As Sr. Director, manage strategic readiness programs for product launches at Salesforce. Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure operational readiness and customer success.
Responsibilities
Define the Operating Model: Establish and scale the operating model, governance structure, and success metrics for the Strategic Programs Big Bets Team
Strategic Risk Mitigation: Proactively identify the scope, complexity, and inherent risks of proposed platform, infrastructure, or product changes
Data-Led Business Decisions: Maintain a deep understanding of the business, impact metrics, Customer Success and corporate priorities, and cross-functional dependencies
Integrated Roadmap Ownership: Develop and own integrated roadmaps for all enablement, documentation, and customer communications
Executive Visibility & Accountability: Establish robust governance and provide executive-level visibility of key program aspects
E2E Orchestration: Lead the team to drive full end-to-end launch readiness and obtain stakeholder sign-off
Customer-Centric Requirements: Act as the sponsor for Customer Success (CS) requirements
Expertise Building & Enablement: Quickly build technical expertise in new products and features
GTM Oversight: Oversee evaluation of Go-to-Market (GTM), Offer implications, and entitlement gaps
Quality and Gap Closure: Actively address critical product launch gaps
Voice of the Customer (VoC) & Advocacy: Represent the customer perspective ensuring adoption challenges and requirements are surfaced
Product Feedback Loops: Oversee Pre-GA product feedback loops in partnership with Cloud Success leadership
Strategic Liaison: Act as a strategic partner and liaison to Cloud Success leadership
Team Management & Mentorship: Manage, mentor, and inspire a team of subject matter experts (SMEs)
Requirements
10+ years experience in Customer Success or Product Management leadership role in the SaaS industry
5+ years experience leading large, cross-functional teams focused on New Product Introduction (NPI) or Product Launch Management
Track record of developing teams of subject matter experts who deliver against strategic business initiatives
Proven ability to set a vision, excite and lead cross-functional teams
Demonstrated success managing teams and collaborating with senior leadership across different functions
Proven record of influencing outcomes with both technical and non-technical senior leaders across different functions
Deep understanding of the end-to-end customer and internal lifecycle in a cloud environment (e.g., sales, service, enablement, support, operations)
Proven ability to influence and align Executive Leadership Team (ELT) stakeholders across product, engineering, and sales organizations
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