Engineering Program Manager - Endpoint Protection (Remote)

Company: CrowdStrike
Location: Windthorst
Posted on: June 10, 2021

Job Description:

At CrowdStrike were on a mission - to stop breaches. Our groundbreaking technology, services delivery, and intelligence gathering together with our innovations in machine learning and behavioral-based detection, allow our customers to not only defend themselves, but do so in a future-proof manner. Weve earned numerous honors and top rankings for our technology, organization and people clearly confirming our industry leadership and our special culture driving it. We also offer flexible work arrangements to help our people manage their personal and professional lives in a way that works for them. So if youre ready to work on unrivaled technology where your desire to be part of a collaborative team is met with a laser-focused mission to stop breaches and protect people globally, lets talk.

About the Role:

We are CrowdStrike, a fast-growing security company that protects our wide range of customers from cybersecurity attacks. Were 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 Program Manager, youll be responsible for supporting the Endpoint Protection product organization and their various teams, whose mission is to deliver complete endpoint visibility and protection across organizations, via our flagship applications of Prevent, Insight and Device Control. These coupled with supporting and management of our ever-expanding new technologies ensure our continuous evolution of this world-class product. Your primary focus will entail driving the scheduling, scoping and execution of projects for major initiatives, working directly with the Engineering Developers, and the Dev Managers in order to ensure timely delivery against the roadmap. Youll work closely across functional teams (UX, Cloud, Sensor) to collaborate and ensure dependencies are well known, critical issues are identified and driven to resolution.

Required 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 ONE 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.

Responsibilities:

Providing coaching/mentoring to the team in a highly collaborative and empathetic environment.
Demonstrates the ability to discuss tasks with employees in a manner which gives guidance and best practices, but does not dictate implementation.
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.
Collaborating with staff and management of multiple worldwide business units (including subject matter experts, design teams, and technology teams) to clearly identify, explain, and communicate their project involvement, project goals, expectations, and tasks.
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.
Manages daily/weekly project communication and status reporting.
Leads Scrum meetings and creates and follows up on meeting minutes/action items

Key Qualifications:

5+ years of experience working in a program/project management capacity for software development.
Experience with/exposure to large scale platforms (cloud technologies), machine learning, detections and the threat landscape, as well as complex inter-dependent technologies (preferably in the cyber security domain).
Seasoned team coach that manages and alleviates (instead of running from) persistent obstacles Experience with Systems 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 with proactively and independently driving for 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, provide teams w/ valuable summations around action items and next steps.

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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

Market leader in compensationand equity awards Competitive vacation policy Comprehensive health benefits + 401k plan Paid parental leave, including adoption Flexible work environment Wellness programs Stocked fridges, coffee, soda, and lots of treats

We are committed to building an inclusive culture of belonging that not only embraces the diversity of our people but also reflects the diversity of the communities in which we work and the customers we serve. We know that the happiest and highest performing teams include people with diverse perspectives and ways of solving problems so we strive to attract and retain talent from all backgrounds and create workplaces where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work.

CrowdStrike is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

CrowdStrike participates in the E-Verify program.

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