Salesforce CPQ Administrator (Contractor) - Remote US

WHO WE ARE:
Talend, a leader in data integration and data governance, is changing the way the world makes decisions. In order to compete and win, IT and business leaders need data that they can trust and understand instantly. Talend Data Fabric is the only platform that seamlessly combines an extensive range of data integration and governance capabilities to actively manage the health of corporate information. This unified approach is unique and essential to delivering complete, clean, and uncompromised data in real-time to all employees. It has made it possible to create innovations like the Talend Trust Score™, an industry-first assessment that instantly quantifies the reliability of any data set. Over 7,250 customers have chosen Talend to run their businesses on healthy data. Talend is recognized as a leader in its field by leading analyst firms and industry media. We pride ourselves in our values of Passion, Agility, Team Spirit, and Integrity. Every one of our 1,400 employees brings a certain je ne sais quoi that makes Talend special.

As a member of the IT Enterprise Applications team, the CPQ Administrator is responsible for administration of the CPQ application within the Salesforce platform; this includes requirement gathering, system configuration, maintenance, enhancements and upgrades, reporting, data integrity, deployments, security and end user support. The CPQ Administrator is intimately familiar with the Quote to Cash process and the benefits, limitations, and configuration of CPQ and Salesforce to support that process. This role is responsible for working with the business to understand billing processes and operations as they apply to subscriptions, perpetual licensing, order orchestration, provisioning, and activation.
This is a full-time, remote contract position for 6 months.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Serve as a key subject matter expert on complex and/or critical business issues and processes with particular emphasis on CPQ and supporting processes.
• Create and manage Price Rules, Product Rules, Product Hierarchy, Guided Selling, Product Bundling, Discounting, Product Setup and Configuration, Product Options, Quote Templates and Terms, and Advanced Approval Rules with ability to design for complex business use cases.
• Perform hands-on configuration of all new and existing CPQ features.
• Effectively leverage CPQ/Salesforce configuration and technical/functional capabilities to meet stakeholder requirements. Work with the larger Salesforce team to design and deliver solutions for those requirements that is consistent with larger CPQ and Salesforce best practices and strategic direction. 
• Work in an agile and dynamic environment to facilitate timely responses to changing project requirements and customer objectives.
• Regularly audit and proactively identify data integrity issues and/or opportunities for process improvement.
• Understand and effectively utilize sandbox architecture and CPQ/Salesforce application release management.
• Keep up to date with CPQ/Salesforce releases, features, and best practices.

A LITTLE ABOUT YOU:

• 3+ years of Salesforce administration experience at a high-growth SaaS company.
• 2+ years of Salesforce CPQ experience. Understand all aspects of CPQ, Quote to Cash, order management, and subscription lifecycle business models.
• Full comprehension of standard CPQ/Salesforce functions, particularly Sales Cloud.
• Deep knowledge of all parts of Salesforce’s configuration including native and custom objects, page layouts, validation rules, flows, process builder, workflow rule, 3rd-party technology integrations, reports and dashboards, user management, roles, profiles, permission sets, sharing rules, and security settings.
• Experience designing and maintaining an implementation that supports cross-functional teams, multiple product and service lines, and various sales motions (new sales, renewals, upsells, cross-sells, etc.)
• Understanding of Visualforce, Lightning Web Components, Apex, Apex Callouts, and Web Services 
• A system engineering mindset - work from requirements to design in a methodical way, optimizing for the highest quality and most usable output.
• Experience working in Agile (Scrum), Waterfall, and hybrid environments.
• Knowledgeable in the following tools or equivalent: FinancialForce, NetSuite and JIRA
• Ability to communicate clearly to business partners.
• Strong organizational skills

WE'RE EXCITED IF YOU HAVE ONE OR MANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

• Salesforce Administrator Certification
• Salesforce Advanced Administrator Certification
• Salesforce CPQ Specialist Certification

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AND NOW, A LITTLE ABOUT US:
Talend has received some pretty impressive accolades along the way:
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