Senior Program Manager, Strategic Enablement Programs

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Pure Storage is committed to providing best-in-class learning experiences for our worldwide seller community. We are looking for a passionate, dynamic, and detailed-oriented Program Manager to join our Global Enablement organization and lead strategic sales enablement programs globally across our selling roles. This individual will be responsible for working collaboratively with Product Marketing, Sales Operations, Sales Leadership, and Enablement to plan, orchestrate, and manage strategic enablement programs that lead to achievement of our company’s sales and go-to-market goals.

The ideal candidate is passionate about learning and has a proven track record of delivering global, high impact enablement programs that achieve business outcomes. A successful candidate will have strong interpersonal and organizational skills, with the ability to work collaboratively and cross-functionally, leading matrixed teams of indirect staff to deliver highly effective programs with measurable business impact.

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Responsibilities

As the Global Sales Enablement Program Manager, you will be responsible for planning and managing all aspects of the global, strategic enablement programs Sales Enablement delivers each quarter, which includes:

• Collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to plan and orchestrate global enablement programs in support of the most critical go-to-market priorities.
• Connecting with Field Enablement teams and Sales Leadership to identify and evaluate learning and enablement needs across multiple selling roles, market segments, and geographic regions.
• Managing and influencing project teams and content contributors to deliver high quality, consistent, and effective enablement programs, leveraging our quarterly enablement structure and cadence.
• Establishing effective and efficient processes to document, track, and communicate program details, progress, and results.
• Developing the operations, processes, and logistics required to deliver strategic, scalable enablement programs, quarterly.
• Engaging with curriculum developers, content creators, creative resources, and other experts to oversee the development of content, learning experiences, and assets required for global enablement programs.
• Driving measurable, improved sales performance through enablement programs, communications, content, and tools.
• Measuring program reach, effectiveness, and business impact.
• Analyzing program results and feedback to identify opportunities to improve and expand enablement programs.
• Managing program, participant, and stakeholder communications.
  
  

What You’ll Need To Bring To This Role...

• 5+ years of Program Management experience within Sales Enablement.
• Ideally 6-8 years of combined experience in Technology Field Sales, Sales Enablement, Learning and Development, and/or Program Management.
• Demonstrated ability to execute global, scalable learning programs to increase sales performance and achieve measurable outcomes.
• Strong business acumen and solid understanding of sales motions, sales process, and sales metrics.
• A passion for learning with energy and enthusiasm to motivate and engage others.
• Ability to influence and work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, organizational, facilitation, and collaboration skills.
• Strong team-oriented leadership skills, with the ability to build rapport, collaborate, motivate, influence, and advise indirect staff.
• Experience measuring program effectiveness.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Experience working with Learning Management Systems.
• PMP certification a plus.
• You will be based in Chicago, Illinois. As this is an office-centric role, you are expected to be present in the office for 3 days a week. As outlined in Pure's Hybrid Work Policy, there will be variations over periods of time, depending on business need.
  
  

The annual base salary range is: $118,000– $177,000. Salary ranges are determined based on role, level and location. For positions open to candidates in multiple geographical locations, the base salary range is reflective of the labor market across the applicable locations.

This role may be eligible for incentive pay and/or equity.

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.

There is no application deadline and we accept applications on an ongoing basis until the job is filled.

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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.

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