Director of Global Technical Operations leading operational efficiency for a game commerce company, scaling service delivery and collaboration across engineering and product teams.
Responsibilities
Lead and scale the Operations organization, overseeing service delivery, platform reliability, and 24/7 monitoring functions.
Develop and optimize operational processes and governance frameworks that drive consistency, efficiency, and scalability.
Partner with Engineering, Product, and Infrastructure teams to ensure seamless platform operations and readiness for new releases.
Define and track key operational metrics (uptime, latency, incident frequency, and resolution times).
Champion a customer-first culture within Operations — ensuring all processes enhance the experience of developers, publishers, and players.
Collaborate with Customer Success and Support to resolve systemic issues and improve responsiveness and transparency.
Translate operational insights into actionable improvements for customer experience.
Drive proactive communication during platform incidents and service changes.
Partner closely with the Security organization to manage and support security-related events, incidents, and investigations.
Ensure operational readiness and documentation for responding to security alerts and threats.
Participate in post-incident reviews and implement process improvements based on findings.
Collaborate with Security and Compliance teams to align with global standards and certifications (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI-DSS).
Support audit processes and contribute to maintaining a strong security posture across all operational systems.
Lead automation, monitoring, and observability initiatives to improve efficiency and response time.
Evaluate and implement operational tools (e.g., Datadog, Grafana, PagerDuty, Jira) to streamline workflows.
Build and maintain operational runbooks, playbooks, and documentation for key systems and processes.
Continuously assess operational bottlenecks and introduce data-driven process improvements.
Build and mentor a high-performing operations team, fostering a culture of ownership, transparency, and continuous improvement.
Partner with executive leadership to align operational priorities with company objectives.
Manage vendor relationships, operational budgets, and service-level agreements(SLAs).
Requirements
10+ years in Operations, Service Delivery, or Platform Management within SaaS, payments, or gaming environments.
5+ years in senior leadership roles managing global or cross-functional teams.
Proven track record in improving operational efficiency, reliability, and customer satisfaction.
Experience collaborating with Security and Compliance teams during incident response and audit processes.
Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and distributed systems.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Relevant certifications (ITIL, PMP, or SRE) are a plus.
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