThe Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.Sun Life is committed to the health and safety of all those in our workplaces and our communities. In accordance with Sun Life’s Vaccination Policy (Canada):

• Employees permitted to work remotely are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend a Sun Life office, Financial Centre or offsite location where activity related to Sun Life business occurs.
• Employees whose job duties require them to attend a Sun Life office, Financial Centre or offsite location for Sun Life business must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 effective May 1st.
• Employees whose regular workplace is a Financial Centre and SLFD field leaders must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or participate in Sun Life’s Rapid Screening Program to attend a Financial Centre or an offsite event.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.Salary Range:74,900/74 900 - 125,900/125 900Job Category:IT - Application DevelopmentPosting End Date:09/06/2022Quick Apply

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