Manager, IT Business Applications (Salesforce)

Are you passionate about leveraging Salesforce to drive business success and innovation?

Shure is looking for a dynamic and experienced professional to lead the design, implementation, and support of our Customer Success Platform built on Salesforce.com and other integrated technologies. In this role, you will collaborate closely with internal business partners in Sales, Service, and Marketing to deliver impactful solutions that address key business challenges.

You will:

• Manage the overall design, implementation, and support of Shure’s Salesforce-based Customer Success Platform.
• Work alongside multiple business stakeholders to prioritize and deliver new features, enhancements, and projects.
• Support key technologies integral to Shure’s operations, including the opportunity to quote process, customer case management, service & repair community, partner community, and the global call center.
• Utilize your extensive technical knowledge to drive user adoption and ensure the successful delivery of technology projects.
• Lead and develop a team of Business Analysts, providing guidance and promoting a culture of continuous improvement.

This is a unique opportunity to impact Shure’s global sales, customer service, marketing, applications engineering, and repair through innovative technology solutions. If you are a strategic thinker with a proven track record in Salesforce implementation and project management, we invite you to join our team and help us continue to deliver excellence in customer success.

This position will be hybrid based out of our Niles, IL HQ

• Responsible for the day-to-day management of Shure’s Salesforce.com platform.
• Oversees and guides a team of Salesforce business analysts, ensuring projects and enhancements are aligned with business goals and requirements are met.
• Leverages in-depth knowledge of Salesforce in the overall design of sales, service and marketing automation systems.
• Leverages knowledge and expertise integrating Salesforce with ERP and other applications.
• Partners with business and IT peers globally to understand and solve complex problems with sustainable, resilient, and supportable solutions.
• Works with business colleagues to build technology enablement roadmaps including timelines and budget.
• Identifies opportunities to leverage data captured from systems in other areas of the organization.
• Provides thought leadership in best practices and new technologies. Investigates and stays on top of trends to support new technology needs.
• Provides technical leadership and guidance for new software selection including request for proposal, review, and evaluation of commercial software solutions.
• Leads mid to large-sized project as needed.
• Leads proof of concepts and technology evaluation through final recommendation, including hands-on execution where needed.
• Works with business partners to build metrics and support dashboards and reporting.
• Manages the work efforts of individual contributors with responsibility for coaching and performance management as well as career development planning.
• Leads IT process improvement efforts
• Provides thought leadership on IT strategies
• Manages stakeholder relationships and expectations and facilitates open communication channels.
• Manages vendor relationships, statements of work, vendor invoices, and vendor escalations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field. Graduate coursework is desirable. 
• Salesforce Certification (Administrator, Certified Sales, and/or Service Cloud Consultant preferred)
• Minimum of 7 years of wide-ranging related experience with responsibility for results, including costs and methods
• Minimum of 3 years of Salesforce.com platform experience as a Solution Architect
• Minimum of 5 years of CRM experience
• Experience leading multiple Salesforce Sales, Service, and/or Marketing Cloud implementations integrated with ERP platforms (SAP, Oracle, etc.)
• Experience leading large service transformational efforts.
• Experience with Salesforce Experience Cloud preferred
• Experience with Salesforce CPQ and Marketing Cloud a plus
• Proven ability to design and optimize business processes and integrate business processes across disparate systems
• Demonstrated ability to work on issues of diverse scope where analysis of situation or data requires evaluation of a variety of factors, including an understanding of current business trend
• Demonstrated experience in determining the best use of resources to meet goals of assignments received in the form of objectives
• Able to lead cooperative efforts among members of project teams, including on/off-shore delivery
• Ability to work effectively with a variety of stakeholders across multiple functions
• Able to follow processes and operational policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Able to develop and administer schedules and establish performance requirements
• Experience with preparing and adhering to a budget
• Able to provide guidance to subordinates within the latitude of established company policies
• Experience with advising subordinates how to meet schedules and/or resolve technical problems
• Responsible for the hiring, firing, and performance review of staff.  Must have the ability to effectively coach and manage individual contributors.
• Some travel is expected (<15%)

Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Shure will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.

WHO WE ARE
Shure’s mission is to be the most trusted audio brand worldwide – and for nearly a century, our Core Values have aligned us to be just that. Founded in 1925, we are a leading global manufacturer of audio equipment known for quality, reliability, and durability. We engineer microphones, headphones, wireless audio systems, conferencing systems, and more. And quality doesn’t stop at our products. Our talented teams strive for perfection and innovate every chance they get. We offer an Associate-first culture, flexible work arrangements, and opportunity for all.

Shure Incorporated is headquartered in Niles, Illinois, with remote and hybrid opportunities throughout the United States. We have more than 35 regional sales offices, engineering hubs, and manufacturing facilities throughout the Americas, EMEA, and Asia.

THE MIX MATTERS
Don’t check off every box in the job requirements? No problem! We recognize that every professional journey is unique and are committed to providing an equitable candidate experience for all prospective Shure Associates. If you’re excited about this role, believe you’ve got the skills to be successful, and share our passion for creating an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible work environment, then apply!

PAY TRANSPARENCY
Shure offers a competitive compensation structure that is reviewed annually to attract, hire, and retain the industry’s top talent. Base salaries vary based on qualifications, geography, experience, and expertise in each respective discipline. The base salary range for this position is between $117,600 - $220,000. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target base salary for this opportunity. This position may also be eligible for our incentive pay program, which varies based on individual and Company performance in the year. If your salary expectations do not align, still apply as we are often flexible on the seniority of posted positions. All positions also include an award-winning benefits package.

WE GOT YOU - Our Benefits
At Shure, we prioritize the well-being of our Associates. We offer competitive rewards packages to full-time and part-time Associates working 24 or more hours a week that address physical, mental, financial, and overall well-being. Our benefits include comprehensive healthcare, mental health and retirement savings plans, generous paid time off programs, employee discounts, professional development opportunities, work-life balance initiatives, employee recognition programs, and volunteering/community involvement opportunities. To learn more, check out our Benefits At A Glance 2025.

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