Rumpke is a family-owned and operated company that ranks as one of the largest firms in the waste and recycling industry. Our mission is simple: to deliver exceptional waste and recycling solutions to our customers and communities through a commitment to safety, service, the environment and the growth of our people.
When you join Rumpke, you’ll be part of a team providing essential services to millions of residents, businesses, and neighborhoods. You will enjoy competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, including health, dental, vision, matching 401(k), life insurance, paid vacation, and more.
This is your opportunity to make a difference for you and your family. Come join our team!
The Salesforce Platform Manager is a strategic and technical leader responsible for the architecture, governance, and evolution of Rumpke’s Salesforce platform. This role ensures Salesforce capabilities align with enterprise business processes while delivering scalable, integrated, and high-value solutions across the organization. The Salesforce Platform Manager defines the platform vision, architectural standards, and solution patterns that guide Salesforce development and implementation efforts. Working closely with business leaders, product owners, and technical teams, this role ensures Salesforce investments support operational efficiency, business process integration, and long-term platform sustainability. This role will combine deep Salesforce functional expertise with strong enterprise solution design skills and guide cross-functional teams in delivering integrated Salesforce capabilities.
Responsibilities of Position:
• Lead, coach, and mentor a team of Salesforce product owners and administrators, setting priorities and ensuring consistent quality across solution delivery
• Define and maintain the long-term Salesforce platform architecture and technology roadmap
• Establish solution design standards, architectural principles, and functional integration patterns for Salesforce solutions
• Serve as the design authority for Salesforce initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and business strategy
• Govern functional solution designs across Salesforce modules to ensure scalability, sustainability, and cross-module consistency
• Identify and manage architectural risks, integration dependencies, and technical debt within the Salesforce landscape
• Design end-to-end Salesforce solutions across multiple functional domains including Sales, Customer Service, Field Services, Billing, and E-Commerce
• Translate business requirements into integrated Salesforce solution designs that align with platform standards and business goals
• Lead solution architecture efforts for Salesforce implementations and enhancements
• Ensure cross-functional business process alignment across Salesforce modules and enterprise systems
• Review and validate functional designs to ensure consistency, quality, and maintainability
• Partner with business leaders, product owners, and delivery teams to define Salesforce-enabled business capabilities
• Facilitate alignment across functional stakeholders on business process design and system capabilities
• Advise leadership on Salesforce capabilities, architectural trade-offs, and solution roadmap options
• Support key implementation activities including testing strategy, cutover planning, and go-live readiness from a solution perspective
• Perform other duties as needed
Supervisory Responsibility:
• This position will manage 1-5 employees
• This position will not oversee and direct other managers
Skills & Abilities Needed for Position:
• Strong stakeholder communication and facilitation skills
• Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture, business processes, and best practices
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Strong critical thinking, negotiation, and leadership skills to drive collaboration across teams
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving enterprise environment
Experience & Knowledge Needed for Position:
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 8+ years of Salesforce functional, solution architecture, or platform design experience
• 3+ years in a lead functional architect, solution architect, or Salesforce design leadership role
• Experience designing and delivering integrated Salesforce solutions in complex enterprise environments
Physical Requirements in a Regular Workday:
• Rarely lifting/carrying/pushing/pulling a max of 10 lbs
• Continuously working inside
• Frequently sitting/standing/walking
Additional Working Conditions/Aspects:
• Ability to work flexible hours; expected to work nights and weekends as needed
• Ability to work overtime, weekends, and/or holidays
• Must be available for 24-hour emergency calls
• Legally eligible to work in the United States
• Valid driver’s license (if applicable)
• Must successfully complete pre-employment testing
• Must be able to read and speak the English language
This job description is intended to describe the general nature, complexity, and level of work to be performed by employees assigned to this position and is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required. It does not prescribe or restrict the work that may be assigned. Furthermore, this does not establish an employment contract and is subject to change at the discretion of the company.
Rumpke Waste and Recycling is committed to equality in all aspects of employment. It is Rumpke’s policy to provide equal opportunities to all employees and potential employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.