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VAST Data · 1 day ago

Engineering Project Manager

VAST Data is a rapidly growing infrastructure company focused on data management for the AI era. The Engineering Project Manager will be responsible for coordinating cross-functional projects, refining workflows, and ensuring effective communication within the team and across the organization.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)DatabaseSoftware
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Responsibilities

Own and refine workflows for inbound requests (primarily via Jira and Slack) to ensure they’re triaged, assigned, and progressing
Monitor ticket and project queues, chase down missing details, and proactively follow up with owners and stakeholders
Identify process gaps in how the team engages with SEs, Sales, Engineering, and others, then design and roll out practical improvements
Standardize how work is documented, tracked, and communicated so the team can scale from ~12 to 15–17 people
Coordinate cross-functional projects that involve SEs, Engineering, Support, and Go-To-Market teams (e.g., product trainings, content launches, internal tooling)
Create and maintain lightweight project plans, timelines, and status updates; flag risks and dependencies early
Schedule and facilitate recurring check-ins with relevant stakeholders to drive decisions and unblock work
Curate inputs from meetings, docs, and Slack threads into clear action items, owners, and timelines
Ensure decisions and next steps are captured in the right systems (Jira, Confluence, etc.) and actually acted on
Keep a running view of active initiatives and communicate progress, blockers, and wins to the team
Help surface the team’s outputs to the broader org (e.g., SE updates, internal announcements, GTM enablement)
Partner with team leads to identify what needs visibility and the best channels to share it (GTMarket calls, internal posts, etc.)

Qualification

Process ImprovementProject ManagementJiraCommunication SkillsOrganizational Skills

Required

3–6+ years of experience in project management, program coordination, or operations in a fast-paced tech environment
Proven track record building or refining processes in scrappy, high-growth teams (startups or smaller companies strongly preferred)
Strong organizational and multitasking skills; you're comfortable managing many threads at once and keeping stakeholders accountable
Excellent communication skills (written and verbal); able to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams
Comfort working across time zones and with distributed teams (including Israel-based Engineering)
High ownership mindset: You notice what's falling through the cracks and pick it up without being asked

Preferred

Experience working with or alongside Sales Engineering, Customer Success, or Technical teams
Familiarity with Jira and similar ticketing/project management tools
Experience coordinating technical trainings or enablement programs
Background in B2B SaaS or infrastructure products

Company

VAST Data

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VAST Data offers a unified data platform that integrates storage, database, and compute capabilities into a single software platform.

H1B Sponsorship

VAST Data 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
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (6)
2024 (2)
2023 (2)
2022 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$381M
Key Investors
FidelityTiger Global ManagementN47
2023-12-05Series E· $118M
2021-05-04Series D· $83M
2021-03-01Series Unknown

Leadership Team

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Renen Hallak
Founder & CEO
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Shachar Fienblit
Chief R&D Officer and Co-Founder
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