Salesforce Technical Lead

Salesforce Technical Lead - Consulting - contract

Location: Remote, travel to customers when required

Contract Type: Contract

• Lead Salesforce solutions across Sales, Service, and Platform with direct client engagement and hands‑on technical delivery
• Work with a global consultancy consistently voted as one of the UK's most innovative
• Mentor development teams, conduct code reviews, and guide technical architecture decisions across complex projects
• Facilitate client workshops and whiteboard sessions, translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Collaborate with driven peers in a remote‑first environment with flexibility to travel to customer sites

Our client is a global consultancy at the forefront of Salesforce technology, delivering innovative solutions across multiple sectors. They're seeking a confident Salesforce Technical Lead to join their consulting team on a contractor basis. This is an opportunity to advance your career working directly with clients, leading technical design and delivery whilst mentoring development teams in a meritocratic environment that values your expertise and career growth.

As a Salesforce Technical Lead, you'll be the primary technical point of contact for clients and internal delivery teams, responsible for designing and delivering Salesforce solutions that drive business impact. You'll combine hands‑on development expertise with strong client‑facing skills, leading workshops, presenting complex technical concepts to stakeholders, and ensuring solutions meet best practice standards for security, performance and maintainability. Your role bridges technical delivery and client relationships, making you essential to project success and client satisfaction.

• Lead the technical design and delivery of Salesforce solutions across Sales, Service, and Platform capabilities
• Facilitate client workshops, whiteboard sessions, and solution presentations, translating business requirements into technical architecture
• Provide hands‑on development using Apex, Lightning Web Components, integrations, and automation tools
• Act as the primary technical point of contact for clients and internal delivery teams throughout projects
• Review code and mentor Salesforce developers and administrators, ensuring consistent quality and best practice
• Ensure solutions meet security, performance, and maintainability standards across all implementations
• Support pre‑sales activities including technical demonstrations and solution design proposals
• Collaborate with functional consultants, project managers, and business stakeholders to deliver aligned outcomes
• Identify technical risks and proactively recommend improvements to enhance solution delivery

Essential experience and skills:

• 6+ years of Salesforce experience with at least 2 years in a technical leadership role
• Proven expertise in Apex, Lightning Web Components, REST/SOAP integrations, and data modelling
• Delivered 2+ projects in a Salesforce Technical Lead capacity
• Strong whiteboard and presentation skills with ability to explain technical concepts to non‑technical audiences
• Experience leading development teams and conducting code reviews
• Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum environments
• Proven experience delivering solutions directly in front of clients
• Current Salesforce certifications (Platform Developer II, Integration Architecture Designer, or Technical Architect)
• Consultancy or professional services background
• Ability to attend client meetings in person
• Right to work in the UK without sponsorship
• Experience with CI/CD tools and Dev Ops pipelines
• Multiple Salesforce certifications

Personal attributes:

• Clear, confident communicator with strong leadership presence
• Client‑focused and professional demeanor
• Organised, detail‑oriented and self‑driven
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills

This leading global consultancy specialises in delivering state‑of‑the‑art Salesforce solutions across multiple sectors. Consistently voted as one of the UK's best employers, they're known for their meritocratic culture, commitment to advancing employee careers, and collaborative environment of driven,…