Director, Salesforce Engineering

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Job Description

Versant is seeking a Director of Salesforce Engineering to lead the design, development, deployment, support, and evolution of Versant’s enterprise-wide Salesforce ecosystem—spanning Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud (Engagement), and Data Cloud/CDP. This leader will drive the engineering vision for our customer and business-facing platforms, ensuring reliability, scalability, and innovation in support of Versant’s growth strategy.

You will build and lead a high-performing team of engineers and solution architects responsible for platform architecture, integration, and delivery. You’ll partner with stakeholders across Marketing, Sales, Product, Data & Analytics, and Corporate Technology to align our Salesforce strategy with business goals and technical standards.

Key Responsibilities (Four-Pillar Summary)

Platform Strategy & Architecture

• Define the engineering vision, standards, and multi-year roadmap for Salesforce platforms (Sales, Service, Marketing, and Data Cloud).
• Architect scalable, secure, and integrated Salesforce solutions that meet enterprise and customer needs.
• Align platform architecture with Versant’s digital strategy, ensuring flexibility for future expansion and new capabilities.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging Salesforce technologies (AI, automation, data unification) that enhance performance, usability, and business outcomes.
• Partner with Product, Data, and Enterprise Technology leaders to ensure cohesive architecture and alignment across corporate systems.

Delivery & Operations Excellence

• Lead end-to-end Salesforce delivery, from requirements and design through testing, deployment, and sustainment.
• Oversee technical delivery, CI/CD pipelines, and environment management to ensure stability and predictable releases.
• Drive best practices in DevOps, code quality, documentation, and automated testing to enable faster innovation with minimal risk.
• Collaborate with data, integration, and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless interoperability across applications.
• Monitor platform performance, availability, and incident response, ensuring operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Partner & Team Leadership

• Build and lead a blended organization of internal engineers, architects, and contracted delivery partners.
• Serve as the accountable leader for all contracted and managed service partners, ensuring delivery quality, cost effectiveness, and strategic alignment.
• Define clear scopes of work, service-level expectations, and governance processes with delivery partners.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, ownership, and learning—balancing partner execution with internal capability growth.
• Mentor and develop team members, driving engagement, accountability, and professional development.
• Manage budgets and resource plans, ensuring optimal allocation across initiatives.

Governance, Security & Stakeholder Alignment

• Ensure Salesforce platform compliance with corporate security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Establish and maintai