Full-Time

Principal – Engineering Release Management

Posted on 10/27/2024

Cohesity

Cohesity

1,001-5,000 employees

Data management solutions for enterprises

Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software

Compensation Overview

$189.2k - $240kAnnually

+ Bonus + Commission + Equity Grants

Senior

United States

Requires in-office presence 2-3 days a week.

Category
Engineering Management
Software Development Management
Required Skills
Agile
Tableau
JIRA
Asana
Confluence
Requirements
  • Degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years in engineering management, software release management or technical program management in a hi-tech company.
  • In-depth experience in software release planning/execution and predictable delivery of large software programs in an agile/hybrid environment that is globally spread out.
  • Solid analytical and problem solving skills; ability to think strategically.
  • Proven experience in automated dashboards and scorecards in Jira, Tableau or similar tools to drive operational effectiveness and efficiency.
  • Ability to make presentations and communicate to a 360 audience including executives.
  • Strong organizational skills as well as the ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities, assignments and roles.
  • Must have a “what’s the right thing to do” mindset and be willing to roll up sleeves to get things done hands-on.
  • Must have a continuous improvement mindset, constantly looking for and taking on process improvement initiatives.
Responsibilities
  • Partner with product management and engineering to drive the requirements definition, release planning, execution and launch of our on-prem and cloud software releases with predictable schedules and high quality.
  • Bring cross-functional alignment across engineering teams while keeping company-wide go-to-market and new-product-introduction teams aligned.
  • Manage the payload of new features and bug fixes per release, to deliver high quality enterprise software for on-prem and cloud, per a train model.
  • Define, implement and monitor critical metrics through automated scorecards and dashboards. Draw conclusions to drive corrective actions and improvement.
  • Understand the technical issues to raise them and facilitate collaborative resolutions.
  • Foresee risks, develop mitigation plans and trigger contingency plans as necessary, using change management best practices.
  • Communicate the status, risks/issues and mitigation plans to a 360 audience, ranging from executives to engineers.
  • Use the best tools for the job at hand - Jira, Confluence, Asana, Tableau etc.
  • Own your sections in Release Roadmaps, Quarterly Business Reviews and Engineering Operational Reviews.
  • Conceive, take-on, execute and deliver process improvement initiatives that have demonstrable org-wide or company-wide impacts.

Cohesity specializes in data management solutions for data centers and cloud environments. Their main products, the Cohesity DataPlatform and Cohesity DataProtect, help businesses consolidate tasks like backup, recovery, and data storage into one platform, making it easier to manage large amounts of data while reducing complexity and costs. Unlike many competitors, Cohesity focuses on simplifying data management, which appeals to medium to large enterprises across various industries such as finance, healthcare, and technology. The company's goal is to help businesses manage, protect, and gain insights from their data more efficiently, positioning themselves as a valuable partner in the growing data management and cloud services market.

Company Stage

Private

Total Funding

$642M

Headquarters

San Jose, California

Founded

2013

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

4%

2 year growth

2%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Strategic partnership with NVIDIA enhances AI-driven data insights and protection.
  • Recognition as AWS Global Storage Partner of the Year boosts credibility in cloud storage.
  • Acquisition of Veritas Technologies expands market share and product offerings.

What critics are saying

  • Emerging competition from startups like Eon challenges Cohesity's market position.
  • Dependency on NVIDIA's AI platform may pose risks if disruptions occur.
  • Expansion into new regions may lead to regulatory compliance challenges.

What makes Cohesity unique

  • Cohesity offers hyper-converged secondary storage solutions for backups and analytics.
  • Their DataPlatform consolidates backup, recovery, and storage into a single streamlined platform.
  • Cohesity's AI capabilities provide enhanced data insights and security for enterprise clients.

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Benefits

Health & Wellness - Managing emotional and physical health are key to living happier lives. Cohesity employees enjoy access to exercise and meditation apps, e-Learning resources, Scribd, and more.

Parental Leave - Cohesity offers salary continuation in coordination with other benefits up to 20 weeks for maternity leaves. Up to four weeks of child bonding leave is offered to non-birth parents.

Personal Time - Our unlimited PTO policy ensures that you have work-life wellbeing and flexibility when you need it.

Financial - Cohesity offers a competitive salary, pay-for-performance bonus plan, retirement savings plan, flexible spending accounts, commuter checks, and more.

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