Pinnacol Assurance does just one thing, and does it better than anyone: provide caring workers’ compensation protection to Colorado employers and employees. Although employers are required by law to provide Worker’s Comp insurance, we believe our service is making a meaningful impact in worker’s lives across Colorado in their moments of need.

We have big hearts and love big ideas. We’ve been around for over 100 years, but don’t let that fool you. Pinnacol is committed to taking care of Colorado employers and workers in the most innovative of ways! We celebrate continuous improvement, new ideas, compassion, teamwork, integrity and excellence.
With our number one priority to keep everyone safe, along with the heart of Pinnacol’s “culture of caring” to do what is right and not what is easy, we’re currently having our team members work from home. During remote work, we’re still making time for fun! We host virtual painting classes, virtual yoga and Zumba classes, and virtual happy hours!

What you’ll do:

As the Salesforce Development & Release Manager at Pinnacol, you play a key part in realizing our mission to provide customers with tools they love. Leverage your passion for technology, Salesforce, and creative ideas to develop amazing products for our customers and help define the vision, capabilities, and roadmap for our systems. You will lead a team of like-minded individuals by working with, directing, and supporting their efforts to deliver valuable products for our customers. This role has a wide variety of responsibilities, and in this environment you can expect this role to grow and evolve - sometimes on a daily basis.

What you can expect:

Software Development (50%)

• Provide innovative solutions leveraging Salesforce, modern web tools and release management techniques enhancing our platform capabilities and make recommendations to support a rapidly growing user base
• Implement best practices by developing, refining, iterating, integrating, testing, staging and deploying maintainable technical solutions
• Use analytical skills and judgement to solve problems and make decisions in a rapidly changing environment
• Communicate complicated problems to team members to ensure we are coming up with the right technical solutions
• Accountable for effectively leading, communicating and managing technical impacts including development patterns, processes, and releases.
• Remain current on the external environment for industry leading tools, technology, analytics and best practices to continuously improve Pinnacol's customer value proposition
• Manage the continuous deployment of our Salesforce platform by removing barriers to development, improving our release process, and writing code to increase the overall team velocity.

 Team Management (50%)

• Responsible for all management functions with direct reports including hiring, performance management, timekeeping, expense report approval, etc. for the Salesforce development team.
• Responsible for providing effective performance feedback to direct reports by establishing clear goals and expectations, including adherence to standards; hold reports accountable for results
• Provide leadership, direction, coaching and development of promoting teamwork and cooperation within team and throughout the organization

 Additional responsibilities:

• Expand and improve personal knowledge in the area of software development best practices
• Communicate and partner effectively with a variety of team members across the team
• Work with the Quality & Compliance Manager to thoroughly test and sign off on system changes and enhancements, and proactively identify potential problems in our collection of applications
• Monitor and analyze business results and reports, and identify areas for improvement
• Perform other duties as assigned

What you’ll bring to the table:

The ideal candidate would possess the following skills and characteristics:

• We work hard. We are a fun and energetic group that is looking for someone that can contribute to our positive, and collaborative work environment
• Excellent communication skills, organizational skills and a high level of attention to detail
• Strong technical aptitude within the Salesforce ecosystem, including experience developing on the platform
• Experience and knowledge of DevOps standards, including source control tools, CI/CD, and an overall ability to drive the software development life cycle
• Willingness to jump in and help team members. No task is too big or too small.
• Adaptability, flexibility and resourcefulness
• Willingness to speak up, ask questions, offer feedback and suggestions to fellow team members
• Able to prioritize and manage work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Be able to work with little direction and are okay with ambiguity as the projects may be changing

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred. Relevant work experience (similar kind of work at a similar level of work as described in the essential duties) may be substituted for the bachelor's degree. Completion of a degree is encouraged and supported
• Salesforce experience, ideally with a focus on CI/CD
• Experience managing teams, and providing leadership direction in an effort to promote collaborative work environment
• Must be flexible, innovative, and have ability to perform in a rapidly changing, fast-paced environment
• Must be able to clearly communicate in writing and verbally with all levels of individuals both internally and externally

We can’t do our work without people like you.
Our employees are extraordinary and committed to making a difference. Here’s some of the ways we show our appreciation.

• Our benefits go beyond the basics. You’ll get to choose from diverse benefit offerings for medical, dental and vision.
• We care about each other. We enjoy a positive, collaborative work environment. We are hard workers and high performers.
• Take a day (or 20!) off. Enjoy 20 paid days off your first full year plus eight paid holidays annually.
• Take care of yourself. Sign up for unique wellness programs, including on-site, company-paid fitness facilities and classes
• Get your learning on. We promote a learning culture to help you master your current job and cultivate the skills of the future through a variety of on-site, online, and off-site professional development opportunities.
• Give back and get paid. Through our employee volunteer program, Pinnacol in Action, employees receive paid time off to volunteer with Colorado nonprofits.
• Share in our success. You’ll have the opportunity to earn a quarterly incentive, up to 20 percent of your annual base salary, when your team exceeds their goals and objectives.

When we find the right person, we try to put our best foot forward with an offer that excites you. We consider what you’d like to be paid, what similar jobs pay in the Denver area and make sure there’s equal pay for equal work among those you’ll be working with.

Want to love your work? Apply today!