Director Platform Ops Platform Enablement

Overview

Seeking a dynamic Director – Platform Ops & Platform Enablement Lead to drive operational excellence and enablement across enterprise data and analytics platforms spanning both cloud and on‑prem environments. This role will be pivotal in ensuring the stability, scalability, and performance of platform infrastructure supporting global data programs. Lead and manage end-to-end platform operations, including reliability, performance optimization, governance, and lifecycle management across Azure, AWS, GCP, and on‑prem platforms.

• Drive platform enablement by establishing standardized frameworks, best practices, and reusable capabilities that empower Data Engineering, Analytics, and AI/ML teams to build and operate efficiently.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, automation, and governance of enterprise platforms supporting data pipelines, analytics, and business intelligence workloads.
• Oversee the implementation of observability, monitoring, and automation frameworks to enhance platform reliability, performance, and operational efficiency.
• Define and execute platform governance models, operating frameworks, and roadmaps to drive consistency and efficiency across multi‑cloud and hybrid environments.
• Enable seamless integration of CI/CD, Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC), platform automation, and self‑healing capabilities across the enterprise ecosystem.
• Partner in building next‑generation Data & Analytics platforms, driving platform standardization, modernization, and adoption across global teams.
• Lead and mentor a high‑performing Platform Ops and Enablement team, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams across Data Engineering, Cloud Ops, Security, and business units to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and compliance standards.
• Act as a key leader in driving Data & Analytics platform transformation initiatives, enabling a shift toward a platform‑first, data‑driven organization.
• Champion platform excellence and operational maturity, supporting large‑scale global data initiatives and ensuring robust sustainment capabilities across the enterprise data ecosystem.
• Lead end‑to‑end platform operations across cloud and on‑prem environments, ensuring high availability, reliability, performance, and scalability.
• Own platform lifecycle management, including provisioning, upgrades, capacity planning, and decommissioning across Azure, AWS, GCP, and on‑prem platforms.
• Drive platform enablement by defining and implementing standardized frameworks, reusable components, and best practices for data and analytics platforms.
• Establish and enforce platform governance, security, and compliance standards in alignment with enterprise architecture and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee implementation of observability, monitoring, and alerting frameworks to proactively identify and resolve platform issues.
• Lead automation initiatives, including Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC), CI/CD integration, and self‑healing capabilities to improve platform efficiency and resilience.
• Partner with Data Engineering, Analytics, AI/ML, and Cloud Ops teams to enable scalable, reliable, and high‑performing data platforms.
• Drive platform performance optimization, including cost management, resource utilization, and workload efficiency across environments.
• Define and execute platform operating models, processes, and SLAs to ensure consistent and high‑quality service delivery.
• Lead incident, problem, and change management processes for platform services, ensuring rapid resolution and minimal business disruption.
• Build and lead a high‑performing Platform Ops and Enablement team, including hiring, mentoring, and capability development.
• Collaborate with security, compliance, and governance teams to ensure data protection, risk mitigation, and adherence to policies.
• Support enterprise data and analytics transformation initiatives by enabling modern, scalable, and standardized platform capabilities.
• Drive adoption of Dev Ops/Data Ops best practices across platform teams to improve agility, speed, and reliability.
• Establish strong stakeholder…