Salesforce · 15 hours ago
EVP, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Product Engineering
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$428K/yr - $582K/yr
15+ years expSalesforce is the #1 AI CRM, focused on driving innovation and customer success. The EVP, Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Product Engineering will be responsible for architecting the operating model for Product Engineering, ensuring alignment across a large-scale engineering organization, and driving major transformation programs for an AI-first enterprise.
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Responsibilities
Architect and run the operating model for Product Engineering, including cadence, prioritization, cross-org governance, and leadership forums
Establish disciplined mechanisms for planning, V2MOM execution, quarterly business reviews, engineering performance reviews, and cross-cloud interlocks
Bring system-level operating rigor that reduces operational drag on the CTO and creates focus and accountability across a large-scale engineering organization
Oversee central Operations / PMO and Engineering Performance functions (e.g., metrics, dashboards, productivity insights, delivery health)
Lead all engineering operations teams and unify operational roles under a single, coherent COO umbrella
Ensure alignment, sequencing, and tradeoff decisions across Platform, Apps, Agentforce, and Data Cloud dependencies
Drive major transformation programs for Salesforce’s shift to the Agentic Enterprise, including AI-first engineering practices, reliability, and productivity improvements
Lead strategic integration of Informatica and other inorganic growth plays, ensuring coherent operating mechanisms across newly combined teams
Scale systems, processes, and leadership routines to meet the needs of a 10K+ engineering workforce
Serve as the primary integrator across Engineering, Sales, CS, Security, Legal, Finance, Marketing, and Employee Success
Build strong partnership with Finance for OPEX/HC management, resource planning, investment frameworks, and productivity levers
Partner with Employee Success on org design, workforce planning, leadership capability, and engineering talent strategy
Drive clear, consistent communication and narrative alignment across a global engineering organization
Strengthen leadership pipelines, operational discipline, and decision-making quality throughout Product Engineering
Model the behaviors of an execution-first, customer-obsessed, agentic culture
Qualification
Required
15+ years in enterprise software, with deep experience in engineering, product, or large-scale technical operations
Proven success leading complex transformations in matrixed, global technology environments
Demonstrated expertise in operations, product/program management, organizational governance, and enterprise execution
Strong financial acumen and ability to manage HC, OPEX, productivity targets, and investment frameworks
Exceptional communication, influence, and executive presence
Experience operating as a C-suite or near–C-suite enterprise operator in a multi-billion-dollar, global technology organization
Demonstrated ability to lead at 10K+ engineering scale with direct ownership of operating models, cross-functional governance, and enterprise-wide transformation programs
Credibility to serve as a proxy for the CTO in cross-company forums and executive decision bodies
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
Salesforce is a cloud-based software company that provides customer relationship management software and applications.
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
Leadership Team
Arundhati Bhattacharya
CEO & Chairperson, Salesforce India and South Asia
Marc Benioff
Chair & CEO
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