Salesforce · 3 hours ago
Senior Director, Technical Program Management
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$207K/yr - $316K/yr
12+ years expSalesforce is the #1 AI CRM, driving innovation and customer success. The Senior Director of Technical Program Management (Security) will oversee a team of Technical Program Managers to lead and deliver critical cyber security programs, ensuring effective communication and collaboration across the organization.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingCRMSaaSSales EnablementSoftware
Responsibilities
Supervise a team of Technical Program Managers to drive excellence in program delivery and reporting, and constantly improve the professional development of your team
Provide strategic leadership on developing and managing security programs, working closely with security executives to support prioritization, work assignments and scoping, to effectively achieve security team objectives
Clearly define program requirements and business impacts, then work with engineering teams to develop the “definition of done” and complete technical work breakdown into executable tasks
Translate business objectives into execution strategy (tactical and strategic), lead and successfully execute the strategy through strong collaboration and agile leadership
Work with multiple delivery teams to take ownership and accountability of technical project planning and delivery for security and infrastructure build out programs
Develop trusted relationships with key technology, functional leaders and stakeholders to drive focus on the strategic program objectives and optimize program delivery. This includes supporting and holding resources accountable for their responsibilities within the program
Develop effective program reporting (up to executive level), backing statuses with data and clearly communicate program blockers and risks, with required actions to resolve (path to green)
Ensure data is collected to appropriately inform decision making for mitigating risks and resolving issues
Utilize internal tools and agile mindset to create a collaborative environment that fosters autonomy, transparency, mastery, innovation and continuous improvement
Anticipate and aggressively remove obstacles that slow down or prevent programs from delivering on program objectives. Drive for clarity to keep teams moving forward
Provide “go to” leadership, transparency and visibility to the entire Technology & Products organization
Seek to continuously grow by proactively seeking and embracing constructive feedback
Understand and streamline end to end process
Create a collaborative environment that fosters creativity, innovation, and learning
Be a thought leader within the organization, someone who can help advance our Product & Technology strategy globally and challenge others in the organization to change
Run meetings (including logistics, facilitation, driving of decision making/actions, calling out risks/issues), at the executive level, offering nuanced opinions in a wide variety of areas
Challenge “business as usual” professionally and ask questions that allow for a deeper understanding of the issue
Synthesize large and disparate sets of information, data, etc, and distill and communicate them in a concise and storytelling way
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent experience in technical leadership. Advanced management degrees preferred
12+ years of enterprise software/technical program or engineering management experience at an enterprise technology company
5+ years of conducting and leading SaaS product development programs, demonstrating an understanding of the SaaS business model and its product development lifecycle
5+ years of people leadership and management experience is a mandatory requirement for this role, with the ability to mentor and uplift team member performance and program management excellence
Deep understanding of cyber security and risk management practices, with hands-on experience executing and leading these programs in a mature enterprise environment
Hands-on experience with the functions of a Security Operations Center (SOC) or Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) team
Deep experience with the software development lifecycle (and Security Development Lifecycle); ability to adjust and apply this knowledge in a dynamic environment using agile methodologies, including leadership in release planning and work prioritization
Ability to establish credibility and rapport with senior executives and team members
Outstanding organizational, communication, and relationship-building skills conducive to driving consensus; able to work in a cross-functional, matrix management environment
Experience with Portfolio Management
Ability to master technical subjects and technologies relevant to the program
Strong organizational, project management, analysis, and communication skills
Preferred
Experience with vulnerability management processes and tools
Experience supporting cyber detection and response operations
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a history of hands-on, detail orientation
Familiarity with compliance and security standards, policies, and risk management
Experience in vendor management
Public cloud infrastructure knowledge
Ability to quickly learn Salesforce applications to build tools and reports or strong interest in technology and ability to develop applications/tools to automate processes
Comfortable with ambiguity and change, and can continue to rally a team behind a vision, even if it's not clearly defined
Masters in engineering, computer science, or a related technical field
Have or desire to attain a PMP, CISM and/or CISSP certification
Benefits
Time off programs
Medical
Dental
Vision
Mental health support
Paid parental leave
Life and disability insurance
401(k)
Employee stock purchasing program
Company
Salesforce
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10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$65.38MKey Investors
Starboard ValueEmergence CapitalHalsey Minor
2022-10-18Post Ipo Equity
2004-06-23IPO
2003-01-01Series Unknown· $1M
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CEO & Chairperson, Salesforce India and South Asia
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