Manager, Business Transformation & Optimization (BT&O)

Cohesity; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 121,040 - 151,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

A leading data security firm is seeking a Manager for Business Transformation & Optimization in Santa Clara, CA. This role involves driving key initiatives to improve operational maturity and collaboration across functions. Candidates should have 4–6 years of relevant experience, strong analytical skills, and a proven ability to manage cross-functional projects. The firm offers a competitive salary range of $121,040 to $151,300, along with benefits including health insurance, a 401(k) plan, and more.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of experience in transformation, consulting, or project management.
• Experience leading workstreams in large programs with measurable impact.
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving ability.

Responsibilities

• Drive execution for assigned workstreams in transformation initiatives.
• Analyze complex business problems and provide actionable insights.
• Support and lead efforts to streamline business processes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Effective communication

Collaboration

Operational excellence

Education

MBA or advanced degree

Tools

Lean methodologies

Agile methodologies

Six Sigma

Job description

Interested candidates based outside of the designated areas are welcome to apply, provided they have the indefinite right to work in the job location.

Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security and management. Aided by an extensive ecosystem of partners, Cohesity makes it easy to secure, protect, manage, and get value from data — across the data center, edge, and cloud. Cohesity helps organizations defend against cybersecurity threats with comprehensive data security and management capabilities, including immutable backup snapshots, AI-based threat detection, monitoring for malicious behavior, and rapid recovery at scale. We’ve been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and have been globally recognized for Innovation, Product Strength, and Simplicity in Design. Join us on our mission to shape the future of our industry.

PLEASE NOTE: This role will require you to be in-office 2-3 days per week. Currently we are considering only candidates currently residing within commute distance of one of the following areas:

• Santa Clara, CA
• Roseville, MN
• Heathrow, FL

Overview

The Manager, Business Transformation & Optimization (BT&O) supports and drives key transformation workstreams that strengthen how the company operates and scales. Reporting to the Director, BT&O, this role executes critical crossfunctional initiatives, brings structure to complex and ambiguous problem spaces, and partners directly with leaders across the organization to ensure outcomes are achieved. This role directly supports initiatives such as: Operating Model Changes, M&A Integration, POC / Pilot Development, AI Transformation, Value Delivery Reporting, Business Process Optimization, Annual Operating Plan Maturation and Administration, and IPO Readiness.

What You’ll Do Here

• Strategic Initiative Execution
  • Drive execution for assigned workstreams within broader transformation initiatives aimed at improving operational maturity and business performance.
  • Translate strategic objectives into actionable plans with defined milestones, deliverables, and interdependencies.
  • Collaborate with business and functional partners to scope challenges, coordinate execution, and ensure momentum.
  • Prepare materials and insights that support executive-level visibility into progress, risks, and decisions.

• Problem Solving & Insight Generation
  • Analyze complex and often ambiguous business problems, breaking them into structured, actionable components.
  • Synthesize insights into practical recommendations that advance clarity and decision-making.
  • Navigate ambiguity confidently — narrowing, defining, and driving forward open-ended or evolving problem spaces.
  • Identify interdependencies, risks, and optimization opportunities across functions.

• Operational Efficiency & Optimization
  • Support and often lead efforts to streamline and standardize business processes to improve scalability and reduce friction.
  • Contribute to the design and implementation of operating models, governance frameworks, and cross-functional workflows.
  • Drive continuous improvement by embedding efficiency, simplification, and accountability into daily ways of working.
  • Apply Lean, Agile, or similar methodologies thoughtfully to accelerate outcomes and embed continuous improvement.

• Value Delivery & Measurement
  • Support the definition and tracking of value realization metrics tied to transformation work.
  • Build and maintain reporting mechanisms that highlight progress, impact, risks, and learnings.
  • Support business case development, benefits tracking, and postimplementation assessments.

Qualifications

WE'D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU IF YOU HAVE MANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

• 4–6 years of experience in transformation, consulting, program/project management, operations, or operational excellence.
• Experience leading individual workstreams within large programs and/or coordinating cross-functional initiatives that drive measurable impact.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; adept at bringing structure to ambiguity.
• Effective communicator and collaborator who builds trusted relationships across teams and can confidently interface with executive leaders when needed.
• Experience improving processes or workflows across functions.
• Comfortable flexing between high-level framing and detailed execution.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support decision making.

Preferred Attributes

• MBA or advanced degree in business, management, or related field.
• Background in consulting or enterprise transformation within SaaS or technology organizations.
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, and/or Agile methodologies.
• Highly collaborative, curious, and proactive; thrives in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
• Trusted problem solver and connector who builds strong relationships across the enterprise.
• Confident and thoughtful communicator who can respectfully challenge assumptions and align stakeholders toward the best outcome.

Disclosure Pursuant to Applicable State Equal Pay Transparency Laws - This position has a starting pay range as listed below. Actual salary depends upon many factors, including a candidate’s skills, qualifications and experience, location, and salary expectations, and therefore a starting salary at the low end, high end, or even above the stated range may be offered. This position may also be eligible for bonus compensation, commission (if in a sales function), and/or equity grants. Additionally, full-time employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits framework, including health and wellness benefits, vacation, paid holidays and refresh days, 401(k) retirement plan, life and disability insurance coverages, and other benefits the Company may offer from time to time.

Pay Range :

• $121,040.00-$151,300.00

The compensation noted above is based on an annualized hourly rate assuming normal full-time employment.

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In-Office Expectations: Cohesity employees who are within a reasonable commute (e.g. within a forty-five (45) minute average travel time) work out of our core offices 2-3 days a week of their choosing.