Staff Program Manager, NPI and Product Operations

Druva

Santa Clara (CA)

On-site

USD 162,000 - 227,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Druva in Santa Clara, CA, seeks a Staff Program Manager, NPI & Product Operations to own end-to-end launches, pricing rollouts, and tech alliances. You will define plans, drive critical paths, and ensure on-time delivery with cross-functional teams.

You’ll lead AI-driven improvements, build dashboards with Sigma, Looker, and Jira, and partner with Product, Engineering, GTM, Finance, and Business Systems to ship high-quality, scalable product launches.

Qualifications

8+ years of program management experience across Product, Engineering, SalesOps, Finance, and GTM teams.
3+ years of direct experience in pricing operations, SKU management, and business system implementations (CPQ, Salesforce, ERPs).
AI Transformation Mindset with practical experience leveraging AI tools to optimize operations.
NPI & Alliances Expertise in B2B SaaS release cycles and joint executions with tech partners/cloud providers.
Data & Tooling Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, Sigma and Looker.
Execution & Ownership with bias for action in fast-paced environments.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Responsibilities

Own NPI & Product Operations processes from launch intake to post-launch review.
Define critical paths, run release gates, track risks and dependencies.
Drive pricing/SKU rollout pipelines and entitlement logic with cross-functional teams.
Align technical alliances and commercialization with cloud providers and OEMs.
Lead governance across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales Ops, Finance, and Support.
Re-engineer program management with AI-driven insights to boost speed and quality.
Establish dashboards and KPIs to monitor release velocity and operational efficiency.

Skills

Program management

Pricing operations

AI transformation

NPI & alliances

Data & tooling

Execution & ownership

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Business

Tools

Jira Advanced Roadmaps

Confluence

Sigma

Looker

Salesforce

Job description

About Druva

Druva is the resilience foundation for the AI enterprise, helping organizations secure and recover from connected risk across data, cyber, identity, and AI. The Resilience Cloud is a fully managed, cloud-native SaaS platform that delivers air‑gapped and immutable protection across cloud, SaaS, on‑premises, endpoint, and edge environments. Powered by Dru MetaGraph, Druva’s graph‑powered intelligence layer, the platform connects critical business context so customers can understand risk, respond faster, recover cleanly, and govern data with greater confidence.

About Druva

About The Team

The NPI and Product Operations team sits at the center of innovation and execution at Druva. We act as the operational engine for Product Management, Engineering, Go‑To‑Market (GTM), Finance, and Business Systems. We own how product initiatives, pricing and SKU implementations, and technical alliances are planned, sequenced, and launched, working across global teams.

Role Purpose & Impact

We are seeking a Staff Program Manager, NPI & Product Operations to be an accountable owner for getting Druva’s product launches, pricing rollouts, and technical alliance integrations delivered on time, end‑to‑end. You are the person leadership turns to for a straight answer on whether a launch will land on its committed date. You will run launches end to end: define the plan and the critical path, drive the decisions and tradeoffs that protect the date, resolve conflicts between teams with competing priorities, and hold the full cross‑functional group to a single sequenced launch roadmap. You will operate across Product, Engineering, GTM, Finance, and Business Systems. Where automation or AI tooling measurably cuts cycle time or manual effort, you will put it to work, but the measure of the role is launches shipped on time and without defects.

Own and Lead AI-First NPI & Product Operations: Own Druva’s New Product Introduction (NPI) process from launch intake and post-launch review. Define the critical path, run the release gates, track dependencies and risks, and carry personal accountability for launches shipping on their committed dates.
Pricing & GTM Execution: Own the cross-functional program execution for complex pricing implementations—including SKU creations, price changes, promotional rollouts, and entitlement logic—collaborating closely with SalesOps, RevOps, Finance, IT, and Business Systems.
Technical Alliance & Commercialization Alignment: Drive joint technical execution and commercialization initiatives with cloud providers, OEMs, and ISVs, aligning deliverables and timelines across internal and external stakeholders.
Cross-Functional Governance: Be the connective tissue across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales Ops, Legal, Finance, and Support. Draw out competing priorities early, broker the tradeoffs, and drive contested decisions to closure. When escalation is needed, bring a recommendation rather than a question.
Process Optimization & AI Transformation: Re-engineer existing program management practices using AI-driven insights and automation to boost speed, consistency, and launch quality across the organization.
Metrics, KPIs & Transparency: Establish data-driven dashboards and KPIs (via Sigma, Looker, Jira) to track release velocity, pricing implementation accuracy, and operational efficiency, providing executive leadership with actionable insights.
Global Program Execution: Run programs across globally distributed teams. Set the meeting cadence, working norms, and written documentation standards that keep stakeholders in every region equally informed and equally accountable, without relying on live meetings to make progress.

What Makes You a Great Fit

8+ years of program management experience (with 10+ years overall tech experience), leading complex cross-functional initiatives across Product, Engineering, SalesOps, Finance, and GTM teams.
3+ years of direct experience in pricing operations, SKU management, and business system implementations (CPQ, Salesforce, ERPs).
AI Transformation Mindset: Demonstrated passion and practical experience leveraging AI tools, GenAI automations, and modern workflow intelligence to eliminate manual toil and optimize operations.
NPI & Alliances Expertise: Deep domain knowledge of B2B SaaS release cycles, commercialization models, and driving joint executions with tech partners/cloud providers.
Data & Tooling Proficiency: Hands‑on experience with modern collaboration stacks (Jira Advanced Roadmaps, Confluence, Sigma, Looker) and CRM systems (Salesforce).
Execution & Ownership: Exceptional bias for action, meticulous attention to detail, and a proven ability to lead through ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).

What Success Looks Like In The Role

3 Months: Flawlessly take over running core NPI release gates and Pricing/SKU rollout pipelines. Conduct an end-to-end audit of current Product Ops handoffs to identify immediate AI/automation opportunities.
6 Months: Deploy an upgraded, AI-assisted NPI launch playbook that reduces cross-functional friction, shortens release approval cycles, and delivers zero-defect SKU deployments across IT/GTM systems.
12 Months: Fully establish an "AI-first" Product Operations culture, integrating automated predictive tracking for risk mitigation, launch status, and pricing governance across the entire product portfolio.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

Innovation is how we operate, not a side project. You’ll work in a culture that values bold thinking and continuous improvement, where global teams experiment, iterate, and turn new ideas into products customers can rely on. If you’re looking for high-ownership work, visible impact, and a culture that values innovation, collaboration, accountability, and growth—where you’ll be trusted to lead and empowered to build—you’ll thrive at Druva.

What We Offer

The pay range for this position is expected to be between $162,000 and $227,333/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized, non-discriminatory factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions, and equity. Additionally, full-time employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits program, including health and wellness benefits, 401(k) retirement plan, life and disability insurance coverages, and other benefits the Company may offer from time to time.

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