Data Modeler (Principal, Lead, Senior)

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Data Modeler (Principal, Lead, Senior)

Office hybrid; San Francisco or Seattle


Overview of the Role:
The Principal Data Modeler role provides data model design oversight as a part of Salesforce’s Tech and Product (T&P) Data Modeling Team. The Data Modeling team, a part of the Salesforce Technology organization, works with product owners, software engineers, architects and others to ensure that Salesforce delivers the data model and software that is expected of the #1 AI+Data+CRM.

The Principal Data Modeler will be joining a world-class data modeling team with a real passion for well-architected enterprise software that delivers unparalleled customer success. You will work on Salesforce standard data models for our “horizontal” applications (e.g. sales, service, marketing) as well as our fast-growing industry-specific apps, helping to craft the structure of data across a much broader range of subject areas than most data modelers see in their careers. You will also contribute to our canonical data model that is the standard data model for Data Cloud. Salesforce is leading the way to bring AI, data, automation and deep industry-specific functionality to our customers. Join our dedication culture of trust, collaboration, visibility, continuous improvement and making work fun!

Responsibilities:
Success will be measured by the individual’s ability to lead Salesforce T&P to deliver well-architected data models at a steady pace of innovation.

• Provide expert data modeling design advice to Salesforce product teams (for OLTP, OLAP and AI).
• Identify overlapping data model requirements across multiple product teams and drive the combined design to consensus and consistency.
• Take ownership of designs advised and represent them to internal and external partners.
• Coach, mentor and improve the design skills of our own team and all the teams we work with.
• Lead and contribute to data model documentation and collateral to enable the Salesforce ecosystem to understand and accurately adopt the Salesforce data model.
• Seek continuous improvement in Salesforce’s processes, methods and tooling to improve our efficiency and effectiveness.

Required Qualifications:

• 20+ years of proven, hands-on data modeling and enterprise software design experience in multiple industries for OLTP (relational) and analytical systems
• Proven understanding of data modeling principles and standard processes including a solid understanding of canonical data modeling concepts
• Ability to quickly grasp technological and business concepts
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; experience communicating with engineers, software professionals, product management and executives to succinctly explain technical and functional concepts
• Experience with the full software lifecycle delivering enterprise software products or large-company enterprise information technology projects
• Experience and desire to work within a fast-paced environment with short release cycles and an iterative development methodology
• Able to work on multiple projects/products simultaneously and comfortable working with minimal specifications
• A related technical degree required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience across a variety of business processes and industries; especially communications, media, energy, utilities, financial services, health, manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, retail, non-profit, education, public sector and sustainability
• Strong, hands-on knowledge of SQL (or Salesforce SOQL) including performance tuning
• Solid understanding of Salesforce product and platform features, capabilities, and the best use of them
• Good understanding of enterprise architecture principles
• Experience with Agile development methodologies
• Ability to serve as a trusted advisor to customers, with a deep curiosity to understand them, their motivations and needs, and how to approach ensuring their success
• Knowledge of modern, non-relational databases (e