Senior Salesforce Administrator

Senior Salesforce Administrator – Golden Valley, MN

At Pentair, you will work alongside passionate problem-solvers who are committed to the future of our planet. We put our mission into practice, helping the world sustainably move, improve, and enjoy water, life’s most essential resource. From our residential water filtration to industrial water management to pool products and more, our 9,000 global employees serve customers in more than 150 countries, working to help create a better world for people and the planet through smart, sustainable water solutions.

• Partner with business stakeholders, product owners, and technical teams to translate strategic requirements into scalable Salesforce architecture and administrative solutions.
• Serve as a trusted platform expert, guiding solution design, configuration, and governance across Salesforce clouds.
• Lead the design and oversight of declarative and programmatic solutions, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards and best practices.
• Own platform administration, including user management, security model design, data governance, and environment strategy.
• Drive architecture decisions for Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and other platform capabilities including integrations and data models.
• Establish and enforce governance, release management, and Dev Ops processes to maintain platform stability and compliance.
• Design and optimize data models, automation (Flows), and reporting solutions to improve business efficiency and decision‑making.
• Collaborate with developers and integration teams to ensure seamless interoperability with enterprise systems (ERP, middleware, data platforms).
• Lead initiatives to reduce technical debt, improve platform performance, and standardize scalable solutions.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to administrators and developers to elevate platform capability across the team.
• Create and maintain architecture documentation, standards, and best practices to support long‑term maintainability.
• Support agile delivery processes, including backlog refinement, release planning, and production support.

• 7+ years of Salesforce experience, including platform administration and solution architecture in enterprise environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field (equivalent work experience may be considered).
• Salesforce certifications required (e.g., Administrator); advanced certifications such as Application Architect, System Architect, or CTA track preferred.
• Strong expertise in Salesforce architecture, security model design, data modeling, and declarative automation.
• Proven experience leading complex Salesforce implementations across Sales Cloud and Service Cloud.
• Experience designing integrations using APIs, middleware, and event‑based architectures.
• Strong understanding of governance, Dev Ops processes, and release management frameworks.
• Ability to balance declarative vs. programmatic solutions and guide teams accordingly.
• Experience with enterprise data strategies, reporting, and analytics (e.g., Power BI or similar tools).
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and align technical solutions to business outcomes.
• Experience working in global, cross‑functional environments.

For this full‑time position, the anticipated annualized base pay range will be from $98,400 to $182,700 per year. Pentair considers various factors in determining actual compensation, including demonstrable level of experience, training, education, location, and other business needs. This position may be eligible for additional compensation such as an annual incentive bonus.

• Health benefits
• Generous 401(k)
• Employee stock purchase program
• Disability benefits
• Life insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance
• Parental leave, caregiver leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off and wellness programs

Pentair is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that a diverse workforce contributes different perspectives and creative ideas that enable us to continue to improve every day.