Onsite Director – Engineering Strategy & Operations

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About the role

  • Director/Sr. Manager of Engineering Strategy & Operations leading operational excellence and strategy at Salesforce. Collaborating across teams to enhance engineering performance aligned with business objectives.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a trusted advisor and partner to senior engineering leaders, improving alignment, communication, and decision-making.
  • Anticipate upcoming priorities, risks, and decision points, proactively driving alignment and action.
  • Advocate for leadership effectiveness, team engagement, and organizational health across the engineering organization.
  • Provide mentorship and guidance to engineering leaders on operational best practices, organizational health, and execution rigor.
  • Foster a culture of engineering excellence, continuous learning, and customer-first problem solving.
  • Lead and grow a team of technical enablement leads responsible for onboarding and scaling engineers globally.
  • Drive V2MOM planning and execution, ensuring alignment, progress tracking, and accountability across engineering leadership.
  • Own end-to-end headcount management, including attrition backfills, hiring strategy, workforce planning, and global resource allocation in alignment with leadership priorities.
  • Maintain strong oversight of engineering health metrics, ensuring visibility, accountability, and timely resolution of operational gaps.
  • Help drive financial planning and budget management, including forecasting, cost optimization, in partnership with finance stakeholders.
  • Establish and manage operational rhythms, including leadership staff meetings, trust reviews, and cross-functional checkpoints across global teams.

Requirements

  • 15+ years of experience in engineering, operations, or program management roles in SaaS or enterprise software, with 5+ years in leadership positions.
  • Experience in scaling engineering teams and operations in fast-paced environments with background in change management and scaling operational frameworks.
  • Proven track record managing cross-functional, globally distributed engineering teams and large-scale program.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage complex, cross-functional programs and drive outcomes in ambiguous environments.
  • Experience supporting senior executives and leadership teams in a strategic and operational capacity.
  • Strong understanding of enterprise SaaS deployment models, platform guardrails, and technical health frameworks.
  • Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), DevOps, Agile, CI/CD.
  • Operational mindset with the ability to balance strategic thinking and hands-on execution.
  • Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, with the ability to influence senior engineers, product teams, and customer stakeholders.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

Benefits

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

Job title

Director – Engineering Strategy & Operations

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$150,100 - $273,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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