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Pure Storage · 2 months ago

Director of Product Operations

Pure Storage is reshaping the data storage industry and is seeking a Director of Product Operations to lead the strategic execution of their Product Operations strategy. This role involves driving operational excellence, managing business planning cycles, and fostering cross-functional partnerships to ensure alignment with strategic priorities.

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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Define and Execute Strategy: Partner directly with the VP and leadership team to operationalize the Product Operations strategy, translating long-term goals into clear, actionable plans and managing the cadence of the business
Drive Business Planning & Fiscal Health: Own the entire cycle of annual and quarterly business planning, including leading budget reviews, roadmap synthesis, and managing the deployment of large-scale CapEx budgets (>$100M) to ensure alignment with strategic priorities and financial discipline
Champion Operational Rigor: Implement and oversee metrics, reporting frameworks, and operational dashboards that provide real-time visibility into product health, financial performance, and key operational outcomes for the entire business unit
Lead Transformation and Communication: Drive major organizational initiatives, developing and executing communication strategies that foster a culture of transparency, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision-making across all teams
Strategic Cross-Functional Partnership: Act as the primary liaison with Finance, R&D, and other key business partners to streamline budgeting, forecasting, vendor management, and process standardization, ensuring fiscal discipline while maintaining agility

Qualification

Operational StrategyBusiness PlanningFinancial AcumenCross-Functional PartnershipData-Driven Decision MakingLeadership SkillsCommunication SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

Proven ability to define operational strategy, lead comprehensive business planning cycles, and execute complex, cross-functional initiatives in fast-paced, high-growth technology environments
Demonstrated success in building 'win-win' partnerships, leading large-scale transformation, and influencing executive-level stakeholders to drive consensus and alignment on critical business objectives
Experience managing or overseeing large-scale capital planning and deployment (>$100M), with a strong foundation in financial discipline, forecasting, and resource optimization within a corporate structure
Experience supporting, or directly partnering with, Product, Engineering, or R&D organizations, ideally in an enterprise technology, SaaS, or hardware/software hybrid business

Benefits

Flexible time off
Wellness resources
Company-sponsored team events

Company

Pure Storage

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Pure Storage is an all-flash enterprise storage company that enables broad deployment of flash in data centers.

H1B Sponsorship

Pure Storage has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (166)
2024 (187)
2023 (187)
2022 (189)
2021 (125)
2020 (152)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$529.26M
Key Investors
T. Rowe PriceIndex VenturesRedpoint
2015-10-06IPO
2014-08-11Secondary Market· $60M
2014-04-22Series F· $225M

Leadership Team

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Charles Giancarlo
CEO and Chairman
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Michael Cornwell
CTO - Americas
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