Executive Director Platform Governance / Metrics and Strategy

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Executive Director, Platform Governance & Strategy

This is over platform engineering

The keys to this area is metrics, governance, strategy

It’s going to be managing three direct reports and about 15 indirect reports

They will serve as a product manager on finops, secops, and platform engineering

DevOps containerization automation site reliability engineering automation bringing structure to platform cloud. Making sure everything is up to regulatory standards governance and metrics reporting

Must come up from a highly regulated environment

They need to have Agile, safe, CICD, etc.

SALARY: $250k - $270k plus 30% bonus

LOCATION: CHICAGO, IL

HYBRID 3 DAYS ONSITE

This is a director level role. You will manage a team of SRE’s in platform engineering governance & compliance. Site reliability, FinOps and SecOps domain.

This role provides executive-level leadership over Platform Engineering Governance & Compliance, Site Reliability Engineering, Strategy & Architecture, and Metrics & Reporting within the Platform Engineering organization.

Site Reliability Engineering

Platform Engineering Governance & Compliance

Site Reliability Engineering COE

Cloud Strategy & Architecture

Metrics & Reporting

Qualifications:

• [Required] Proven executive-level leadership of SRE, cloud engineering, or platform reliability organizations in a regulated industry environment.
• [Required] Demonstrated ability to build and scale SRE practices including SLO/SLA frameworks, on-call models, error budgets, and incident response programs.
• [Required] Deep expertise in cloud architecture strategy and governance, with experience defining and driving enterprise-wide architectural standards.
• [Required] Strong track record of cross-functional partnership with Program/Product Management, translating platform capabilities into sequenced, delivery-ready roadmaps.
• [Required] Demonstrated experience serving in a Product Manager capacity for technical domains such as FinOps, SecOps, or platform tooling, including ownership of roadmap, prioritization, and stakeholder alignment.
• [Required] Experience establishing and managing governance and compliance frameworks within a platform or infrastructure engineering organization, including oversight of incidents, problem management, risk items, and audit obligations.
• [Required] Ability to design and maintain metrics and reporting frameworks that provide meaningful visibility into platform health, engineering performance, and compliance posture.
• [Required] Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; ability to translate technical complexity into executive-level insights and business decisions.
• [Required] Demonstrated ability to lead high-performing, highly technical teams through accountability, coaching, and clear ownership models.
• [Required] Experience managing work in Agile/Scrum environments with strong prioritization and deadline management discipline.
• [Preferred] Experience operating in a production change control process and working directly with audit and compliance functions in a regulated environment.
• [Preferred] Experience in financial services or similarly regulated industries with exposure to CIS, NIST, and related frameworks.

Technical Skills:

• [Required] Deep knowledge of SRE tooling and observability platforms (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, PagerDuty, Datadog, or equivalents).
• [Required] Expert-level knowledge of cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, or GCP; experience with multi-cloud or hybrid environments preferred.
• [Required] Strong working knowledge of cloud-native architecture patterns and Infrastructure as Code principles.
• [Required] Familiarity with container orchestration and streaming platforms (Kubernetes, Kafka) and CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalents).
• [Required] Experience with metrics and reporting platforms; ability to design KPI frameworks and reporting dashboards for both technical and executive audiences.
• [Required] Working knowledge of FinOps principles and cloud cost governance, with experience driving cost transparency and optimization at an organizational level.
• [Required] Familiarity with SecOps tooling and security governance practices within a cloud or platform engineering context.
• [Preferred] Experience with GRC tooling or platforms used to manage risk, audit findings, and compliance obligations (e.g., ServiceNow, Archer, or equivalents).

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field), or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in cloud engineering, platform reliability, or infrastructure roles with at least 5 years in senior engineering leadership.
• Depth and breadth of experience in a highly regulated industry such as financial services, with demonstrated understanding of applicable rules and regulatory frameworks.

Certificates or Licenses:

• AWS Solutions Architect Associate Certification or higher strongly desired.