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full-timeCritical Incident Center, Manager
Salesforce · Indiana - Indianapolis
Salesforce is a prominent provider of AI-driven customer relationship management software. The Critical Incident Center Manager role sits within the Critical Customer Response team, focusing on the management of high-stakes operational incidents. As a Unified Commander, you will lead cross-functional response efforts during complex technical or security events, acting as the central point of contact for engineering, security, support, and communications teams. Your daily responsibilities involve commanding incident bridges, establishing clear priorities under pressure, and ensuring that customer impact remains the primary focus throughout the resolution process. This position requires direct engagement with senior and C-level executives to provide clarity and facilitate decision-making during critical outages or security incidents. Beyond incident response, you will lead high-priority strategic initiatives that require strong project management and critical thinking skills. This role is well-suited for experienced professionals with a background in software engineering or IT who possess a proven track record of managing high-severity operational events and coordinating complex, multi-stakeholder workstreams in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.
To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts. Job Category Program & Project Management Job Details About Salesforce Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all. Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce. Job title: Critical Incident Center, Manager Location: Georgia - Atlanta, Indiana - Indianapolis About the Team The Critical Incident Center, Manager is part of Salesforce's Critical Customer Response (CCR) team. We lead the response when Salesforce's most critical and complex incidents occur. They bring Security, Engineering, Support, Communications, and senior leadership together around a single plan. Customers are at the center of every decision we make, so we keep them informed and protected from the first alert to resolution. We work closely with executives, including C-level leaders, to give them clarity and align decisions while events unfold. About the Role The role will include serving as a Unified Commander (UC), leading the response to Salesforce’s most critical and complex incidents. The UC is responsible for coordinating cross-functional response teams and leadership, driving toward resolution, and ensuring customers remain informed and protected throughout the incident. The UC commands critical incident bridges, establishes clear priorities, aligns teams around a coordinated response, and ensures the right actions are being taken at the right time to effectively manage the incident. This role partners closely with senior leadership, Security, Engineering, Support, Communications, Legal, PR, and other key organizations to coordinate response efforts and customer communications. The UC may also lead high-priority, ad hoc initiatives focused on driving resolution of critical business issues, including direct engagement with C-level executives. Your Impact - Responsibilities Lead critical incident response: Command incident bridges and coordinate multiple teams toward rapid resolution of high-impact incidents. Drive customer focus: Keep customer impact at the center of decision-making and ensure customers receive timely, meaningful updates throughout an incident. Coordinate communications: Partner with leadership and Communications teams to align executive, internal, and customer-facing communications. Partner with Security: Work closely with Security teams during security incidents to coordinate response efforts and communications. Drive cross-functional execution: Identify priorities, remove roadblocks, and facilitate multiple response efforts to keep critical work moving forward. Executive engagement: Work directly with senior and C-level executives to provide clarity, drive decisions, and maintain alignment during critical events. Lead strategic initiatives: Project manage high-priority, ad hoc engagements where strong incident leadership, coordination, and critical thinking are needed to drive business outcomes. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience) 6+ years of experience commanding critical incident bridges or leading complex, high-severity operational events. Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple teams and workstreams in high-pressure environments. Strong critical thinking and decision-making skills, with the ability to quickly assess situations and determine priorities. Exceptional organization and ability to maintain situational awareness across complex, rapidly changing events. Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with executives. Proven customer-first mindset and ability to balance customer impact with technical and business priorities. Ability to influence and lead without direct authority across diverse technical and business organizations. Comfortable operating with ambiguity and making sound decisions with incomplete information. Flexible, agile mindset with the ability to change priorities and plans depending on the dynamics of the situation. Unleash Your Potential When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best , and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best . Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experie
| Role | Critical Incident Center, Manager |
|---|---|
| Company | Salesforce |
| Location | Indiana - Indianapolis |
| Type | full-time |
| Compensation | Not disclosed |
| Posted | 2026-10-09 |
| Deadline | Rolling |
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