Senior Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives - Start-ups & Ecosystem
Pure Storage
- Location
- Bangalore, India
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Senior
- H-1B history
- 67 approvals (FY2023)
- Posted
- 19d ago
About this role
Everpure (NYSE: P) has evolved from storage pioneer to data platform, closing fiscal 2026 with $3.7 billion in revenue, its first billion-dollar quarter, and accelerating growth into FY27. Our strategic agenda spans the companies defining the next era of technology - hyperscalers, AI labs, the AI hardware supply chain, data platform providers, and the broader AI ecosystem.
This type of work—work that changes the world—is what the tech industry was founded on. So, if you're ready to seize the endless opportunities and leave your mark, come join us.
THE ROLE Everpure is seeking an experienced program manager to lead a high-visibility strategic initiative spanning across the tech ecosystem. Reporting to the Head of Business Operations, India, you will establish and run these programs to deliver local value and global visibility.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
1. Build and scale the Everpure’s first Startup Engagement Initiative:
• Operationalize the initiative by collaborating across VCs and startup incubators
• Imagine and develop offerings to accelerate growth and adoption and innovate avenues for co-development
• Collaborate with Everpure’s Corporate VC team to identify partnership, investment, or acquisition opportunities.
• Lead founder relations, launch events, community programming, and all PR/comms related to these initiatives.
2. Run Customer Collaboration hub
• Operationalize a platform for global customer connects with Everpure’s product organization
• Own the engagement, including in-person forums, virtual progress check-ins, platform-topic sessions, roundtables, and targeted use-case deep dives.
• Drive for high quality results by coordinating structured pre-work with account teams and internal stakeholders to tailor agendas to customer priorities and business context.
• Manage membership commitments, renewal reviews, program-health reporting, privacy and transcription consent, and other operating controls.
WHAT YOU BRING
• You are a highly self motivated individual with exceptional achievements in any field.
• Possess outstanding communication and leadership skills, preferably with experience in building such programs from scratch
• 10+ years of experience in strategic partnerships, corporate development, customer programs, or a related field. Strong preference for candidates with experience launching or operating an accelerator, startup engagement program, or innovation hub.
• Deep understanding of startups, VC ecosystems, cloud or data platforms, enterprise technology, innovation programs, preferably in an Indian context.
• Strong program-management discipline: ability to create operating models, governance mechanisms, metrics, budgets, executive communications, and repeatable playbooks.
• Excellent facilitation and relationship-building skills that cut across founders, investors, accelerators, product and engineering teams, sales, customer success, and senior executives
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WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US
• Innovation: We celebrate those who think critically, like a challenge, and aspire to be trailblazers.
• Growth: We give you the space and support to grow along with us and to contribute to something meaningful. We have been named Fortune's Best Workplaces in Technology™, Fortune's Best Workplaces in the Bay Area™, and certified as a Great Place to Work®!
• Team: We build each