Salesforce Project Manager

Job summary

Lead Salesforce implementation and IT application projects from initiation through deployment and post-production support, coordinating cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and vendors. Manage project plans, budgets, risks, governance, testing, deployment, and reporting to senior leadership and steering committees.

Job details

Intermediate Project Manager – Salesforce Implementation Location: Brampton, ON (Hybrid – 2 Days Onsite/Week) Contract: January 2027 – January 2028 (Extension Possible) Employment Type: Full-Time Contract | 35 Hours/Week Project Overview We are seeking an experienced Intermediate Project Manager with proven Salesforce implementation experience to support digital transformation initiatives within a large public-sector organization. The role involves managing Salesforce implementation projects, enhancing digital services and online forms, and overseeing end-to-end project delivery from initiation through development, testing, deployment, and post-production support. The ideal candidate is a Project Manager who has led Salesforce implementations, not a Salesforce technical specialist with limited PM experience. Key Responsibilities Lead small- to medium-sized Salesforce implementation and IT application projects from initiation through completion. Develop project charters, business cases, project plans, budgets, schedules, and resource allocations. Manage cross-functional teams, business stakeholders, technical teams, and external vendors. Coordinate requirements, solution design, Agile sprints, development, and stakeholder approvals. Lead UAT, defect management, production deployment, go-live, and hypercare activities. Manage project risks, issues, change control, budgets, and governance. Provide project reporting to senior leadership, sponsors, and steering committees. Ensure adherence to SDLC, IT governance standards, and operational sustainment requirements. Mandatory Requirements 3+ years of IT Project Management experience, with relevant education or equivalent experience. Proven end-to-end Salesforce implementation Project Management experience – Essential. Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile/Hybrid methodologies, project governance, and IT application delivery. Experience with project budgeting, resource planning, vendor management, and stakeholder engagement. Proficiency with MS Project, MS Visio, Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar tools. Experience coordinating UAT, production deployment, defect resolution, and hypercare. Knowledge of IT service delivery frameworks, including SDLC, COBIT, and ITIL. Excellent communication, leadership, problem-solving, and organizational skills. Mandatory Certification: At least one of PMP, CAPM, CSM, PPM, or MPM (proof required). Must be available to work onsite in Brampton 2 days per week. Nice to Have Lean Six Sigma and Change Management experience/certifications. Azure DevOps experience with user stories and requirements tracking. PMI-ACP or ITIL v4 certification. Public-sector digital transformation experience.

What you’ll do

Lead Salesforce implementation and IT application projects from initiation through deployment and post-production support, coordinating cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and vendors. Manage project plans, budgets, risks, governance, testing, deployment, and reporting to senior leadership and steering committees.

Requirements

Requires at least three years of IT project management experience and proven end-to-end Salesforce implementation project management experience, along with knowledge of SDLC, Agile or hybrid delivery, governance, budgeting, and stakeholder management. Candidates must hold at least one listed certification (PMP, CAPM, CSM, PPM, or MPM), be proficient with project management tools, and be available onsite in Brampton two days per week.

Listed skills

• Microsoft Azure · Preferred
• Production · Preferred
• Budgeting · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• project plans · Preferred
• Teams · Preferred
• management · Preferred
• Reporting · Preferred
• Development · Preferred
• Agile · Preferred
• Project management · Preferred
• Salesforce · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Salesforce Implementation Project Management
• IT Project Management
• Project Planning
• Budget Management
• Resource Planning
• Vendor Management
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Agile Methodologies
• Hybrid Methodologies
• SDLC
• Project Governance
• User Acceptance Testing
• Defect Management
• Production Deployment
• Risk and Issue Management
• Change Control

Job areas

• Management & Leadership
• Technology
• Government & Public Sector

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