Director, Platform Engineering
Core
Lead a strategically important Platform Engineering organization to deliver foundational platforms powering Visa's enterprise data, analytics, AI, and cloud ecosystem.
Role type
Director, Platform Engineering (Strategic IC + Org Leadership)
Builds
Mission-critical platform services for data, analytics, AI, and hybrid-cloud infrastructure
Domain
Financial Technology / Enterprise Data & Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure | product features
Required skills
Strategic roadmap definition, organizational planning, hybrid-cloud strategy, platform modernization, engineering standards, stakeholder influence, incident management, talent development
Preferred skills
Large-scale platform leadership, distributed systems, cloud-native technologies, organizational transformation, customer-centric operating models, Kubernetes, observability
Technologies
Kubernetes, distributed compute, storage systems, hybrid-cloud, data infrastructure, observability tools
Responsibilities
Define and execute strategic roadmap for Platform Engineering; Partner with senior leadership on technology direction; Lead organizational planning and workforce strategy; Drive platform modernization and cloud-native adoption; Serve as primary interface for US-based customers and partners; Own delivery outcomes and service reliability; Lead and develop managers and senior engineering leaders
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership with hands-on technical oversight