Senior Director, AI & Data Tech Program Leadership

Salesforce; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 321,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Senior Director of Technology Program Management to serve as the execution backbone for the Chief Data Officer’s organization. You will own portfolio governance and execution across Data/AI platforms, analytics, integration, and automation, partnering with Product, Engineering, Architecture, Security, and operations to translate roadmaps into integrated delivery.

This role requires executive presence, deep technical fluency, and the ability to drive accountability across

Qualifications

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• 12–15+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering, product/platform delivery, or related technology leadership roles, including enterprise-scale work.
• Proven track record leading portfolios of complex, multi-year Data, Analytics, Cloud, Platform, or AI programs.
• Technically credible with senior engineers and architects; able to question complex designs and drive decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end portfolio operating model for the Chief Data & Intelligence Office, aligning strategy, investments, roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, capacity, risks, and measurable outcomes.
• Establish a single, trusted view of portfolio health, including on-track vs at-risk items and required executive actions.
• Drive planning, prioritization, sequencing, resource trade-offs, portfolio reviews, and executive steering across a highly interdependent tech landscape.
• Define portfolio health metrics to improve delivery predictability, decision velocity, dependency management, and value realization.
• Lead large-scale Data & AI programs spanning data platforms, data engineering, analytics, governance, integration, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise automation.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Architecture, Security, Operations, Governance, and business leaders to convert roadmaps into executable plans.
• Understand architecture, sequencing, non-functional requirements, security, reliability, and data quality; surface risks early and map recovery paths.
• Manage cross-program dependencies across Data Solutions and other IT pillars, ensuring alignment with business priorities.

Skills

Technical PM

Executive communication

Data platforms

AI/ML programs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical discipline

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a Senior Director of Technology Program Management to serve as the execution backbone for the Chief Data Officer’s organization. You will own portfolio governance and execution across Data/AI platforms, analytics, integration, and automation, partnering with Product, Engineering, Architecture, Security, and operations to translate roadmaps into integrated delivery.

This role requires executive presence, deep technical fluency, and the ability to drive accountability across