We are looking for an experienced Salesforce Group Lead to head a distributed Salesforce engineering team based across Eastern Europe. This role requires strong leadership capabilities, hands-on technical understanding of Salesforce applications, and the ability to work closely with product, engineering, and cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Leadership & People Management

• Manage and mentor a team of 8 engineers across Eastern Europe (backend + Salesforce frontend).

• Provide clear direction, ensure alignment on goals, and maintain execution consistency.

• Monitor workload, productivity, and performance, ensuring the team works according to plan.

• Oversee development of a Salesforce-based application.

• Lead backend development efforts related to carrier integrations in Python.

• Ensure technical quality, code standards, and scalable solutions.

Delivery & Execution

• Track and monitor development processes and delivery timelines.

• Work closely and consistently with the Product Manager to shape the roadmap.

• Translate roadmap items into detailed execution plans.

• Manage customer commitments, ensuring expectations and timelines are met.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Act as the Salesforce-facing point of contact.

• Work tightly with product, architecture, and other cross-functional partners.

Requirements

• 5+ years of engineering management experience, including 2+ years managing group-level or multi-team structures.

• Proven experience working as a Salesforce developer or Salesforce team manager

• Fluent English speaker

• Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture, processes, and deployment models.

• Hands-on understanding of backend technologies, especially Python-based integrations.

• Experience leading distributed and multicultural engineering teams.

• Strong execution mindset, with the ability to plan, track, and ensure delivery.

• Excellent communication skills and stakeholder management.