Salesforce Data Migration Lead, W2 only, Onsite(Holmdel, NJ)

Job Title: Salesforce Data Migration Lead
Location: Holmdel, NJ

W2 only

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Salesforce Data Migration Lead to lead enterprise-scale data migration initiatives across Salesforce platforms, including Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Financial Services Cloud (FSC), Marketing Cloud, and Data Cloud.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on Salesforce data migration experience, expertise in ETL tools, data mapping, transformation, validation, and reconciliation, along with the ability to lead complex migration programs and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Required Skills and Experience

• 5–7 years of experience in enterprise data migration projects.

• Minimum 3+ years of hands-on Salesforce data migration experience.

• Experience migrating data into Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Financial Services Cloud (FSC), Marketing Cloud, or Data Cloud.

• Strong expertise in Salesforce Data Loader, Data Import Wizard, Salesforce APIs, Bulk API, and migration automation tools.

• Hands-on experience with ETL tools such as Informatica, Talend, MuleSoft, Azure Data Factory, SSIS, or similar platforms.

• Strong understanding of Salesforce data models, standard and custom objects, external IDs, lookup relationships, and master-detail relationships.

• Experience with data profiling, source-to-target mapping, transformation logic, data validation, reconciliation, and data quality management.

• Proficiency in SQL and relational databases such as Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or MySQL.

• Good understanding of Salesforce security, including sharing rules, roles, profiles, and permission sets.

• Knowledge of data governance and enterprise migration best practices.

• Experience working with Agile methodologies and large-scale enterprise migration programs.

• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Salesforce Data Cloud implementations and customer data unification.

• Experience migrating data from legacy CRM platforms such as Siebel, Microsoft Dynamics, SAP CRM, Oracle CRM, or custom applications.

• Hands-on experience with MuleSoft or other enterprise integration platforms.

• Salesforce certifications such as:

  • Salesforce Administrator

  • Salesforce Platform App Builder

  • Salesforce Data Cloud Consultant

  • Salesforce AI Associate (Preferred)

• Experience in Insurance, Financial Services, Healthcare, or other regulated industries.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Salesforce data migration planning, execution, and governance.

• Define migration strategies, approaches, timelines, and delivery plans.

• Coordinate with business stakeholders, solution architects, and development teams.

• Analyze source systems and perform data profiling and assessment.

• Develop source-to-target mappings and data transformation strategies.

• Manage data extraction, cleansing, transformation, loading, and validation.

• Oversee migration activities using Salesforce Data Loader, Bulk API, ETL tools, and automation platforms.

• Ensure data accuracy, completeness, integrity, and quality throughout the migration process.

• Perform data reconciliation and resolve migration-related issues.

• Manage migration risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communications.

• Ensure minimal business disruption during migration and deployment activities.