Manager, Technical Consulting- Slack

• Manage, mentor, and grow a team of 15 technical consultants, Slack developers, and technical architects.
• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance appraisals, goal-setting, and career progression planning.
• Drive team enablement initiatives, certification bootcamp ( Certified Slack Developer, Certified Slack Admin ), and hands-on skill development across emerging features ( Agentforce in Slack, Slack CLI).
• Lead recruitment, technical interviews, and onboarding to scale the Slack practice with top-tier talent.
• Cultivate an inclusive, collaborative, and innovation-driven culture within the GDC.
• Serve as a

for Slack enterprise implementations, providing architectural oversight across client deliverables.

• Establish best practices, reusable code repositories, standard operating frameworks, and review gates for Slack custom apps (Bolt framework, Block Kit, API limits, and security).
• Oversee enterprise migration architectures, ensuring best practices for identity mapping, data retention, DLP compliance, and cutover execution.
• Champion architecture reviews and guide technical teams through complex customer design challenges.
• Partner with Resource Management and Global Practice Directors to ensure optimal staffing, utilization, and project readiness.
• Lead functional and technical workshops. Demonstrate leadership skills in designing, delivering, testing, and deploying.
• Collaborate with onshore delivery teams to scope technical effort, review estimates, and ensure seamless global delivery collaboration.
• Lead practice initiatives around

convergence (e.g., Agentforce for Slack, Salesforce Channels, CRM integrations).

• Drive internal IP development, such as reusable Slack accelerators, migration automation scripts, and workflow templates.

Required Technical Skills & Competencies:

• Slack Enterprise Grid & Administration:
• Deep understanding of Slack Enterprise Grid topology, multi-workspace scoping, and enterprise governance.
• Experience with identity lifecycle management: SAML 2.0 SSO (Okta, Azure AD, Ping) and SCIM directory sync.
• Strong foundation in enterprise security, compliance, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), eDiscovery, Enterprise Key Management (EKM), and the Slack Audit Logs API.
• Governance of Slack Connect, external collaboration policies, and app installation approval pipelines.

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• Proven hands-on background in Slack app development using the

(Node.js or Python).

• Mastery of

, interactive UI components, modals, and App Home tab architectures.

• Thorough knowledge of the Slack Web API, Events API, Webhooks, Socket Mode vs. HTTP endpoint configurations, and rate-limiting best practices.
• Familiarity with the Slack CLI, modular app architecture, manifest files (manifest.json), and Workflow Builder custom functions.

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• Architectural knowledge of migrating from legacy communication platforms (Microsoft Teams, Mattermost, freemium/standalone Slack workspaces) to Slack Enterprise Grid.
• Familiarity with user/channel mapping schemas, export/import APIs, data parity verification, and cutover runbook execution.

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• Solid understanding of modern CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, automated testing frameworks, and secure API integration standards.
• Experience hosting Slack apps on cloud infrastructure (Heroku, AWS, GCP, or Azure).

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• Total Experience:

10-15+ years in software engineering, technical consulting, or enterprise cloud solutions. •

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have):

• Salesforce Platform Knowledge:
• Familiarity with core Salesforce platform capabilities (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Platform Events, Apex, Flow).
• Hands-on experience or architectural knowledge of integrating Salesforce with Slack (Salesforce for Slack apps, CRM record sync, Agentforce integration).

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(highly preferred).

• Salesforce certifications (e.g., Salesforce Certified Administrator, Platform App Builder, or Platform Developer I).

• Experience working in large-scale professional services, system integration (SI) consultancies, or enterprise SaaS vendor delivery centers.

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