Salesforce Developer II

Business Unit:Global TechnologyReporting To:Director, Head of Sales & Marketing TechShift:EMEA (1:30 pm - 10:30 pm IST) (India)About Russell Investments, Mumbai: 

Russell Investments is a leading outsourced financial partner and global investment solutions firm providing a wide range of investment capabilities to institutional investors, financial intermediaries, and individual investors around the world. Building on an 89-year legacy of continuous innovation to deliver exceptional value to clients, Russell Investments works every day to improve the financial security of its clients. The firm is "Top 12 Ranked Consultant " in P&I survey 2024 with $906 billion in assets under advisement (as of December 31, 2024) and $331.9 billion in assets under management (as of March 31, 2025) for clients in 30 countries. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington in the United States, Russell Investments has offices around the world, including London, New York, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai – and has opened a new office in Mumbai, India in June 2023.

Joining the Mumbai office is an incredible opportunity to work closely with global stakeholders to support the technology and infrastructure that drives the investment and trading processes of a globally recognized asset management firm. Be part of the team based out of Goregaon (East) and contribute to the foundation and culture of the firm's growing operations in India. The Mumbai office operates with varying shifts to accommodate time zones around the world.

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Job Description:

The Salesforce Developer will design, build and maintain secure, scalable, enterprise-level Salesforce solutions for financial services. As a member of the CRM development team they will collaborate with business analysts, architects and other developers to achieve the optimum result together. An important part of this role is growing and mentoring experienced developers who are relatively new to Salesforce. Success in this role requires an assertive, confident and collaborative approach to meet critical delivery schedules together with the team.

Roles & Responsibilities

Salesforce Development and Customization

• Design, develop, test, and deploy Salesforce solutions using Apex, LWC and declarative tools across multiple clouds (Financial Services, Sales, and Service)

• Build scalable, reusable and secure components that are aligned with business needs and follow Salesforce best practices and industry standards

• Install, configure and customize installed packages and AppExchange products (e.g. Outlook, D&B)

Data Architecture, Integration and Analytics

• Integrate Salesforce with internal systems and third-party services using APIs, platform events and middleware for ETL and data orchestration (e.g. Jitterbit, Fivetran)

• Develop seamless integration with internal and external data sources (e.g., Bloomberg, Refinitiv, SalesConnect).

• Ensure data architecture in Salesforce adheres to standards and limits (e.g. modelling, storage, skew, LDV, archiving and retention)

Security and Compliance

• Maintain data security and compliance with GDPR, SEC, and FINRA regulations

• Configure and support Salesforce Shield (Field Audit Trail, Platform Encryption, Event Monitoring)

• Enforce a compliant Salesforce security model via role hierarchy, org-wide defaults and sharing

Planning, Release and Delivery

• Support and enforce development best practices for code quality, org limits, CI/CD pipeline and documentation

• Collaborate with business analysts, solution architects and fellow developers to translate functional and non-functional requirements into technical design

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship for fellow developers and admins on Salesforce best practices, resources and options to further develop skills

• Monitor and maintain JIRA tickets and boards as needed, participate in agile ceremonies and sprint planning to balance capacities and priorities with the goal of delivering high-quality work on time

Years of Experience

• 8+ years of Software Development experience required

• 6+ years of Salesforce development experience preferred

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related engineering field required. Advanced degree preferred.

• Salesforce certifications preferred: Salesforce Administrator, Platform Developer, JavaScript Developer

Special Requirements

• Good to have prior experience of working in Finance domain (Investment bank, Asset Management firm, Hedge Fund).

• Good to have exposure to large scale distributed applications and customer data platforms, e.g. Snowflake, Hive

Core Values

• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication and collaboration skills with all levels of management

• Strong organizational skills including the ability to adapt to shifting priorities and meet frequent deadlines,

• Demonstrated proactive approach to problem-solving with strong judgment and decision-making capability.

• Highly resourceful and collaborative team-player, with the ability to also be independently effective and exude initiative and a sense of urgency.

• Exemplifies our customer-focused, action-oriented, results-driven culture.

• Forward looking thinker, who actively seeks opportunities, has a desire for continuous learning, and proposes solutions.

• Ability to act with discretion and maintain complete confidentiality.

• Dedicated to the firm's values of non-negotiable integrity, valuing our people, exceeding client expectations, and embracing intellectual curiosity and rigor.

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