Aaron Wu

Director, Software Engineering (Strategy & Ops) at Salesforce

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Results-oriented leader with a track record of guiding cross-functional teams toward aligned outcomes. Skilled at building strong partnerships and driving strategic priorities in fast-changing environments. Brings a hands-on, empowering leadership style that fosters accountability and high performance. Experienced in leading organizational transformation through strategic planning, talent development, and process optimization.

Experience

  • Director, Software Engineering (Strategy & Ops) at Salesforce
    Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

    • Leads strategic and operational alignment across engineering teams, ensuring that execution priorities directly support business and revenue objectives. • Develops collaboration frameworks that enable consistency and scalability across multiple product lines and technical domains. • Works closely with product, design, and GTM leadership to turn strategic direction into actionable and measurable engineering roadmaps. • Improves operational effectiveness by introducing metrics, KPIs, and structured feedback loops to increase delivery predictability and quality. • Builds high-performing leadership capacity by mentoring engineering managers and reinforcing a culture of accountability and clarity.

  • Head of PMO & IT Engineering at Benchling
    Aug 2022 - 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Leads PMO and IT engineering efforts to support rapid growth and technology scaling by establishing clear governance, prioritization, and delivery standards. Drives cross-functional alignment across product, security, and compliance while advancing enterprise initiatives such as system integrations and platform upgrades. Strengthens execution quality by developing teams, improving delivery rhythm, and increasing visibility across complex programs.

  • Director, Strategy & Operations PMO - Business Technology at Guidewire Software
    Aug 2017 - 2022 · 4 yrs 6 mos

    • Oversees enterprise program operations across business technology functions, shaping strategy execution through structured governance, delivery rhythm, and transparent reporting. Focus remains on creating alignment between strategic initiatives and operational capacity. • Bridges technical and business domains by coordinating stakeholders and aligning technology investments with evolving priorities. Emphasis placed on clarity in planning, accountability in execution, and responsiveness to change. • Strengthens delivery infrastructure by introducing scalable controls, resource models, and cross-functional practices that support digital transformation, enhance visibility, and increase speed-to-value across complex portfolios.

  • Head of Strategic Initiatives and Operations at Private Biotech Company
    Jul 2014 - 2017 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Directs strategic execution in dynamic biotech environments by translating complex scientific and regulatory contexts into coordinated operational action. Balances technical depth with organizational clarity to accelerate early-stage programs and enable effective cross-functional collaboration. Builds adaptive structures that improve prioritization, manage risk transparently, and strengthen alignment between program goals and business outcomes.

  • Sr. Manager, Program Management and Enterprise Transformation at Accenture
    2003 - Jun 2014 · 11 yrs 6 mos

    • Delivers complex enterprise transformations for Fortune 500 organizations, with expertise across technology modernization, business process optimization, and organizational change. Known for driving clarity in high-stakes environments by aligning cross-functional teams, streamlining delivery governance, and enhancing execution visibility. • Provides strategic guidance to senior stakeholders on transformation roadmaps, investment focus, and cross-functional alignment. Builds delivery teams capable of navigating ambiguity, accelerating adoption, and sustaining performance through structured program management and change leadership.