Salesforce Developer
Department: Information Systems
Reports to: DevOps Manager Product Owner
FLSA Status: Exempt
The anticipated salary for this position starts at $99,800. The final pay will be determined based on several factors, including qualifications, experience, education, and years within the job or industry, with a strong emphasis on maintaining internal equity.
Who we are and what we’re about:
KU Endowment is an independent, nonprofit organization and the official fundraising foundation for the University of Kansas. We partner with donors in providing philanthropic support to build a greater KU.
As an employee of KU Endowment, you’ll witness firsthand the power of our donors’ generosity. You will join a talented and fun group of people who are inspired to help KU through the support of loyal alumni and friends. This support fuels excellence, enabling students and faculty to develop innovative programs and research that distinguish the university. We connect the philanthropic passions of donors with the needs of students, faculty and programs – and everyone benefits.
People are engaged. Purpose is ignited. Lives are changed.
What we are looking for:
As a Salesforce Developer, you’ll play a vital role in? KU Endowment’s overall Information Systems team. We are a data mission critical organization looking for an individual who can help us continually improve and enhance our Salesforce platform and drive its value back to our fundraisers. The role is part of our larger information systems department and will be key in providing highly available services to our staff. This is a collaborative solutions engineer who can work with teammates and stakeholders at all levels of the organization to optimize our use of data towards the mission of KU Endowment.
The individual in this position is expected to embrace KU Endowment’s stated core values – collaboration, curiosity, empowerment, and excellence – and demonstrate support for them through professional interactions and activities.
Hybrid Work Environment:
Following the initial training period, this position offers a hybrid work schedule, with the flexibility to work remotely for part of the week. However, the role requires multiple days per week on-site at our Lawrence, KS office to ensure effective collaboration, team engagement, and alignment with organizational goals.
What’s a typical day look like?
- Configure and optimize Salesforce Sales Cloud / Kindsight Ascend to meet the needs of the KU Endowment fundraisers and support affiliates.
- Deliver new features to users via a standard release cycle, in partnership with the Product Owner.
- Develop and maintain Salesforce components (objects, workflows, fields, etc..) using Apex, Visualforce, Lighting Web Components, and Flows.
- Manage Salesforce security by establishing a proactive process to protect critical constituent data.
- Proactively identify and resolve platform issues to ensure high system availability.
- Recommend, develop, and maintain process automation and tools.
- Develop and support integrations with multiple mission critical systems using middleware (e.g., Boomi) or an API.
- Collaborate with the Salesforce product team to manage releases and recommend enhancements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver key technical projects and initiatives.
- Conduct quality assurance and unit testing to debug work before deployment activities.
- Follow Salesforce best practices around data privacy, compliance, and quality.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation.
What's Required to be Considered:
- Minimum of three to five years’ experience in Salesforce Sales Cloud.
- Bachelor’s Degree OR five years’ experience working on a Salesforce product team.
- Two or more years' experience in Agile practices.
- Certified Salesforce Platform Developer I.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with product stakeholders, scrum masters, trainers, and business analysts to translate needs into technical requirements
- Experience with Salesforce middleware and APIs.
- Experience with tools such as Gearset, Jira, Confluence or similar tools.
- Creative problem solving and analytical thinking with the ability to communicate through a variety of channels with colleagues effectively.
What separates the best from the rest?
- Working knowledge of non-profit or higher education fundraising.
- Experience with non-profit fundraising Salesforce Sales Cloud-based applications such as Ascend, Affinaquest, or similar.
Physical Requirements:
- A valid driver’s license.
- Must have access to reliable transportation to travel between multiple locations for training, donor meetings, networking, events and/or work-related activities.
- Must be able to respond quickly and effectively to directions and safety hazards.
- This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office productivity machinery such as computers, keyboards and a mouse, laptops, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
- This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to move files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand as necessary.
- The ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- The person in this position frequently communicates with colleagues. Must be able to communicate with others effectively.
- Physical effort/lifting, such as sedentary- up to 10 pounds
KU Endowment is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals to enable them to perform the essential functions of the job as regulated by ADA. If you require accommodation for any part of the application process or during employment, please contact humanresources@kuendowment.org to discuss your needs.
We’ve got you covered:
KU Endowment offers a competitive salary with an excellent benefit package including:
- 100% employer-paid pension plan
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) and Roth 401(k) matching program
- Section 125 flexible benefits
- Generous paid leave including holidays, personal and sick leave
- Volunteer and community engagement opportunities
- Paid Parental Leave
- Life, AD&D, short- and long-term disability insurance
- Legal & ID Theft protection
- Critical Illness
- Accident and Hospital Indemnity insurance
- KU education assistance
- Free parking
Sounds good, right? What’s next?
Please include your resume and cover letter when applying for this position on our website at https://www.kuendowment.org/careers.
Questions regarding this vacancy may be addressed to:
KU Endowment
PO Box 928
Lawrence, KS 66044-0928
Email: HumanResources@kuendowment.org
Review of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled. Because of the sensitive nature of KU Endowment business and the importance of our reputation with donors, KU Endowment conducts a comprehensive review of applicants. By submitting your application, you authorize us to conduct reference checks and a review of available public information. Employment is contingent upon background and reference checks that KU Endowment finds acceptable.
Job Type: Full Time
Salary Range: $100,000 and over
