Salesforce Functional Practice Director

Job Description: Merkle are a team of dreamers, doers, and deliverers. Our collaborative and agile ways of working mean you’ll develop versatile skills and be exposed to new and exciting thinking. Combine that with a pioneering spirit aimed at making a positive impact on brands, society & each other – and you’ll soon realise why we’re at the forefront of the digital economy. Merkle is proud to be Salesforce #1 Salesforce global agency partner, having been voted partner of the year 5 times in our recent history. As a summit partner, we’ve implemented more than 2,000 solutions across all clouds. We have over 1,500 professionals worldwide and have over 8,500 certifications across the Salesforce product suite. We're relaunching our Salesforce Practice in Australia — and we’re looking for an exceptional Salesforce Practice Functional Director to help shape its future as the technology landscape continues to evolve at a rapidly changing pace. As part of a leading digital agency, our current Salesforce team blends creativity, CX thinking, and technical excellence. We need a passionate, people-first leader to guide our functional consultants, elevate delivery quality, and drive real business outcomes for our clients. What You’ll Do:

• Lead and grow a team of Salesforce functional consultants across multiple clouds (e.g. Sales, Service, Experience, Data).
• Act as the strategic functional lead across key client engagements, ensuring design excellence and client satisfaction.
• Partner with the Salesforce executive team and internal stakeholders to define value propositions and go-to-market offerings.
• Help shape recruitment, mentoring, and capability uplift strategies across the practice.
• Translate business needs into scalable Salesforce solutions—and bring the best of our creative agency DNA into every engagement.

​What You Bring:

• Proven experience in Salesforce consulting—ideally in a leadership or principal functional role.
• Expertise across multiple Salesforce clouds, with deep knowledge of at least one (Sales, Service, Experience, or Marketing).
• A passion for mentoring, coaching and uplifting teams—not just managing.
• Strong client engagement skills, from pre-sales through delivery.
• Salesforce certifications, from Associate to Administration levels.

Why Join Us?

• Shape something new: Be a key player in rebuilding a Salesforce practice with full leadership support. This isn’t just another role—it’s a platform to make your mark and build something lasting.
• Agency + Salesforce = Unique: Collaborate with strategists, creatives, and technologists to deliver standout and ground-breaking solutions including new fields such as data and AI.
• Flexible and empowering: work when and where you're at your best, with our ‘Be the Best You’ policy — plus a $250 contribution toward your home office setup.
• Unplug, recharge and give something back: Enjoy 5 weeks annual leave after 2 years, 3 company-wide wellness days each year and be part of our annual whole-company volunteering event, One Day for Change.

Sound like you? #LI-AS2 #LI-Hybrid #MerkleAU Location: Sydney Brand: Merkle Time Type: Full time Contract Type: Permanent