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You’ll develop, maintain and support technology applications and delivery, leveraging AI, automation, and contemporary ways of working to enhance experiences and drive business outcomes. Your work will simplify complex processes, improve tech resiliency, and ensure high-performing, seamless solutions that power life’s most important moments. In this dynamic environment, you’ll collaborate with talented peers across teams and functions, expanding your skills in impactful ways. Ready to push boundaries and set new industry standards? Join us and help drive the future of technology forward.\n\nThe Opportunity\nThe Tech Lead, Sales Technology is a hands-on technical leader responsible for designing, developing, and integrating capabilities that connect the B2B Sales technology ecosystem. This role drives technical solutioning across sales data, workflow, agentic orchestration, content enablement, marketing activation, commercial intelligence, and CRM-adjacent experiences. 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