Senior Salesforce Programme Manager

Senior Salesforce Programme Manager – Manchester, Hybrid – Contract (3-6 months) - Outside IR35 A trusted pair of hands to land a delayed Salesforce migration. A Manchester-based business is in the final stretch of a migration from Dynamics to Salesforce. Around 250 users are already across, testing is nearly complete, and go-live is targeted for February. The programme has run late and the board wants a credible, experienced Programme Manager to own it over the line and manage the highest-risk period: data migration and cutover. This is a senior, accountable role. You’ll own the programme plan, manage the workstream leads, and be the person the board can rely on. What you’ll be doing: * Taking ownership of a programme that’s behind schedule and bringing structure, grip and confidence to it * Managing the data migration workstream lead and keeping the migration plan on track * Creating and owning the cutover plan, which currently has no defined owner * Owning business readiness (training, communications and change), pulling together the small teams currently covering these areas * Making sure technical and business readiness are both in place for a February go-live * Picking up the tail end of UAT and driving it to a clean close * Scoping and sizing any descoped or deprioritised work into a clear phase two and hypercare plan * Supporting the reshaping of the wider technology function, so post-go-live work is handed to the right people What matters: * Proven experience as a Programme Manager owning delivery of a Salesforce implementation or CRM migration * Experience taking over a programme in difficulty and bringing it back under control * Strong grasp of data migration, cutover planning and go-live risk * Experience of business readiness: training, comms xjnqpsq and change management * Comfortable managing workstream owners and working with senior stakeholders up to board level * A calm, credible presence and a track record as a safe pair of hands Contract details: * Outside IR35, with clearly defined deliverables * 3-6 months initially, with go-live in February and a further phase of phase two and hypercare planning * Hybrid, with 2-3 days a week on-site in Manchester (some flexibility for the right candidate) If you’re a Programme Manager who has taken over a complex Salesforce programme and landed it safely, get in touch