Head of Salesforce DevOps - iO Associates : Job Details

Head of Salesforce DevOps - London, England

Location: UK - HybridType: PermanentSalary: £140,000 - £160,000/pa

About the ClientOur client is a top-tier financial services firm, currently scaling its Salesforce platform to support business-critical operations across Sales, Service, Marketing, and Compliance. As part of a multi-year transformation programme, they are embedding DevOps best practices into every layer of their Salesforce ecosystem to drive velocity, quality, and control.

The RoleWe're hiring a Head of Salesforce DevOps to lead the platform's CI/CD evolution, shaping governance, tooling, and deployment strategy across multiple Salesforce clouds. This role will own the DevOps roadmap and manage high-performing delivery teams to ensure fast, secure, and scalable releases.

What You'll Do

• Define and execute the Salesforce DevOps strategy across the enterprise.
• Oversee the implementation of tools like Gearset, Copado, AutoRABIT, or custom SFDX pipelines
• Lead CI/CD efforts across multiple Salesforce orgs (Sales, Service, Experience, Marketing)
• Build and enforce governance models for release management and sandbox strategy
• Collaborate with platform architects, engineering, InfoSec, and business teams
• Mentor teams and embed agile DevOps culture across squads and partners

What You'll Bring

• 10+ years in Salesforce ecosystem, with strong DevOps and CI/CD expertise
• Proven experience with Salesforce DevOps tooling (e.g., Gearset, Copado, Jenkins, SFDX)
• Deep understanding of metadata architecture, version control, and automated deployments
• Prior leadership on large-scale Salesforce programmes in regulated environments (e.g., BFSI, Telco)
• Excellent stakeholder management and vendor coordination experience
• Platform App Builder or Developer certification (Copado/Gearset certs a plus)

This is your chance to lead Salesforce DevOps transformation at scale, embedding automation and control into one of the most critical platforms in the business. If you're passionate about release excellence, governance, and platform maturity-let's talk.

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