Senior Engineering Programs Director

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San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 171,000 - 298,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Salesforce is seeking an Engineering Program Director to architect enterprise-scale portfolio governance and drive execution across Product Engineering. Lead cross-functional programs, align with strategic priorities, and deliver measurable business impact through strong executive collaboration.

The role requires 10+ years in technical program management, deep software/cloud knowledge, and a proven ability to translate strategy into executable plans while scaling agile delivery across a global

Qualifications

10+ years of progressive experience in Technical Program Management within a large-scale, enterprise software environment.
Deep understanding of modern software architecture, cloud platforms (ideally the Salesforce Platform).
Strong ability to translate complex strategic objectives into clear, executable program plans.
Proven track record implementing, scaling, and optimizing development processes utilizing various agile methodologies at an organizational level.
Exceptional communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills with senior leaders without formal authority.
A related technical degree is required.

Responsibilities

Strategic Program Leadership: Architect and drive the full operating framework for a portfolio of complex programs, ensuring alignment with Salesforce's strategic priorities and demonstrating significant business impact.
Portfolio Management & Execution: Directly lead and manage a portfolio of high-visibility programs from concept through deployment. Define program scope, analyses, business cases, charters, and execution plans.
Operational Excellence & Process Ownership: Champion delivery practices across development teams; optimize processes, tools and communication; drive retrospectives.
Executive Alignment and Communication: Partner with executive leadership to align roadmaps, prioritize initiatives, negotiate trade-offs, and present updates on program health and risk.
Risk and Dependency Management: Identify and mitigate cross-program risks and dependencies; communicate impact and proposed solutions to stakeholders.
Performance Tracking: Define and report KPIs and Portfolio Objectives and Key Results with transparent progress updates.
Cross‑Organizational Influence: Build relationships with senior leaders and technical teams to prioritize, unblock, and remove impediments at scale.