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Senior Manager- Salesforce Marketing Cloud Lead

EXL
United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 23 Jun 2026

About the role

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Salesforce Marketing Technical Lead to serve as a key technology leader within our Banking and Capital Markets practice supporting a Marketing Org of a Fintech Client. This role focuses on driving collaboration across internal data, martech and campaign operations teams and clients to deliver integrated, Salesforce-powered solutions that create measurable business impact. As a Technology Lead, you will ensure alignment between advisory, technology, and operations while strengthening client relationships and supporting revenue growth across current and future client engagements. This position requires a blend of deep Salesforce Marketing Cloud Advanced, Agentforce and Data Cloud expertise, client relationship management, and strong business acumen to succeed in a fast-paced financial services environment.

1. Hands-on Marketing Cloud Development

  • Design, build, and deploy end-to-end marketing journeys using: 
    • Journey Builder (event-based & trigger-based journeys)
    • Automation Studio (file-based & API-based workflows)
    • Contact Builder (data modeling & relationships)
  • Develop highly personalized campaigns using: 
    • AMPScript (dynamic content, personalization logic)
    • SSJS (server-side scripting, API integrations)
    • HTML/CSS for email templates & Cloud Pages
  • Build and optimize: 
    • Triggered campaigns, drip journeys, lifecycle journeys
    • Transactional communications (real-time APIs)

2. Data Cloud Engineering & Activation

  • Design and implement Data Cloud pipelines and data models: 
    • Data ingestion (APIs, batch, streaming connectors)
    • Data Lake Objects (DLOs) & Data Model Objects (DMOs)
  • Configure: 
    • Identity Resolution rules
    • Unified customer profiles
    • Segments and calculated insights
  • Activate Data Cloud audiences into Marketing Cloud journeys and campaigns.

3. Integrations & API Development

  • Build and manage API-led integrations between: 
    • Salesforce (MC, Core CRM, Data Cloud)
    • External systems (CDP, AdTech, Web platforms, call centers)
  • Strong experience with: 
    • REST/SOAP APIs
    • Event-driven integrations (webhooks, streaming)
    • Middleware (MuleSoft / Boomi preferred)
  • Enable real-time event triggers for marketing journeys

4. Agentforce & AI-driven Automation

  • Implement Agentforce-powered marketing automation, including: 
    • AI-driven segmentation and targeting
    • Next Best Action / Next Best Journey decisioning
    • Automated campaign orchestration
  • Integrate AI outputs into: 
    • Journey decision splits
    • Personalization layers
  • Enable continuous optimization loops using AI signals and insights 

5. Delivery Ownership & Technical Leadership

  • Own end-to-end delivery lifecycle: 
    • Requirement breakdown → Design → Build → SIT/UAT → Go-Live
  • Lead a team of: 
    • MC Developers
    • Data Cloud Engineers
    • Integration Specialists
  • Perform: 
    • Code reviews (AMPScript, SSJS, SQL)
    • Performance optimization
    • Debugging complex journey/data issues

6. Performance Optimization & Monitoring

  • Monitor and optimize: 
    • Campaign performance (open rate, CTR, conversion)
    • Journey execution performance and latency
    • Data pipeline health (latency, data quality)
  • Implement: 
    • A/B testing frameworks
    • Continuous optimization strategies
  • Strong expertise in: 
    • Journey Builder, Automation Studio, Contact Builder
    • Email Studio, Mobile Studio, Cloud Pages
  • Advanced proficiency in: 
    • AMPScript (complex personalization logic)
    • SSJS (API integrations, automation extensions)
    • SQL (data extraction, segmentation)
  • Experience with: 
    • Data ingestion, identity resolution, segmentation
    • Data modeling (DLO, DMO concepts)
    • Real-time audience activation
  • Strong understanding of customer data platforms (CDP concepts)
  • Deep experience in: 
    • REST/SOAP APIs, JSON/XML
    • Event-driven architecture
    • Middleware (MuleSoft / Boomi)
  • Ability to design scalable, low-latency integrations
  • Hands-on or strong conceptual experience in: 
    • AI-driven personalization
    • Next Best Action / recommendation systems<

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