Corp Dev Senior Manager (Data and AI Transformation)

Corp Dev Senior Manager (Data and AI Transformation)

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn't a buzzword it's a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.

Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You're in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

The Corporate Development team is at the forefront of Salesforce's growth, responsible for sourcing and executing strategic acquisitions and investments. Within this high-performing group, the M&A Deal Team structures, negotiates, performs due diligence for, and executes strategic transactions. Salesforce is one of the most active acquirers in enterprise software with 15+ closed acquisitions over the past 2 years and 100+ closed acquisitions since 2006. This opportunity provides tremendous exposure and the ability to contribute materially to Salesforce's long-term trajectory.

The Corp Dev Senior Manager (Data and AI Transformation) will be a crucial part of the M&A Deal Team at Salesforce. This position will be responsible for leveraging AI to streamline operations, automation, and analytics, will work closely with counterparts in M&A Integration and Salesforce Ventures to identify opportunities for process improvement and efficiency. Success requires a candidate to demonstrate intellectual curiosity, an innovative mind, an ability to create and present thoughtful analysis, and a focus on process optimization, and operational support.

The ideal candidate thrives in delivering solutions to complex problems, has an affinity for data analysis and critical thinking in support of driving business decisions, and is comfortable working with executives and stakeholders of all levels. In this role, you will be highly collaborative and work cross-functionally across Corporate Development, Finance, GTM, Business Technology, etc. to automate and streamline processes, measure, analyze, and visualize data around the M&A pipeline and prospective acquisitions, and support the creation of materials for Salesforce's Board of Directors.

The position will be based in San Francisco and work out of the beautiful Salesforce Tower 3 days a week.

You're Our Person If...

• 6-8 years of total experience and a strong educational pedigree
• Previous experience in management consulting, data science, strategic finance, or M&A.
• Experience working in technology sector

Technical Skills

• Understanding of financial and valuation metrics; ability to identify and track business and operational key performance indicators
• Experienced using AI tools to for process improvement, within M&A a plus
• Acumen to analyze the data and be the expert to identify inconsistencies and present findings
• Extremely adept at integrating disparate information, correlating data, and understanding data trends into research papers or briefings with guidance
• Experience with data quality assessment and implementing solutions to improve the data quality
• Experience working with Salesforce, business visualization tools e.g. Tableau a plus

Characteristics

• Ability to build rapport, credibility, and trust with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Intellectual curiosity and strategic vision to produce credible analysis based on numerous interrelated data sets
• Ability to empower, collaborate, and work optimally in a team environment
• High level of energy, passion and dedication to success; utmost respect for confidentiality
• Strong business judgement and attention to detail

When you join Salesforce, you'll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best . Together, we'll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future but to redefine what's possible for yourself, for AI, and the world.

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