Consultancy: Salesforce Programme Delivery

Client overview

Our client is a leading Salesforce consultancy operating across the UK and Ireland, delivering complex Salesforce implementations for clients in both the public and private sectors. Their work spans multiple industries, including public sector, financial services, aviation and sports & entertainment.

Following the award of a major public sector engagement, a long-term programme with a projected lifespan of up to ten years, the consultancy required rapid access to experienced Salesforce professionals to support the initial mobilisation phase.

The challenge

The programme presented two significant resourcing challenges.

First, the scale and speed required were substantial. The client needed to mobilise a large number of senior Salesforce specialists within a compressed timeframe, with multiple hires required to start within four to six weeks to meet programme milestones.

Second, as a public sector project, all candidates needed to meet strict eligibility criteria, including Security Clearance (SC) or clear SC eligibility. This significantly reduced the available talent pool, excluding candidates without long-term UK residency or unrestricted right to work.

In addition to volume and compliance constraints, the roles themselves were highly specialised. The programme required senior Salesforce Developers, a Salesforce Technical Lead, and niche module expertise aligned to the specific requirements of the engagement.

The solution

Talentedge partnered closely with the consultancy to deliver an embedded recruitment solution aligned to the urgency and complexity of the programme.

Rather than operating through a traditional contingent recruitment model, we deployed a delivery-focused, retained approach, providing dedicated recruitment support throughout the mobilisation phase. This enabled rapid market mapping, targeted headhunting, and continuous engagement with a highly specialised Salesforce talent network.

Leveraging deep sector knowledge, long-standing candidate relationships, and referral-driven hiring, Talentedge identified and secured senior Salesforce professionals with the required technical expertise, industry experience, and security eligibility. No reliance was placed on job advertising, with delivery driven by proactive search and network-led engagement.

A particularly niche Salesforce Technical Lead role was successfully filled within two weeks, despite the scarcity of candidates with the required module and sector experience.

The outcome

Talentedge successfully delivered:

• 11 senior Salesforce professionals placed over a period of 2 months into the public sector programme, including Developers and a Technical Lead
• All hires completed within the required mobilisation window
• Full compliance with SC eligibility and public sector requirements
• 6 additional placements across private sector projects, including a Salesforce Business Analyst, Project Manager and Functional Lead

The embedded approach enabled the client to mobilise their programme at pace, mitigate delivery risk, and secure scarce Salesforce capability without compromising on quality, compliance or long-term programme outcomes.