Salesforce Administrator / Developer

What You'll Do:

Principal has a great opportunity within our Sales Compensation Technology team which is housed within of our Benefits and Protection business segment! We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer who will thrive in a highly collaborative product centric environment. In this position you will work closely with your technology team peers, business partners and product owner to deliver value focusing primarily on customer relationship management and customer service representative experience capabilities supporting our operations staff and Distribution Partners. The ideal candidate will have direct experience with Salesforce and enjoys working with this platform but also experience with other distributed technologies such as AWS/cloud technology, front-end development tools/frameworks or service oriented/event driven architectures.

Here in Sales Compensation Technology we serve a critical role in the onboarding, servicing, payment and reporting functions for our Distribution Partners all in close collaboration with our internal business partners. Our most successful team members are flexible and willing to do what it takes to deliver value and achieve outcomes collaboratively, while at times challenging with professional opinions and leadership along the way. At the same time they are motivated to continuously learn and have a growth mindset which is focused on never being ‘done’ in their learning and growth.

Your day will be filled with:

Collaborating with your team and our business to determine how to make our software solutions better with every iteration.

Solving interesting and complex problems to create a positive customer experience.

Providing technical leadership and guidance within and outside of your direct team.

Building software leveraging Salesforce that improves internal and external customer experience.

Experimenting with new tools and practices to deliver business value in an Agile organization.

Using data to improve decision making.

Continuously improving both the systems you are working on and your personal skills.

Who You Are:

Associate or bachelor’s degree (preference in a computer science, technology, engineering or math-related field) or equivalent experience.

2+ years of professional Salesforce development experience is required including administration functions and ideally Apex development or exposure.

Excellent planning, organizational, problem-solving, analytical, decision-making and communication skills.

Must be able to maintain a high degree of accuracy and confidentiality.

Must have the desire to learn new technology and continuously grow.

Ability to work on cross-functional teams and collaborate with both IT and non-IT partners.

Strongest candidates will have exposure to many of the bullets below.

Additional preferred skills/experience:

Current and maintained Salesforce certifications in admin, developer or architecture tracks.

Proficiency in Java or JavaScript or other distributed/OO languages.

Familiarity with cloud development and integrations. We use AWS, but open to other experience.

Strong understanding and preference for automated testing.

Exposure to Service Oriented/Event based architectures.

Development experience leveraging other distributed tools beyond Salesforce (Java/Typescript, other OO languages etc.).

Keys to success in this position:

Strong collaborative qualities to drive informal technical leadership.

Strong problem solving and analytical approach.

Continuous improvement in all you do.

Team-first approach with the ability to collaborate and build positive relationships.

Take ownership and pride in your work.

Hungry, curious, driven and the ability to take initiative.

Innovative, creative thinking and with courage to ask tough questions.

Flexibility and willingness to execute against work needed (admin as well as engineering functions) within Salesforce platform.

Salary Range Information:

Salary ranges below reflect targeted base salaries. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Salary Range:

$75000 - $(phone number removed) / year

Time Off Program:

Flexible Time Off (FTO) is provided to salaried (exempt) employees and provides the opportunity to take time away from the office with pay for vacation, personal or short-term illness. Employees don’t accrue a bank of time off under FTO and there is no set number of days provided.

Pension Eligible:

Yes

Additional Information:

Work Environments:

This role offers in-office, hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek).

Job level

We’ll consider talent at the next levels with the right experiences and skills.

Work Authorization/Sponsorship

At this time, we're not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States? This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. For additional information around work authorization needs please use the following links.

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Principal is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Posting Window:

We will accept applications for 3 full days following the Original Posting Date, after which the posting may remain open or be removed based upon applications received. If we choose to post the job again, we will accept additional applications for at least 1 full day following the Most Recently Posted Date. Please submit applications in a timely manner as there is no guarantee the posting will be available beyond the applicable deadline.

Date First Posted (TTF):

4/12/2024

Latest Post Date: Careers - US:

4/15/2024

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