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Salesforce · 7 hours ago

VP, Product Management- Unified Profile and Knowledge

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where innovation drives customer success. The role involves leading the strategy, development, and delivery of a unified profile and enterprise knowledge platform for Salesforce, ensuring harmonized and unified data to enable success across the enterprise.

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Responsibilities

Define, champion, and evangelize a compelling vision for Salesforce’s unified data graph that brings all of our most critical data assets into an actionable asset for the agentic enterprise
Develop and manage a multi-year product roadmap, prioritizing initiatives based on customer impact, business value, technical feasibility, and strategic importance
Drive the end-to-end product lifecycle from concept through to launch, adoption, and iteration, ensuring technical delivery excellence
Lead the integrated team of product managers, engineers, and data scientists to build and extend the Salesforce platform
Ensure adherence to agile software development best practices and Salesforce platform development standards
Manage the strategy, budget, relationships, and integration with a large suite of data providers to acquire, enrich, and share data assets across Salesforce's enterprise needs
Ensure continuous management of key data assets with operations to monitor data quality, govern mastering rules, fix records and data values, and provide scaled capacity to take on data management tasks like updating contact records, validating preferences, and more with a globally distributed data operations team
Collaborate closely with world-class engineering, data science, research, design, marketing, sales, and other business unit teams to deliver high-quality products and ensure successful go-to-market strategies and adoption
Engage with executive leadership and key stakeholders across various business units and in global, matrixed environments to understand their needs, communicate product strategy, secure buy-in, and manage expectations
Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team
Maintain a strong understanding of data management, customer data platforms, LLMs, vector and graph databases, agentic development models, and scalable platform architecture to guide product decisions, effectively communicate with technical teams, and drive thoughtful architectural decisions
Drive operational excellence implementing best practices for product discovery, delivery, and lifecycle management
Represent Salesforce and its data and AI vision through presentations and engagements at Salesforce events, customer engagements, and relevant industry forums
Manage relationships with a suite of vendors and consultancies as needed to deliver products and programs, including budget considerations and procurement alignment

Qualification

DataAI product managementMaster data managementData modelingAgile software developmentMachine learningEnterprise-scale technologyStakeholder managementCross-functional leadershipVendor managementOperational excellenceIndustry thought leadershipStrategic thinkingProblem-solvingTeam leadershipCommunication skills

Required

15+ years of data and AI software product management experience, with at least 7-10 years in a significant product leadership role (Director level or above) focused on machine learning, AI platforms, data products, or enterprise-scale technology platforms
Proven track record of successfully launching, scaling, and growing complex, data-intensive enterprise-grade platforms and AI-powered applications that deliver significant business KPIs
Demonstrated expertise in master data management practices and technologies inclusive of identity management, hierarchy management, ontology management, identity resolution, survivorship logic, golden record identification, and more. Extremely strong data modeling skills and understanding of data modeling practices
Knowledge and strong interest in emerging technologies related to unstructured data ingestion, metadata management, ontological modeling, and shaping unstructured into well managed vector databases and graph databases for use in agentic systems
Experience with building or significantly contributing to enterprise products that incorporate machine learning and AI decision systems
Exceptional strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with a demonstrated ability to synthesize and translate market needs and complex technical concepts into clear product requirements, compelling product vision, and business value
Demonstrated ability to lead, inspire, and scale high-performing product teams, fostering a culture of excellence and accountability. Proven ability to manage orgs at scale (50-100+FTEs)
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with the ability to craft compelling narratives and present effectively to diverse audiences, including C-level executives, technical teams, and customers
Proven ability to work cross-functionally, build strong relationships, and influence effectively with stakeholders at all levels of a global, matrixed organization
Deep knowledge and proven use of agile software development practices, including Scrum/Agile methodologies and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) for delivering software applications and platforms
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field
Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed (e.g., ~15-25%) for team management, Salesforce events, industry engagement, and customer interactions

Preferred

Master's or PhD in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, or a related field
Experience with building software on large-scale distributed systems and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure)
Experience delivering and managing product lines with significant revenue or business impact
Expertise with Salesforce products and the Salesforce platform ecosystem
Experience building data management solutions for CRM, sales, service, or marketing domains
Experience with data governance, privacy regulations, and implementing ethical AI frameworks in practice
Active participation in the data & AI/ML research, open-source community, and industry events

Benefits

Time off programs
Medical
Dental
Vision
Mental health support
Paid parental leave
Life and disability insurance
401(k)
Employee stock purchasing program

Company

Salesforce

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Salesforce is a cloud-based software company that provides customer relationship management software and applications.

H1B Sponsorship

Salesforce has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1883)
2024 (2296)
2023 (1850)
2022 (2849)
2021 (2124)
2020 (1960)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$65.38M
Key Investors
Starboard ValueEmergence CapitalHalsey Minor
2022-10-18Post Ipo Equity
2004-06-23IPO
2003-01-01Series Unknown· $1M

Leadership Team

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Arundhati Bhattacharya
CEO & Chairperson, Salesforce India and South Asia
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Marc Benioff
Chair & CEO
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