Salesforce Developer

About The Role
Are you a looking for a new developer role opportunity allowing you to lead on and deliver amazing products on our core Salesforce application suite? Then this is the role for you!
Reporting to our Head of IT and working closely with our amazing Product Owners you will be responsible for leading new applications built on our Salesforce platform (SaaS). You will work with a small team of five developers working to deliver value to our mission to support anyone affected by dementia.

You will have a strong Salesforce development background allowing you to also support and improve existing services and improve ways of working in line with good practice.

You will be responsible for:

- Leading on specific projects to develop services built on Salesforce that support our core mission of supporting anyone affected by Dementia.
- Experience of using CRM systems.
- To align with Salesforce best practice and standards.
- To advise product owners on the best approach to solving business problems.
- Develop appropriate testing approaches with Test Manager.
- Supporting Enterprise Architecture work where required.

Alzheimer's Society have recently been named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023! We have achieved excellent scores for workplace happiness, pride, and job satisfaction. This is a fantastic achievement and we're incredibly proud as this is fantastic indication of how far we've travelled over the past few years.

We would love to welcome more outstanding people to join our exciting journey to make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.

About you

We're looking for someone with the following skills and experience:

- Current experience of developing products on Salesforce platform
- Experience of developing solution designs in line with business needs
- Skills in APEX development and custom Lightning Web Components
- Expertise with Salesforce Experience Cloud
- Experience with incoming and outgoing API integrations including Apex REST Webservices
- Strong knowledge of database design principles

Person Specification

- Verbal and written communication skills to liaise with a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Excellent IT skills and extensive experience/knowledge on using Microsoft packages.
- Work collaboratively and be able to prioritise your workload effectively.
- Strong analytical and interpretation skills.
- Excellent organisational skills and great attention to detail.
- Advocate for Alzheimer's Society, demonstrating passion and resilience to make a difference.
- Be a self-starter and incredibly motivated.

About Alzheimer's Society
Dementia is the biggest health and social challenge of our time.

There are currently estimated to be 900,000 people in the UK with dementia. Many are undiagnosed and facing the realities of their condition alone.

At Alzheimer's Society we're working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. We do this by giving help to those living with dementia today and providing hope for the future. We're here for everyone living with dementia.

As a Society, we are made up of people with dementia, carers, trusted experts, campaigners, researchers and clinicians. We are the UK's largest collective force of people with unparalleled knowledge and over 40 years of experience addressing the biggest challenges facing people living with dementia.

Our Values

We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.

Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don't shy away from challenges.

Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.

Equal Opportunities

We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.

We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.