Technical Evangelist – Force.com – New York, NY

ISV Technical Evangelist is a key Force.com technical position, responsible for supporting ISV revenue growth by helping partners successfully assess our technologies, then choose to build, sell, and deliver commercial apps on Force.com.   This position requires strong technical and communications skills, excellent time management and prioritization capabilities, and an aptitude for critical thinking. In this role, you will work closely with ISV prospects and partners as well as our own ISV account representatives, product managers, and partner programs professionals, all working towards the shared goal of ISV and reseller partner success and growth of the ISV and reseller channel.

This individual must be a compelling presenter and product guru who will effectively evangelize SFDC technologies — platform and apps — with deep technical expertise and first-hand experience working in similar roles.

Responsibilities:

Be a trusted technical advisor to Salesforce.com ISVs building commercial products on the Force.com platform

Recruit new and strategic ISVs to build on the platform by developing prototypes and demos to highlight Force.com platform technologies and features

Participate in architectural and design discussions with strategic ISV partners to ensure technical success with Force.com technologies

Influence next-generation platform technologies, features, and tools in partnership with internal product R&D teams

Evangelize Force.com platform technologies via interactions with our partner community including in-person events, blogs, wiki articles, discussion forums, code samples, newsletters and webinars

Required Skills/Experience:

BA/BS in Computer Science or similar technical degree or equivalent experience

3-5+ years work experience as a software developer, architect, technology evangelist, consultant, or product manager for relevant web technologies

Understanding of commercial software development practices, methodologies, and tools

Strong technical background and application development experience, including solid app dev abilities on Force.com and ideally one or more of the following languages: Java, .NET, PHP, Python, Ruby

Passionate and knowledgeable about exploring and experimenting with the latest Force.com ISV technologies

Excellent presentation, demonstration, and inter-personal communication skills; experienced speaker at company events

Working knowledge of modern web technologies and cloud computing

Experience architecting enterprise applications, including database, logic, & user interface

Deep analytical skills enabling comprehension and development of complex business and technical issues, topics and plans

Methodical and organized; able to manage multiple opportunities, projects and priorities concurrently

Talented at explaining complex topics clearly and concisely, and effective at providing practical guidance

Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25%

Desired Skills/Experience:

Force.com Advanced Developer certification

Expert in Force.com technologies, including Apex, Visualforce, Sites, and Portal

Technical sales, pre-sales, or sales consulting experience