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AssetMark · 20 hours ago

Staff Engineering Director

Charlotte, NC

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$175K/yr - $195K/yr

10+ years exp

AssetMark is a leading strategic provider of innovative investment and consulting solutions serving independent financial advisors. They are seeking a highly experienced and strategically minded Staff Engineering Director to serve as the principal technical leader for their Salesforce ecosystem, guiding the long-term vision, scalability, and reliability of Salesforce platforms across the organization.

AdviceConsultingFinancial Services

No H1B

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end technical architecture for Salesforce Core, FSC, Marketing Cloud, and integrated enterprise systems

Define platform standards, integration patterns, data strategy, and security architecture

Lead the design of scalable and resilient Salesforce solutions aligned with business vision and enterprise architecture principles

Evaluate and drive adoption of new Salesforce capabilities, features, and AppExchange products

Establish and govern Salesforce development standards, CI/CD pipelines, coding conventions, and release management processes

Oversee data management frameworks, compliance standards, and platform performance benchmarks

Set architecture guardrails that ensure high availability, data integrity, and scalability

Partner with Product, Engineering, Business, and Executive leaders to translate strategic objectives into platform capabilities

Provide architectural guidance across squads, projects, and cross-cloud initiatives

Serve as the point of escalation for complex technical challenges and integration issues

Mentor engineers, admins, and developers across all levels and help shape their technical growth and architectural thinking

Promote engineering culture focused on best practices, quality, security, and innovation

Influence staffing, role definitions, and long-term organizational design

Oversee major cross-cloud implementations, modernization programs, and large-scale refactoring efforts

Conduct architectural reviews and approvals for critical projects

Ensure delivery aligns with roadmap priorities while maintaining platform stability

Qualification

Salesforce architectureMulti-cloud Salesforce expertiseApexSalesforce certificationsEnterprise integrationsData strategyTechnical leadershipMentoring engineering teamsPassion for optimizationExperience in financial servicesCommunication skills

Required

10 or more years of Salesforce experience, including architecture leadership roles

Deep hands-on expertise in Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Financial Services Cloud, and Marketing Cloud

Strong command of Apex, LWC, SOQL, flows, and Salesforce platform services

Experience with enterprise integrations such as REST, SOAP, middleware, and event-driven architectures

Proven experience designing scalable multi-cloud Salesforce environments

Strong understanding of enterprise data models, role hierarchy, sharing security models, and governance frameworks

Prior experience mentoring engineering teams and influencing executive stakeholders

Ability to connect business strategy with technical execution

Strong communication skills with executive presence

Experience working in regulated industries or financial services

Passion for platform optimization, performance, and long-term sustainability

Ability to lead through ambiguity and define technical direction in evolving environments

Preferred

Salesforce certifications highly desired, including Application Architect, System Architect, CTA (preferred), Marketing Cloud certifications, and FSC accreditation