Chief Operating Officer managing Product Engineering operations at Salesforce. Driving strategic transformation and ensuring alignment across global engineering teams.
Responsibilities
Architect and run the operating model for Product Engineering, including cadence, prioritization, cross-org governance, and leadership forums.
Establish disciplined mechanisms for planning, V2MOM execution, quarterly business reviews, engineering performance reviews, and cross-cloud interlocks.
Bring system-level operating rigor that reduces operational drag on the CTO and creates focus and accountability across a large-scale engineering organization.
Oversee central Operations / PMO and Engineering Performance functions (e.g., metrics, dashboards, productivity insights, delivery health).
Lead all engineering operations teams and unify operational roles under a single, coherent COO umbrella.
Ensure alignment, sequencing, and tradeoff decisions across Platform, Apps, Agentforce, and Data Cloud dependencies.
Drive major transformation programs for Salesforce’s shift to the Agentic Enterprise, including AI-first engineering practices, reliability, and productivity improvements.
Lead strategic integration of Informatica and other inorganic growth plays, ensuring coherent operating mechanisms across newly combined teams.
Scale systems, processes, and leadership routines to meet the needs of a 10K+ engineering workforce.
Serve as the primary integrator across Engineering, Sales, CS, Security, Legal, Finance, Marketing, and Employee Success.
Requirements
15+ years in enterprise software, with deep experience in engineering, product, or large-scale technical operations.
Proven success leading complex transformations in matrixed, global technology environments.
Demonstrated expertise in operations, product/program management, organizational governance, and enterprise execution.
Strong financial acumen and ability to manage HC, OPEX, productivity targets, and investment frameworks.
Exceptional communication, influence, and executive presence.
Experience operating as a C-suite or near–C-suite enterprise operator in a multi-billion-dollar, global technology organization.
Demonstrated ability to lead at 10K+ engineering scale with direct ownership of operating models, cross-functional governance, and enterprise-wide transformation programs.
Credibility to serve as a proxy for the CTO in cross-company forums and executive decision bodies.
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