Director of Technology Operations transforming Coinspaid Dev’s blockchain infrastructure operations. Leading Platform/DevOps, Corporate IT and resilience initiatives for production-critical financial systems.
Responsibilities
Lead the transformation of Technology Operations across Platform/DevOps, Corporate IT and Operational Excellence
Define the Technology Operations strategy, target operating model, organizational structure, responsibilities, priorities and transformation roadmap
Lead multiple established technology functions through Heads, Leads and other managers
Evolve DevOps toward a Platform Engineering model that reduces operational toil and increases self-service
Establish a “you build it, you own it” production ownership model with Engineering
Develop Service Management toward Operational Excellence, including service ownership, incident and problem management, risk-based change governance and systemic failure reduction
Transform Corporate IT toward a secure, automated employee technology model
Assess organizational, technology and operating-model gaps and turn them into improvement initiatives
Improve the maturity, reliability, scalability and efficiency of technology operations supporting production-critical systems
Define operational metrics and use them to measure transformation outcomes and drive improvements
Own digital operational resilience, including business continuity, disaster recovery, backup and restoration, resilience testing, recovery objectives and crisis readiness
Partner with Security, Risk and Compliance on ICT risk management, third-party risk, audit readiness and regulatory remediation
Ensure operational and technology risks are identified, prioritized and addressed
Support audits, certifications, regulatory requirements and relevant controls
Own and optimize budgets, technology vendors, infrastructure investments and external partnerships
Partner with Engineering, Security, Risk, Compliance, Product, Finance and other business functions
Represent Technology Operations in cross-functional and executive discussions
Prepare the technology organization for growth, increasingly complex enterprise customers, new products and a larger engineering organization
Develop Heads and Leads and deliver measurable improvements within the first 6–12 months
Requirements
Significant leadership experience in Technology Operations, IT Operations, Infrastructure & Operations, Platform/Production Operations, Platform Engineering or a comparable technology function
Experience as a manager of managers, with responsibility for several teams or functions through Heads, Engineering Managers, Team Leads or equivalent leadership roles
Previous experience as a Technology Director, VP/Head of Technology Operations, Platform/Infrastructure leader or comparable senior role within a product engineering organization
Proven examples of significant organizational or technology transformation
Experience leading or evolving DevOps, SRE or infrastructure capabilities toward Platform Engineering, including developer self-service, automation and reduction of operational toil
Strong understanding of modern production ownership models and the relationship between Platform Engineering and product engineering teams
Experience with production-critical systems where availability, reliability, security and operational failures have direct business impact
Experience with IT and Service Management, including incident, problem and change management
Experience transforming Corporate IT or employee technology environments, including identity/access lifecycle, endpoint/device management, automation, governance and employee self-service
Practical experience with business continuity, disaster recovery and operational resilience, including BIA, RTO/RPO, backup and restoration, resilience testing and remediation
Experience working with Security, Risk and Compliance teams and managing technology and operational risks
Exposure to audits, certifications, regulatory requirements and operational controls relevant to financial institutions or regulated environments
Working knowledge of technology-operations regulatory frameworks in financial services, such as DORA, is a plus
Experience managing budgets, vendors, contracts and technology investments
Ability to operate effectively when requirements, organizational boundaries or the final solution are not fully defined
Track record of developing leaders and building autonomous teams
Ability to move between strategic topics and operational problems
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
Experience in fintech, payments, banking, financial infrastructure or another regulated and production-critical technology environment would be highly valuable
Benefits
Benefit Bar – up to €230/month
Fully remote work from almost anywhere
Optional offices and relocation support
Flexible, async-friendly environment
Budget for courses, certifications, and professional development
Language learning support
Cross-team learning and knowledge sharing
Medical insurance or reimbursement depending on location
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