Associate, Partner Talent Programs

**Job Category **:Alliances & Channels **Job Details**: **About our Team**: The Salesforce Economy is expected to drive 9.3 million new jobs and more than $1.6 trillion in business revenue by 2026. This rapid growth is driven by the Salesforce partner ecosystem, which is the largest partner ecosystem of any tech company in the world. The Salesforce Talent Alliance team works closely with partners to build new talent, and then connect that talent with employment opportunities in our ecosystem. We are a small but mighty team that makes things happen. We reward clever and innovative ideas and approaches. We learn, grow and cheer for each other along the way. **About the role**: - Support partners in deepening engagement with local universities, WFD orgs and Salesforce talent programs - Manage university & Workforce Development organizations partnerships - Proactively find and execute on opportunities to introduce untapped talent to the partner ecosystem & connect them with employment opportunities - Lead events such as career fairs, webinars, and info sessions - Create & help lead a steering committee of partners and workforce development organizations - Build and manage program assets and content creation (blogs, guides, etc.) - Drive internal alignment across multiple organizations, including Partner Marketing, Trailhead, and our Alliances team. - This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties or responsibilities; at times other duties may be assigned as needed. **Knowledge/Skills/Experience**: - Proven entrepreneurial track record of defining and delivering new initiatives; able to drive clarity in ambiguity - High-energy with experience managing programs in the university and/or talent space - Operational excellence; able to juggle multiple competing priorities - Sound business acumen; thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment - Excellent spoken and written communication, including presentation skills - Capable of building and maintaining strong relationships with a diverse set of internal and partner constituencies, including senior level executives - Knowledge of/experience working in the Salesforce partner ecosystem highly preferred - Working knowledge and understanding of University curriculum development, review process and procedures preferred **About Salesforce: **- Salesforce, the Customer Success Platform and world's #1 CRM, empowers companies to connect with their customers in a whole new way. The company was founded on three disruptive ideas: a new technology model in cloud computing, a pay-as-you-go business model, and a new integrated corporate philanthropy model. These founding principles have taken our company to great heights, including being named one of Forbes’s “World’s Most Innovative Company” eight years in a row and #1 on the FORTUNE ‘100 Best Companies to Work For®’ List. We are the fastest growing of the top 10 enterprise software companies, and this level of growth equals incredible opportunities to grow a career at Salesforce. Together, with our whole Ohana (Hawaiian for "family") made up of our employees, customers, partners and communities, we are working to improve the state of the world. _ **Accommodations**: **Posting Statement**: At Salesforce we believe that the business of business is to improve the state of our world. Each of us has a responsibility to drive Equality in our communities and workplaces. We are committed to creating a workforce that reflects society through inclusive programs and initiatives such as equal pay, employee resource groups, inclusive benefits, and more. Learn more about Equality at Salesforce and explore our benefits. Salesforce welcomes all.