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We are seeking a Salesforce Administrator to join our Internal Products (IP) group within the FT’s Product & Technology department.
As an Salesforce Administrator within the CRM Team you will be responsible for the day to day Operation of our CRM estate and with the help of your colleagues, help deliver innovative technical solutions to build / configure our platforms to grow the Financial Times’ strategic business models.
You will be accountable to our end users across Sales and Marketing, ensuring our sales process operates as efficiently as possible, also assisting with key contract management functions and lead generation effort.
You will have the autonomy, within defined guard rails, to select the tools and technologies you need to build and operate services responsible for FT brand critical capabilities. Someone who is comfortable with the ever changing technical landscape and is keen to contribute to the company’s processes and broader know-how would thrive in this role.
Internal Product’s mission is to enable our peers (in tech and beyond) to do their best work. We do this in a variety of ways: finding a team the right tool for the job, helping them automate the most tedious parts of their work so they can invest in the valuable tasks they truly care about, discovering new ways in which to bring value to the business, and more.
We are made up of the following feature teams in 2024:
Editorial Technology
Develop a set of modern applications for our Editorial staff to author, edit and publish thousands of news articles every week
Marketing Technology
This team looks after the technical ecosystem that supports our Marketing teams, including our email platform that serves the roughly 8 million emails that are sent every week to our customers who subscribe to our content.
CRM Technology
Our CRM Team looks after our Salesforce platform and the different applications used by our Sales teams.
If you also have any experience with the preferred skills below that would be great. If not, do not worry, these are non-essential and we would still very much welcome an application from you.
Our benefits vary depending on location, but we are committed to providing best in class perks across all our offices as well as an inclusive environment to develop your career. These include;
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace
The FT is committed to providing an inclusive working environment for all. We are an equal opportunities employer who seeks to recruit and appoint the best talent regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We believe that a supportive workplace is one where employees feel they can be themselves at work and have the flexibility they need to meet their personal needs.
Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview. If you would like to discuss your requirements, or have any questions, please contact [email protected] and a member of our team will be happy to help.
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