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About Salesforce
Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.
Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.
What You'll Be Doing & Why It Matters
Join our Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Security team in a fast-paced, strategic organization scaling through acquisition. This role is critical to successfully integrating new business acquisitions securely and efficiently.
You will act as the primary security partner for newly acquired companies, guiding them through our integration pipeline. Your core focus will be performing meticulous gap assessments and integration engineering to bring acquisitions to Salesforce's standards for security and inform integration priorities.
The ideal candidate is an innovative self-starter who balances deep technical security expertise with a collaborative, empathetic approach to partner integration.
Core Responsibilities & Scope
- Create comprehensive integration plans for security workstreams with risk-based integration priorities during the acquisition integration lifecycle.
- Drive and close the security work required to bring acquired businesses under our organizational MSA, DPA, and SPARC frameworks.
- Perform comprehensive infrastructure assessments on acquired environments.
- Communicate clearly, empathetically, and effectively with newly acquired business partners to bridge security gaps collaboratively.
- Prioritize critical security work in a highly dynamic, fast-paced M&A environment.
- Execute robust threat models using the STRIDE methodology.
- Independently drive your own work streams from start to finish without requiring heavy oversight.
- Continuously innovate on our M&A security workflows, integration processes, and automation capabilities.
Minimum Requirements
- Degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science or a relevant subject area, or equivalent experience.
- Basic coding knowledge for application security (e.g., scripting, Bash, Terraform).
- Deep understanding of the CIA Triad (Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability).
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize complex security workflows and remediation efforts.
- Proficiency in executing threat models using STRIDE.
- Strong understanding of direct and transitive dependencies, as well as broader supply chain risks.
- Ability to independently perform infrastructure assessments.
- Well-versed in Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM).
- Excellent communication skills, ability to tailor messaging for newly joining partners, requiring patience and leadership.
- Versed in integrating and interpreting SAST (Static Application Security Testing) and DAST (Dynamic Application Security Testing) tooling.
- Strong understanding of Zero Trust network architecture.
- Expertise across Control, Data, and Application plane security.
- Proficiency in secrets management best practices.
- Deep knowledge of the path to production and build pipeline security (spanning source, build, artifact repository, and production deployment).
- Experience with code and binary signing practices.
- Experience with bug categorization and severity mapping.
- Proficiency in data classification standards.
- Clear understanding of what MSA, DPA, and SPARC frameworks entail for enterprise security.
- Familiarity with SOC2 compliance requirements and controls.
Preferred Qualifications
- Preferred Information security certifications (e.g., OSCP, OSEP, GPEN, GXPN, CISSP) or cloud security certifications.
- Preferred Contributions to the infosec community (participation in bug bounty programs, public research, blogging, presentations, etc.).
- Experience in M&A, due diligence, or integration security, or in third-party security assessment under tight deal timelines.
Unleash Your Potential
When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.
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Posting Statement
Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. What does that mean exactly? It means that at Salesforce, we believe in equality for all. And we believe we can lead the path to equality in part by creating a workplace that’s inclusive, and free from discrimination. Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal. Any employee or potential employee will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications – without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. This policy applies to current and prospective employees, no matter where they are in their Salesforce employment journey. It also applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything in between. Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions at Salesforce are fair and based on merit. The same goes for compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, and education.
In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions.
The typical base salary range for this position is $197,300 - $313,700 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $237,700 - $344,700 annually.
The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.
