Shshank Jain

About Shshank Jain

With decades of experience in technical program management, engineering operations, and software architecture & development, I lead cross-functional teams at Cohesity to deliver SaaS and on-premises releases across a comprehensive enterprise portfolio. My expertise includes program delivery, risk mitigation, process optimization, data-driven insights, and fostering collaboration across many agile teams. By driving innovation and implementing best practices, my team has introduced high-demand product features that have significantly contributed to customer acquisition and revenue growth.My passion lies in enabling high-performance engineering teams and creating scalable solutions that address complex business challenges. Drawing from my prior experience at IBM, I excel at translating intricate requirements into actionable strategies and ensuring seamless execution. I am dedicated to fostering operational excellence, continuous improvement, and delivering impactful business solutions for global enterprise customers.

Experience

1. Director, Technical Program Management R & d Operations

   Cohesity

   May 2021 — Present

   Directed release and technical program managers to successfully deliver quarterly on-prem and monthly SaaS releases across the full product enterprise portfolio for a $450M technology company. Responsibilities included: strategy, risk mitigation, conflict resolution, process improvements, project management, roadmaps, backlog prioritization, cross-functional collaboration, data analytics, integration, and team supervision & mentoring. • Improved release management processes to yield better feature velocity, quality, and predictability of releases leading to increased sales and acquisition of new Fortune 500 customers. • Implemented continuous process improvements and best practices across 50+ agile squads with 600+ engineers driving Operational Excellence, SDLC processes, and Customer Value OKRs.• Delivered business intelligence dashboards providing data-driven insights for executive decision-making.• Cross-functional collaboration with product management, documentation, marketing, sales, legal, and customer support for enabling the go-to-market activities of the new products.• Subject Matter Expert (SME) and JIRA administrator leading change management, metadata automation, business solutions development, and workflow implementation. • Partnered with engineering leadership, finance, and HR, developed high-performance teams by driving the strategic hiring, training & mentoring programs for employees and interns.• Managed end-to-end budgeting and procurement processes, overseeing $14M in CAPEX/OPEX for engineering lab infrastructure, software licenses, cloud hosting, and contractor services; achieved 2% budget favorability through strategic vendor negotiations.• Owned content development and messaging for Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) and All Hands presentations, ensuring clarity, alignment, and executive readiness.

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

  Bachelor's of Engineering, Computer Science & Technology

Skills

• Sql
• Integration
• Business Intelligence
• Web Applications
• Xml
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Enterprise Architecture
• Software Project Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Unix
• Rest Api Design
• Web Services
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Soa
• Databases
• Requirements Analysis
• Sdlc
• Solution Architecture