Salesforce Technical Project Lead

Job Title: Salesforce Technical Project Lead

Location: Pennington, NJ / Charlotte, NC

Duration: Contract - 12 months. Required 3 days onsite. November start.

Pay Range:

Pennington, NJ - Pay Rate: $78.37/hr

Charlotte, NC - Pay Rate: $73.93/hr

Job ID: 410995

About BCforward

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Salesforce Technical Project Lead to lead cross-functional delivery for Salesforce CRM initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Agile delivery, stakeholder facilitation, and project financial management, and a proven ability to guide teams through the full SDLC to achieve timely, high-quality releases.

Responsibilities:

• Lead JAD sessions, set context, summarize outcomes, and drive follow-ups. Collaborate with LOB, FL, and architects to define agendas.
• Coordinate with Product Manager and Product Owner on requirements and roadmap.
• Partner with architects to shape solution designs and lead design reviews with technology and business stakeholders.
• Plan and lead PI activities, including coordinating breakout sessions across participating teams.
• Engage service providers through required intake forums and oversee end-to-end delivery dependencies.
• Track and manage project financials, including negotiations, risk escalation, and mitigation planning.
• Lead technology workgroups to track progress through all SDLC phases.
• Plan and drive end-to-end testing and production certification with all stakeholders.
• Lead triage during LLE and post-production, ensuring timely resolution with stakeholders.
• Lead and track MRA activities in partnership with change coordinators.
• Provide timely status communications to leadership and LOB in partnership with the PMO delivery lead.
• For each release, determine significance with the PMO and coordinate required documentation and review sessions.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 5+ years on software development teams applying Agile principles, practices, and theory.
• Servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and transparency.
• Knowledge of Scrum patterns and techniques, including burn-down practices, retrospective formats, and defect handling.
• Excellent communication and mentoring abilities.
• Primary skill: Salesforce CRM.
• AI and GenAI knowledge is preferred.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with additional Agile approaches such as XP, Kanban, Crystal, or FDD.
• Awareness of Agile techniques such as User Stories, ATDD, TDD, CI, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, and Agile Games.
• Experience managing IT project finances.
• Applicable knowledge of team technologies.

Submission Guidelines and Notes:

• Glider: ID verification required.
• Include current and intended location on resume.
• Submit at the correct rate for the selected location.
• Maximum submissions per supplier: 3.
• Hours per day: 8. Labor type: Technical.
• Initial engagement. Not tied to a regulatory requirement response.

Why BCforward?

At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:

• Competitive compensation a