Application Analyst (Salesforce Administrator)

As passionate about our people as we are about our mission.
What We're All About
Q2 is proud of delivering our mobile banking platform and technology solutions, globally, to more than 22 million end users across our 1,300 financial institutions and fintech clients. At Q2, our mission is simple: Build strong, diverse communities by strengthening their financial institutions. We accomplish that by investing in the communities where both our customers and employees serve and live.
What Makes Q2 Special?
Being as passionate about our people as we are about our mission. We celebrate our employees in many ways, including our "Circle of Awesomeness" award ceremony and day of employee celebration among others! We invest in the growth and development of our team members through ongoing learning opportunities, mentorship programs, internal mobility, and meaningful leadership relationships. We also know that nothing builds trust and collaboration like having fun. We hold an annual Dodgeball for Charity event at our Q2 Stadium in Austin, inviting other local companies to play, and community organizations we support to raise money and awareness together.
The Job At-A-Glance
Q2 is seeking an Application Analyst (Salesforce Administrator). This position requires an individual who goes beyond technical proficiency in the Salesforce Ecosystem. Our resource will serve a key role bridging functional, business, and/or process requirements with technology product capabilities. Their depth of salesforce technology with Marketing, and Sales Cloud expertise allows them to influence both IT and internal business teams to drive technical integration design and implementation resulting in maximum value for Q2. The person ensures execution through all project phases. The successful candidate will have a passion for enabling Q2 to operate their businesses more effectively using Salesforce, together with the implementation of leading business practices, and will seek to serve in a value-adding way as part of a team.
A Typical Day

• Manage and administer multiple applications - Salesforce Sales, Marketing Cloud and Salesforce Integrations
• Manage and administer marketing platform integration and applications
• Lead business requirements gathering and process mapping sessions, including products, pricing & discounting, output document generation, contract lifecycle, Account, Lead, Contact and Campaign Management, Data Quality and integrations
• Drive Key business groups in defining enhancement for key project objectives and scope
• Configure best practices to address business requirements, workflows & approvals, and related processes
• Perform hands-on technical design, prototyping, proof-of-concepts, and development.
• Demonstrate leadership and technical expertise by presenting custom solutions based on the Salesforce platform and ecosystem
• Development and programming to further customize Salesforce.com to meet specific use cases, including the use of high-quality source code practices, validation testing, end user testing, and complete documentation
• The ability to guide and collaborate with the teams on best practices when it comes to restrictions around the solutions and optimizing out of the box features.
• Build reports, automation, and dashboards that provide comprehensive and actionable business intelligence
• Communicate effectively with cross-functional team members and clients
• Stays abreast of leading industry trends and Salesforce best practices; builds and maintains subject matter expertise on new releases and enhancements that may benefit Q2.
• Continuing education to advance skills, which may include a combination of self-study and instructor led trainings, seminars, certifications, etc.
• Build cross-training programs (scoping, discovery, configuration, documentation, and training)
• Participate in DevOps/release management
• Identify unused or underutilized platform features to identify business opportunities and drive adoption
• Work using Agile Methodologies

Bring Your Passion, Do What You Love. Here's What We're Looking For :

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years of related experience; or an advanced degree with 3+ years of experience; or equivalent related work experience.
• Strong Salesforce product knowledge and at least 3+ years of preferred Salesforce Administration hands-on experience
• A proactive attitude to platform enhancements
• Excellent troubleshooting skills
• Able to drive business adoption of Salesforce and other applications
• Deep understanding of end-to-end business processes and best practice
• Implementing scalable, robust, best practice solutions
• Performs IT functions such as design, evaluation, testing, debugging, implementation and integration of application programs supporting Sales, Marketing, Implementations, Finance, Legal and Support processes and operation
• Excellent relationship-building skills
• Strong knowledge and understanding of the Salesforce.com platform, eco-system and best-practices
• Ability to liaise with stakeholders
• Translating requirements into technical solutions
• Experience in change management and governance
• Technical documentation
• Experience implementing Salesforce configuration changes
• DevOps/release management experience
• Experience with Salesforce Marketing and Sales Cloud and Marketing Platforms
• APEX experience is a strong plus
• Implementation and configuration of Advanced Approvals strong plus
• Ability to effectively work with business Superusers, IT business analysts and project managers to ensure consistency with strategic direction
• Understanding of change management principles associated with new technology implementations
• Understanding of project management principles
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills
• Self-starter with proven ability to deliver results

Strongly Preferred

• Certified Salesforce Administrator
• Experience with Marketo, 6Sense, Qualified Chat and LeanData

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Health & Wellness

• Hybrid & Remote Work Opportunities
• Flexible Time Off
• Career Development & Mentoring Programs
• Generous Retirement Benefit Plans, including a company-matching HSA program.
• Health & Wellness Benefits, including a 12-weeks of parental leave for eligible new parents
• Community Volunteering & Company Philanthropy Programs
• Employee Peer Recognition Programs - "You Earned it"

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How We Give Back To The Community
You can learn more about our Q2 Spark Program, Q2 Philanthropy fund, and our employee volunteering programs on our Q2 Community page. Q2 supports dozens of wide-reaching organizations, such as the African American Leadership Institute, Code2College, and YearUp, promoting diversity and success in leadership and technology. Other deserving beneficiaries include Resource Center helping LGBTQ communities, JDRF, and Homes for our Troops, a group helping veterans rebuild their lives with specially adapted homes.
At Q2, our goal is to be a diverse and inclusive workforce that fosters mutual respect for our employees and the communities we serve. Q2 is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.