Pure Storage · 2 weeks ago
Program Manager, Performance Benchmarking
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$199K/yr - $299K/yrPure Storage is reshaping the data storage industry and is seeking a Performance Benchmarking Program Manager to lead their benchmarking organization. The role involves establishing benchmark strategies, driving organizational impact, and converting technical results into market value.
Cloud ComputingData StorageEnterprise Software
Responsibilities
Establish and execute the global benchmark strategy and submission calendar (e.g., SPECstorage, IO500, MLPerf) to align precisely with product launch timelines and competitive goals
Scale and lead domain-specific pods (e.g., File/NAS, HPC, ML/MLPerf) to implement engineering best practices and a standardized operating procedure for benchmark execution and data analysis
Drive key organizational and business impact by partnering with Platform Engineering and Product leaders to secure timely tuning and optimizations that ensure top-tier public benchmark results
Own compliance, governance, and public messaging by chairing go/no-go reviews with Legal and Brand teams on all external performance claims, ensuring traceable evidence and correct trademark usage
Convert technical results into market value by collaborating closely with Technical Marketing to transform benchmark data and insights into compelling external content, whitepapers, and sales enablement materials
Qualification
Required
Extensive experience in storage performance benchmarking with a demonstrated track record of successfully driving public, compliant submissions (e.g., SPEC, IO500, MLPerf, SPC)
Proven Program/Product Management leadership focused on instituting rigorous performance benchmark standards, operating procedures, and engineering discipline in a fast-paced environment
Direct experience interfacing with external benchmark organizations and technical communities (e.g., SPEC, IO500, MLCommons) to define, drive, and programmatically participate in council activities
Exceptional communication and storytelling ability with a proven capability to deliver engaging technical presentations and articulate complex performance insights to both technical and non-technical audiences
Strong analytical and data-driven skills including proficiency in using data analysis and visualization tools to diagnose results, explain performance deltas, and steer product direction
Benefits
Flexible time off
Wellness resources
Company-sponsored team events
Company
Pure Storage
Pure Storage is an all-flash enterprise storage company that enables broad deployment of flash in data centers.
Founded in 2009
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$529.26MKey Investors
T. Rowe PriceIndex VenturesRedpoint
2015-10-06IPO
2014-08-11Secondary Market· $60M
2014-04-22Series F· $225M
Leadership Team
Charles Giancarlo
CEO and Chairman
Michael Cornwell
CTO - Americas
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