We’re in an unbelievably exciting area of tech and are fundamentally reshaping the data storage industry. Here, you lead with innovative thinking, grow along with us, and join the smartest team in the industry.
This type of work—work that changes the world—is what the tech industry was founded on. So, if you're ready to seize the endless opportunities and leave your mark, come join us.
Join our dynamic team as an Agile Program Manager in the IT Go-To-Market (GTM) space. Your leadership will drive project success, ensuring efficient delivery and fostering collaboration across teams. If you are a strong leader, energetic self-starter, strategic thinker, and passionate about agile program management, we invite you to join us!
What You’ll Do
- Efficiently manage GTM project resources, optimizing utilization, and ensure maximum productivity within defined constraints.
- Monitor and ensure the quality of deliverables, implementing best practices, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement based on your experience and insights.
- Leverage your experience to navigate unforeseen challenges, adapt methodologies when necessary, and drive innovation within project execution.
- Proactively identify risks, leverage your experience to develop robust mitigation strategies, and make critical decisions to keep GTM projects on course.
- Manage and oversee all stages of the project lifecycle from inception to retirement, ensuring alignment with business goals, and optimizing processes across phases.
- Engage with stakeholders at various levels, including senior management, clients, and cross-functional teams, to gather requirements, communicate progress, and manage expectations throughout the lifecycle.
- Lead and empower project teams, delegating tasks, fostering a collaborative environment, and mentoring junior team members to enhance their skills and performance.
- Develop and execute a comprehensive analytics strategy across multiple projects within a program, ensuring alignment with overarching business goals and fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making.
- Apply Agile principles and best practices as an experienced scrum master managing multiple scrum teams.
- Run Agile ceremonies, sessions, and workshops to ensure effective communication and collaboration.
Requirements
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information sciences or related field or equivalent experience
- Must have 8+ years of meaningful experience in program/project management experience with proven track record in delivering complex, enterprise, or cross-functional projects.
- Experience in managing GTM projects strongly preferred
Agile Qualifications
- Must have Agile experience
- Experienced scrum master managing multiple scrums teams applying scrum principles and best practices strongly preferred
- Hands-on experience with Atlassian and other project management tooling (JIRA, Confluence, JQL, Dashboards, Smartsheets) strongly preferred
- SAFe certified, or Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) preferred
Other Qualifications
- Hands-on experience working on complex projects touching various components across applications and stack layers
- Experience with cloud technologies strongly preferred
- Highly organized, great attention to detail, follow-up and follow-through, prioritizing across multiple concurrent initiatives and shifting demands
- Proven problem solver with the strong interpersonal skills to influence, maintain positive relationships, and collaborate with people at all levels
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build and deliver messages across a broad range of audiences
- Team player – our teams will rely on your leadership and cooperation is key to success
- Expertise with collaboration tools (G-Suite, Zoom, Slack, and Confluence) strongly preferred
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:
- Pure Innovation: We celebrate those who think critically, like a challenge and aspire to be trailblazers.
- Pure Growth: We give you the space and support to grow along with us and to contribute to something meaningful. We have been Named Fortune's Best Large Workplaces in the Bay Area™, Fortune's Best Workplaces for Millennials™ and certified as a Great Place to Work®!
- Pure Team: We build each other up and set aside ego for the greater good.
And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work, we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance, including flexible time off, wellness resources and company-sponsored team events. Check out purebenefits.com for more information.
ACCOMMODATIONS AND ACCESSIBILITY:
Candidates with disabilities may request accommodations for all aspects of our hiring process. For more on this, contact us at TA-Ops@purestorage.com if you’re invited to an interview.
WHERE DIFFERENCES FUEL INNOVATION:
We’re forging a future where everyone finds their rightful place and where every voice matters. Where uniqueness isn’t just accepted but embraced. That’s why we are committed to fostering the growth and development of every person, cultivating a sense of community through our Employee Resource Groups and advocating for inclusive leadership. At Pure Storage, diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability are part of our DNA because we believe our people will shape the next chapter of our success story.
Pure Storage is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and people with intersectional identities. We also encourage you to apply even if you feel you don’t match all of the role criteria. If you think you can do the job and feel you’re a good match, please apply.
