Salesforce Administrator & Developer

General responsibilities

• Lead the administration, development, and ongoing innovation of Animal Equality's Salesforce instances, driving organizational growth through actionable data and streamlined processes
• Design, develop, and deploy custom Salesforce solutions to meet evolving organizational needs — including but not limited to volunteer management features, supporter-facing portals, and campaign tracking tools
• Manage the onboarding of international offices, ensuring consistent architecture and adoption across regions
• Partner with stakeholders across departments to gather requirements, scope custom builds, and translate business needs into technical solutions
• Establish and maintain Salesforce as the system of record by integrating and syncing connected data solutions and CMS
• Administer user roles, permission sets, security profiles, workflow rules, and automation
• Develop and maintain custom objects, apps, Apex classes, triggers, Lightning Web Components, Visualforce pages, and APIs as needed
• Vet, evaluate, and onboard third-party integrations and AppExchange solutions
• Develop and enforce best practices for data hygiene, security, and compliance
• Perform and schedule routine database maintenance, including data deduplication, backups, and system audits
• Consult with end users to improve adoption and develop internal documentation and training resources

Required qualifications

• A commitment to Animal Equality’s vision, mission, strategy and culture
• 5+ years of experience in Salesforce administration and development
• Proficiency in Apex, SOQL, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and Visualforce
• Demonstrated experience building custom applications, objects, flows, APIs, and integrations within the Salesforce ecosystem
• Working knowledge of web development technologies (PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
• Experience developing custom integrations between Salesforce and WordPress via APIs (REST/SOAP) for user-facing features such as portals, forms, or community features and sites with personalized content
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
• Track record of successfully driving cross-functional projects to completion
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail, with the ability to translate complex technical requirements for non-technical audiences
• High degree of computer literacy, including proficiency with Google Workspace and project management tools
• Candidates must be able to sit for extended periods of time in front of a screen and type

Preferred qualifications

• Salesforce Platform Developer II certification
• Experience in a nonprofit organization, particularly with NPSP or Nonprofit Cloud
• Knowledge of data migration tools and ETL processes

Pay and benefits

$70,000-$80,000 annually. Benefits package includes 100% employer-covered health, dental, vision insurance, paid child care leave, a generous vacation package, paid sick time, 1 paid volunteer day per year, 2 floating holidays, and 401(k) with partial employer match.

Employment relationship

Employment is at-will and may be terminated by either the employee or the Organization at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Work hours and overtime

This is a full-time, salaried, overtime-exempt position. Standard work hours are expected to be approximately forty (40) hours per week. Actual schedules may vary based on operational needs.