Sr. Program Manager - Engineering, Supporting Platform (Remote)

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Employer Provided Salary: 130,000-205,000 Annually
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#WeAreCrowdStrike and our mission is to stop breaches. As a global leader in cybersecurity, our team changed the game. Since our inception, our market leading cloud-native platform has offered unparalleled protection against the most sophisticated cyberattacks. We work on large scale distributed systems, processing over 1 trillion events a day with a petabyte of RAM deployed in our Cassandra clusters - and this traffic is growing daily. We're looking for people with limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to developing and shaping our cybersecurity platform. Consistently recognized as a top workplace, CrowdStrike is committed to cultivating an inclusive, remote-first culture that offers people the autonomy and flexibility to balance the needs of work and life while taking their career to the next level. Interested in working for a company that sets the standard and leads with integrity? Join us on a mission that matters - one team, one fight.
About the Role:
We are CrowdStrike, a fast-growing security company that protects our wide range of customers from cybersecurity attacks. We're investing in program managers who are energetic, eager to learn, flexible and capable of managing large scale/complex engineering projects in a fast-paced environment.
As a Sr. Program Manager, you'll be responsible for supporting the Platform Product Group, including supporting and engaging in the work and projects of the Platform team.
Your primary focus will entail driving the scheduling, scoping and end-to-end execution of projects for the Product Group, working directly with Engineering Developers, Product Managers, and Dev Managers to ensure timely delivery against the roadmap. You will work closely across functional teams, and across geo-locations in Europe, the United Kingdom, Israel, and the United States to collaborate and ensure dependencies are well known, critical issues are identified and driven to resolution.
What You'll Do:

  • Partnering and direct facilitation with teams at all levels; from in the weeds with developers on projects to summations at the executive level.
  • Demonstrates the ability to learn and communicate technical context and align it with business objectives to help drive project deliverables, resources, and timelines.
  • Creating and driving the project schedule, working with dev management task assignments, and managing schedule progress; from large phases through to detailed tasks, including understanding and managing dependencies within and across Product Groups.
  • Collaborating with staff and management of multiple worldwide business units (including subject matter experts, product management, design teams, and technology teams) to clearly identify, explain, and communicate their project involvement, project goals, expectations, and tasks.
  • Proactively tracks the status of project activities and ensures that schedules and priorities are being met.
  • Ensures critical issues are identified, tracked through resolution, and escalated if necessary.
  • Proactively manages daily/weekly project communication and status reporting.
  • Leads Scrum meetings and creates and follows up on meeting minutes/action items.
  • Flexibly working across timezones to help coordinate and follow up on work.
  • Willingness to travel both locally and internationally several times a quarter.


What You'll Need:

  • Must be proficient in the use of Jira (query/ticket creation, board creation and facilitation).
  • 10+ years of experience working in a program/project management capacity for software development.
  • Experience with/exposure to large scale platforms (cloud technologies), complex inter-dependent technologies.
  • Seasoned team coach that manages and alleviates (instead of running from) persistent obstacles
  • Experience with Software Development Lifecycle and Project Management Methodologies, specifically Agile/Scrum. Experience with Scaled Agile Framework methodology a plus.
  • Experience owning a program/ portfolio of products/features, scoping requirements, planning milestones, and being an active resource for technical teams.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
  • Must enjoy consensus-driven environments where collaboration, honest and open communications are paramount.
  • Must work effectively and professionally with cross-functional groups across divisions, worldwide, as part of a team.
  • Must exhibit meticulous attention to detail, and have the ability to make logical, timely decisions.
  • Excel at proactively and independently driving results in small team environments.
  • Demonstrate self-learning capabilities, taking initiative in a fast pace/quickly changing environment.
  • Ability to extrapolate context from complex technical conversations, and provide teams with valuable summations around action items and next steps.


Requested in lieu of a cover letter:
In order to highlight what would make you a valuable asset to the CrowdStrike Program Management team, we'd like to know what a day in your "project management" life looks like. More specifically, please tell us about a single project in particular which required your leadership and fortitude to turn the tides of potential disaster. Using an intro paragraph to provide a brief summary of the problem the project was looking to solve and no more than 10 bullet points of "Actions Taken" by you specifically that led to the project's successful outcome.
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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

  • Remote-first culture
  • Market leader in compensation and equity awards
  • Competitive vacation and flexible working arrangements
  • Comprehensive and inclusive health benefits
  • Physical and mental wellness programs
  • Paid parental leave, including adoption
  • A variety of professional development and mentorship opportunities
  • Offices with stocked kitchens when you need to fuel innovation and collaboration


We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone feels seen, heard, valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. Our approach to cultivating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture is rooted in listening, learning and collective action. By embracing the diversity of our people, we achieve our best work and fuel innovation - generating the best possible outcomes for our customers and the communities they serve.
CrowdStrike is committed to maintaining an environment of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action. If you need reasonable accommodation to access the information provided on this website, please contact [email protected] for further assistance.
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CrowdStrike, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary range for this position in the U.S. is $130,000 - $205,000 per year + variable/incentive compensation + equity + benefits. A candidate's salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location.
Expected Close Date of Job Posting is:04-16-2024

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Technology we use

  • Engineering
  • Sales & Marketing
    • GolangLanguages
    • PythonLanguages
    • KafkaFrameworks
    • KubernetesFrameworks
    • CassandraDatabases
    • ElasticsearchDatabases
    • RedisDatabases
    • AWS (Amazon Web Services)Services
    • SalesforceCRM

Location

Fantastic downtown location walking distance to awesome restaurants & happy hour spots.

An Insider's view of CrowdStrike

What are some social events your company does?

We have catered lunches in the office once a week—it’s a great opportunity to meet folks from other teams. Our wonderful facilities managers also organize fun social events like Halloween costume parties, chili and cornbread cook-offs, and cookie parties!

Jackie Y.

Sr. Manager, LogScale Sales Development

How do you collaborate with other teams in the company?

What I love about CrowdStrike’s culture is it’s very collaborative. Reaching out to the right people at the right time to assist our customers in a thorough & timely manner ensures that we have the right subject matter expert on the frontlines. It truly is a customer first mindset that defines our mantra of One Team, One Fight!

Thaddeus M.

Sr. Manager, Customer Sales

What does career growth look like on your team?

A core facet of our mission in the Sales Development organization is to serve as a talent pool for the sales teams at CrowdStrike. We strive to not only grow and develop our people to excel in our world, but to arm them with skills, knowledge, and tenacity they will need to be successful in their next role

Alena C.

Director, Enterprise Sales Development

What unique initiatives do you have that encourage innovation?

There is a lot of ownership at CrowdStrike over the work you do, resulting in a culture where people take pride in their work and strive to come up with new ways of doing things. Management fully supports this by rewarding and recognizing those who go above and beyond—it’s really motivating!

Jack W.

Director, Sales Strategy & Operations

How has your career grown since starting at the company?

Rapidly! From Day 1, the leadership team has been invested in my personal career goals and helped create a clear path to grow within the company. In just 3 years, I was able to grow from Corporate Account Executive to Manager of Corporate Sales.

KT T.

Manager, Corporate Sales, SLED

What are CrowdStrike Perks + Benefits

CrowdStrike Benefits Overview

We offer flexible schedules and the ability to “work from anywhere,” a comprehensive benefits package, health and wellness programs, fully stocked company pantry, company and team events, and commuter benefits. We have an official mentorship program and many other professional development programs available to all employees. We offer free webinars on everything from financial wellness and mental health to sessions with coaching experts and speakers on topics related to diversity, equity & inclusion. We also offer our people the chance to work on passion projects and innovation during our annual “Think Week” as well as peer recognition and reward programs like Team Bravo award for cross-functional collaboration and Hero award for those who embody our core values and live our culture.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity employee resource groups
Health Insurance + Wellness
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Company equity
Employee stock purchase plan
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
Child Care & Parental Leave
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Adoption Assistance
Return-to-work program post parental leave
Company sponsored family events
Vacation + Time Off
Unlimited vacation policy
Generous PTO
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Onsite office parking
Relocation assistance
Professional Development
Job training & conferences
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education available during work hours
Online course subscriptions available

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