Director, Salesforce Engineering

Company Description

VERSANT is a leading force in news, sports and entertainment - home to iconic and trusted brands that inspire, inform, and delight audiences. Our unique combination of content, technology and services enriches the cultural fabric, igniting passions, sparking conversations, and connecting people to what they love most. As an independent, publicly traded company, VERSANT brings together powerhouse cable networks - including USA Network, CNBC, MS NOW (formerly MSNBC), Oxygen, E!,

SYFY, and Golf Channel - with dynamic digital and direct-to-consumer brands such as Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, Golf Now, Golf Pass, and Sports Engine. Together, these businesses reflect our commitment to delivering exceptional experiences across every screen and service. VERSANT is an industry-changing media company fueled by innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. With a strong foundation and a forward‑looking vision, VERSANT empowers creativity, embraces change, and drives connection in an ever‑evolving world.

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.

• 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 Dev Ops, 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 maintain engineering governance: version control, change management, documentation, and technical standards.
• Partner with Legal, Privacy, and Security teams to…