Technology Program Management Director

Salesforce, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 171,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time off programs

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) and employee stock purchasing

Job summary

Salesforce, Inc. is seeking a Technology Program Management Director to lead strategic program development, roadmap planning, and execution across our engineering organization.

You will partner with engineering leaders to translate priorities into clear, executable programs and measurable outcomes. The ideal candidate brings strong technical fluency, cross‑functional leadership, and exceptional ability to influence without direct authority.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading complex technical programs within large-scale software engineering, infrastructure, platform, reliability, or technology organizations.
• Proven track record translating strategy into structured programs and actionable roadmaps.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic program development, roadmap planning, and execution across engineering teams.
• Translate priorities into structured programs with milestones and measurable outcomes.
• Establish governance, risk management, and operating mechanisms for transparency and efficiency.
• Communicate program status, risks, and decisions to senior leadership.
• Drive portfolio level alignment and accountability across multiple teams.

Skills

Technical program management

Strategic roadmaps

Executive stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Agile

DevOps

Cloud platforms

Observability

Job description

To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts. Job Category Program & Project Management Job Details About Salesforce Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all. Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

The Experience

We are seeking a Technology Program Management Director to lead strategic program development, roadmap planning, and execution across our engineering organization. This leader will partner closely with engineering leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to translate strategic priorities into clear, executable programs and ensure our most important initiatives deliver measurable outcomes.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical fluency with exceptional program leadership, strategic planning, and organizational influence. They are comfortable operating in ambiguity, bringing structure to complex initiatives, and driving alignment across multiple teams and stakeholders without relying on direct authority. This is not a traditional project management role. The Technology Program Management Director will help shape what we prioritize, how initiatives come together into a cohesive roadmap, and how we execute against that roadmap at scale.

Program & Roadmap Development

• Partner with engineering leadership to develop and maintain multi-quarter strategic roadmaps aligned to organizational priorities.
• Translate strategy and broad objectives into structured programs, milestones, dependencies, and measurable outcomes.
• Identify gaps, overlaps, sequencing considerations, and cross-team dependencies across the portfolio.
• Facilitate prioritization discussions and help leadership make informed tradeoffs across competing initiatives.
• Establish clear program charters, objectives, success measures, and execution plans for strategic initiatives.

Strategic Program Leadership

• Lead complex, cross-functional technology programs from definition through execution and adoption.
• Drive alignment across Engineering, Product, Architecture, Operations, Security, Infrastructure, and other partner organizations.
• Establish program governance and operating mechanisms that provide transparency while minimizing unnecessary process and overhead.
• Proactively identify risks, blockers, and dependencies and work with leaders to drive resolution.
• Ensure programs remain focused on business and engineering outcomes rather than activity or milestone completion alone.

Portfolio & Operating Management

• Develop an integrated view of the organization's strategic portfolio, including priorities, timelines, dependencies, risks, and resource considerations.
• Establish consistent operating cadences for roadmap reviews, program reviews, and leadership decision-making.
• Track progress against strategic commitments and surface areas requiring leadership attention or intervention.
• Help evolve planning and execution practices as the organization scales.
• Drive accountability for decisions, commitments, and follow-through across participating teams.

Executive Communication & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as a trusted partner to senior engineering leadership.
• Create clear, concise executive-level communications that translate complex technical programs into outcomes, risks, decisions, and recommendations.
• Facilitate leadership discussions and drive decisions when priorities, ownership, or direction are unclear.
• Build strong relationships across organizational boundaries and influence stakeholders at multiple levels of the company.
• Ensure teams have clarity on priorities, decisions, ownership, and next steps.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to simplify planning, governance, and execution processes.
• Develop repeatable frameworks and mechanisms that improve organizational effectiveness without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.
• Use program data and metrics to identify trends, execution risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Champion an outcome-oriented, automation-first approach to program management.

You’re Our Person If…

• Significant experience leading complex technical programs within large-scale software engineering, infrastructure, platform, reliability, or technology organizations.
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing strategic technology roadmaps across multiple teams or functions.
• Strong understanding of modern software engineering and technology delivery practices.
• Proven ability to translate ambiguous strategic goals into structured programs and actionable plans.
• Experience managing large, cross-functional initiatives with significant dependencies and organizational complexity.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and technical teams without direct authority.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated ability to identify risks early, drive decisions, and maintain momentum across complex programs.
• Experience establishing effective planning, governance, and operating mechanisms for engineering organizations.

Even Better If…

• Experience working with Site Reliability Engineering, observability, cloud infrastructure, developer platforms, operational excellence, or enterprise-scale engineering organizations.
• Experience supporting engineering transformation or modernization initiatives.
• Familiarity with Agile development, product operating models, DevOps, and modern software delivery practices.
• Experience using data and metrics to evaluate program health, organizational performance, and business outcomes.
• Experience operating in a highly matrixed global organization.

Unleash Your Potential

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• time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program.

Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.

At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. The typical base salary range for this position is $171,200 - $273,000 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable. We're Salesforce, the Customer Company, inspiring the future of business with AI + Data + CRM. Leading with our core values, we help companies across every industry blaze new trails and connect with customers in a whole new way. And, we empower you to be a Trailblazer, too — driving your performance and career growth, charting new paths, and improving the state of the world. If you believe in business as the greatest platform for change and in companies doing well and doing good – you've come to the right place.