Technical Project Manager (Salesforce)

Contract Project Manager - Salesforce (6-Month Engagement)

Location: Chiswick Park (Hybrid)

Contract Length: 6 months (with extension potential)

Company Overview

A global, enterprise-scale sports, media & entertainment organization is seeking a Contract Project Manager to support a major Salesforce transformation program. The company operates internationally, delivers hundreds of large-scale live events each year, and manages complex commercial, marketing, and fan-engagement operations across multiple business units.

This is a highly visible initiative within a fast-moving, consumer-facing enterprise environment.

Position Summary

We are hiring a Contract Project Manager to lead a Salesforce Sales Cloud & Data Cloud implementation as part of a critical enterprise modernization program.

This engagement will run for approximately 6 months and will be responsible for full end-to-end delivery - from project kickoff through go-live and post-launch stabilization.

You will be accountable for coordinating internal stakeholders, external Salesforce implementation partners, and technical delivery teams to ensure a successful deployment across multiple business functions.

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery

• Own full lifecycle delivery of a Salesforce Sales Cloud & Data Cloud implementation
• Manage timelines, milestones, dependencies, risks, and deliverables across multiple workstreams
• Coordinate closely with external Salesforce implementation partners, developers, integration teams, and data engineers
• Ensure delivery aligns with scope, budget, timeline, and quality standards
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks, blockers, and cross-team dependencies

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Act as the primary point of contact between business leadership and delivery partners
• Facilitate governance forums, status meetings, and executive-level reporting
• Manage third-party system integrators to ensure contractual and delivery obligations are met

Governance & Change

• Establish and enforce project governance, change control, and escalation frameworks
• Ensure alignment with Salesforce best practices, security standards, and compliance requirements
• Partner with business teams on change management, communications, training, and user adoption

Reporting & Documentation

• Produce clear and accurate status reporting, including RAID, milestones, financials, and mitigation plans
• Maintain delivery documentation including schedules, decision logs, and delivery artefacts

Knowledge & Experience

• 7+ years of enterprise project management experience
• Proven delivery of multiple Salesforce implementations
• Hands-on experience with Salesforce Sales Cloud and Data Cloud
• Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture, integrations, and enterprise data platforms
• Experience working with system integrators, vendors, and cross-functional internal teams
• Comfortable operating in Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery environments
• Able to assess technical risk and delivery dependencies without being a hands-on developer

Qualifications

Required

• PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile certification

Preferred

• Salesforce certifications (Administrator, Sales Cloud Consultant, Data Cloud Consultant, etc.)

• 7+ years of enterprise project management experience
• Proven delivery of multiple Salesforce implementations
• Hands-on experience with Salesforce Sales Cloud and Data Cloud
• Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture, integrations, and enterprise data platforms
• Experience working with system integrators, vendors, and cross-functional internal teams
• Comfortable operating in Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery environments
• Able to assess technical risk and delivery dependencies without being a hands-on developer, * Salesforce certifications (Administrator, Sales Cloud Consultant, Data Cloud Consultant, etc.)

A global, enterprise-scale sports, media & entertainment organization is seeking a Contract Project Manager to support a major Salesforce transformation program. The company operates internationally, delivers hundreds of large-scale live events each year, and manages complex commercial, marketing, and fan-engagement operations across multiple business units.