Sr. Program Manager – Product Innovation

Sandisk • Milpitas, CA

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About The Position

SanDisk’s Product Innovation Team operates at the front end of innovation—accelerating product concepts from early exploration through readiness for Product, Engineering, and Go-To-Market (GTM) incubation. As the Senior Program Manager – Product Innovation, you will lead the operational execution and program infrastructure that enables the innovation portfolio to move from insight to validated concept with speed and discipline. You will partner closely with the Director of Product Management – Product Innovation to translate innovation strategy into executable programs while ensuring discovery initiatives are managed through structured governance and evidence-based decision making. This role is responsible for building and running the program management operating model for the innovation organization, including portfolio planning, cross-functional execution, discovery gate governance, and Atlassian-based workflows. You will enable teams across Product, Engineering, Research, Industrial Design, Software, and Ecosystem Development to collaborate effectively while navigating the ambiguity inherent in early-stage innovation. The outcome of this role is a high-performing innovation operating system that enables SanDisk to rapidly explore, validate, and advance new product concepts.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in program management, PMO leadership, or technical program management within consumer electronics, hardware-software systems, or platform organizations.
• Proven ability to manage multiple early-stage initiatives simultaneously in fast-moving environments.
• Experience implementing and operating program management frameworks using Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to drive execution without direct authority.
• Experience coordinating teams across product, engineering, design, and partner organizations.
• Strong communication and organizational skills with the ability to simplify complex programs for executive stakeholders.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous innovation environments while maintaining program discipline.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting innovation labs, advanced development teams, or incubation programs.
• Familiarity with consumer electronics platforms, storage technologies, Edge AI, embedded systems, or wireless platforms.
• Experience using Jira Product Discovery for opportunity tracking and innovation workflows.
• Background working with product management, industrial design, UX/UI teams, or ecosystem partners.
• Experience implementing discovery-to-delivery frameworks or evidence-based governance models.

Responsibilities

• Lead Innovation Program & Portfolio Management
• Build and Operate the Innovation PMO
• Drive Cross-Functional Execution
• Enable Governance and Incubation Readiness
• Support Executive Decision Making

Benefits

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees