Specialist Director, Salesforce Platform Support Lead

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KPMG is currently seeking a Specialist Director, Salesforce Platform Support Lead to join our Managed Services practice.

Responsibilities:

• Own overall platform health, performance, and stability, enforcing governance across intake, SLAs/KPIs, separation of run (Incidents/RITMs) and change (enhancements/projects), and coordination of integration and cross-system platform dependencies to ensure rapid issue resolution
• Lead end-to-end management of incidents and service requests, including triage, prioritization, escalation, SLA adherence, and root cause analysis to reduce repeat issues and improve user experience
• Govern the enhancement backlog through structured demand intake, prioritization, and execution, maintaining visibility into backlog health, throughput, and alignment to business value
• Drive multi-team Agile delivery by coordinating Scrum Masters, managing dependencies, and aligning backlog execution with ongoing project initiatives
• Oversee Salesforce seasonal releases, including impact assessment, sandbox validation, regression testing, and controlled go-live governance
• Serve as the primary stakeholder interface, delivering transparent reporting and driving continuous improvement through automation, operational efficiency, and a rolling improvement backlog
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications:

• Minimum eight years of recent experience in Salesforce platform delivery, including AMS/production support leadership with SLA accountability
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is required 
• Deep expertise in Salesforce (Sales Cloud required) with strong knowledge of Apex, Flows, Lightning architecture, and integration patterns (MuleSoft preferred)
• Proven experience in ITIL-aligned service management, backlog governance, and KPI reporting within structured L1/L2/L3 models
• Demonstrated leadership in multi-team Agile delivery with strong stakeholder management, executive communication, and the ability to operate in complex, high-pressure environments
• Ability to travel as needed based on business and client demands
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)

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