Head of Platforms – Technology, Infrastructure and Operations

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Head of Platform delivering and evolving Elsevier's internal developer platform. Leading teams to drive modernization, reuse, and AI-enabled engineering practices in a hybrid role.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $130,200 - $241,800 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SDLC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and drive the platform strategy aligned with Elsevier standards and enterprise priorities.
Translate strategic objectives (DevEx, reuse, AI-enabled SDLC) into clear platform roadmaps.
Establish and evolve a platform-as-a-product operating model.
Build and lead a global platform organization (95–125 engineers) across key domains.
Partner with TIO leadership, architecture, and change teams to align operating models.
Drive an engineering-led, automation-first culture across the organization.
Deliver internal developer portal capabilities (e.g., Backstage) and golden paths.
Embed DORA and SPACE metrics to improve developer productivity.
Champion reuse and inner sourcing across engineering teams.
Integrate AI across the SDLC including code generation, testing, and automation.
Drive adoption of AI-enabled engineering practices.
Ensure secure and efficient-by-default platform services through automation.
Ensure reliability, observability, and cost efficiency of platform services.
Define resilience, incident management, and operational models.
Track and report on platform maturity and performance.
Partner with Business Unit CTOs, product leaders, and engineering teams.
Drive alignment between platform capabilities and business outcomes.
Communicate effectively across executive and technical audiences.

Requirements

What you’ll need

15+ years in platform, software, or infrastructure engineering.
Proven experience leading large-scale cultural and operational transformations.
Strong background in platform-as-a-product and developer experience.
Demonstrated stakeholder influence across complex organizations.
Experience leading distributed engineering teams.
Familiarity with AI-enabled engineering practices.
Strong grounding in SRE, observability, and secure-by-design.
Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Country specific benefits.
Health insurance.
Retirement plans.
Paid time off.
Flexible work arrangements.
Professional development opportunities.

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Hard Skills & Tools

platform strategyplatform-as-a-productAI-enabled SDLCDORA metricsSPACE metricsdeveloper portal capabilitiesautomationSREobservabilitysecure-by-design

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationstakeholder influencecultural transformationoperational transformationteam buildingcross-functional collaborationstrategic alignmentexecutive communicationtechnical communication