EVP, Chief Operating Officer; COO), Product Engineering

Role Overview

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Product Engineering will serve as the strategic and operational right hand to the President & CTO, driving the operating system that enables Salesforce to scale engineering excellence across a global organization of 10,000+ engineers. This role is flexible on level, depending on candidate experience, scope, and prior enterprise operating experience.

This leader owns the connective tissue across Product Engineering — ensuring that strategy translates into execution, that execution aligns with priorities, and that the organization moves with the speed, discipline, and clarity required for an AI‑first, agentic enterprise.

• Operating Model + Governance
  • Architect and run the operating model for Product Engineering, including cadence, prioritization, cross‑org governance, and leadership forums.
  • Establish disciplined mechanisms for planning, V2
    
    MOM 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.
• Execution Engine Leadership
  • 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 trade‑off decisions across Platform, Apps, Agentforce, and Data Cloud dependencies.
• Enterprise Integration & Transformation
  • 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.
• Cross‑Functional Leadership
  • Serve as the primary integrator across Engineering, Sales, CS, Security, Legal, Finance, Marketing, and Employee Success.
  • Build strong partnership with Finance for OPEX/HC management, resource planning, investment frameworks, and productivity levers.
  • Partner with Employee Success on org design, workforce planning, leadership capability, and engineering talent strategy.
• Culture, Leadership, and Communication
  • Drive clear, consistent communication and narrative alignment across a global engineering organization.
  • Strengthen leadership pipelines, operational discipline, and decision‑making quality throughout Product Engineering.
  • Model the behaviors of an execution‑first, customer‑obsessed, agentic culture.

• 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.

The typical base salary range for this position is $371,000 - $425,000 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range is $371,000 - $425,000 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity, or benefits, as applicable.

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