Job Description

Job Title:

Salesforce Development Team Leader

Posting Start Date:

03/12/2025

Job Id:

1924

School/Department:

IT Services

Work Arrangement:

Full Time (Hybrid)

Contract Type:

Permanent

Salary per annum ():

48,822-58,225 per annum, potential to progress to 65,509

Closing Date:

05/01/2026
The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.



We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more.

Overview

To meet University strategic aims, a product and service-led strategic framework has been

developed to allow the IT team to iteratively co-design, develop and deliver new and existing

services for our customers. This role will be critical to the delivery of this new and innovative

approach.



IT Services at the University of Sheffield provide a full range of complex IT and technology enabled services that support education, research, workplace, corporate services and

infrastructure enablers to all our staff and students. This large and highly innovative department is undergoing a significant amount of change as it establishes itself as a key enterprise IT partner that works across the University, with stakeholders and key partners to deliver enterprise-wide products and services in line with strategic aims.



We are seeking a creative, high-performing and engaging Team Leader who

can manage and lead the Salesforce development and administration team as part of our Technology function. You will manage a team of high-performing Salesforce developers and administrators in maintaining and enhancing Salesforce, whilst building a strong relationship with other technical and product colleagues.


You will have a wide range of experience in Salesforce development in a corporate environment and understand the importance of design and development standards, especially regarding security, performance, user experience and accessibility. You will have a track record of releasing quality software and be able to establish relationships with a wide range of customers and stakeholders across the University and beyond. To achieve this you will build a high-performing team and develop them to have the right skills and processes to deliver.

Main duties a

nd responsibilities

Manage the Salesforce Development team and ensure the team are working to consistent technical standards Provide leadership and direction to the team, providing clear guidance and support to get the best out of team members and allowing them to work to a high standard Collaborate with Product Managers, Delivery Leads and other teams in product areas to support a roadmap for the entire product area Translate the needs of the business into value-driven workloads for the team and represent the demands and requirements of the technology back to the organisation Devise or identify technical professional development opportunities for team members to keep skills current Oversee the systems run by the team Ensure all systems are properly managed, documented and kept up to date Work with integrations, platforms and solutions architecture teams to create and maintain a software development and operations strategy for the department and ensure that Salesforce development is done in line with best practice Development and maintenance of systems within Salesforce, including Marketing and Education Cloud Work as a leader and member of agile project and Scrum teams, as well as independently, on a variety of projects Act as a technical point of contact in areas of expertise with other colleagues and departments Keep up to date with new technologies and improve existing skills using all available resources Carry out other duties, commensurate with the grade and remit of the post

Person Specification

Our diverse community of staff and students recognises the unique abilities, backgrounds, and beliefs of all. We foster a culture where everyone feels they belong and is respected. Even if your past experience doesn't match perfectly with this role's criteria, your contribution is valuable, and we encourage you to apply. Please ensure that you reference the application criteria in the application statement when you apply.

Criteria

Essential or desirable

Stage(s) assessed at

Have a good honours degree in a related subject area, equivalent qualifications or equivalent professional experience (5 years)

Essential


Interview/Task


Demonstrable leadership skills and experience in supporting and mentoring individuals and building and managing successful, high performing teams

Essential


Interview


Significant experience with full agile lifecycle product development and processes

Essential


Interview


Experience in driving continual improvements to systems, processes and working practices to deliver increased performance, efficiency and quality on the systems we maintain

Essential


Application/Interview


Expertise in designing, building and maintaining complex software systems using relevant technologies.

Essential


Application/Interview


Expertise in Salesforce development and administration


Essential


Interview/Task


Ability to plan and prioritise the maintainability of our systems through things like documentation, knowledge sharing, standardisation, testing and automation


Essential


Interview


Experience working with APIs and databases to extract and manage data

Essential


Application/Interview


Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence people from a wide range of disciplines and to build internal and external networks to deliver business value


Essential


Application/Interview


Ability to analyse and solve problems with an appreciation of longer- term implications

Essential


Application/Interview


Ability to learn new technologies and techniques, set standards and support team members on their use

Essential


Application/Interview


Ability to assess and organise resources, along with planning and progressing work activities in the short and medium-term for the team to meet deadlines


Essential


Application/Interview


Experience working in a collaborative development environment using relevant tools for example GIT, Jenkins etc. and methodologies such as TDD and agile


Desirable


Application/Task


Manage own time when working on several projects simultaneously, with an ability to prioritise and complete urgent fixes as they occur

Desirable


Application/Interview

Further Information

Grade

8

Line manager

Student Systems Team Leader

Direct reports

Salesforce Developer, Salesforce Administrators

Our website

https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/it-services/about ()


For informal enquiries about this job contact Charlotte Lockwood, Head of Enterprise Systems at

c.e.lockwood@sheffield.ac.uk

Next steps in the recruitment process

The selection process will consist of a take-home task and interview. We plan to let candidates know if they have progressed to the selection stage within two weeks of the closing date. Contact it-services-recruitment@sheffield.ac.uk if you require any reasonable adjustments.

Our vision and strategic plan

We are the University of Sheffield. This is our vision: sheffield.ac.uk/vision ().

What we offer

A minimum of 41days annual leave including bank holiday and closure days (pro rata) with the ability to purchase more. Flexible working opportunities, including hybrid working for some roles. Generous pension scheme. A wide range of discounts and rewards on shopping, eating out and travel. A variety of staff networks, providing opportunities for social interaction, peer support and personal development (for example, Race Equality, LGBT+, Women's and Parent's networks). Recognition Awards to reward staff who go above and beyond in their role. A commitment to your development access to learning and mentoring schemes. A range of generous family-friendly policies + paid time off for parenting and caring emergencies
+ support for those going through the menopause
+ paid time off and support for fertility treatment
+ and more





We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you have a disability and meet the essential criteria for this job you will be invited to take part in the next stage of the selection process.

We are a research university with a global reputation for excellence. Our ideas and expertise change the world for the better, making a real difference to society. We know that when people come together with different views, approaches and insights it can lead to richer, more creative and innovative teaching and research and the highest levels of student experience. Our University Vision (www.sheffield.ac.uk/vision) outlines our commitment to building a diverse community of staff and students that recognises and values the abilities, backgrounds, beliefs and ways of living for everyone.