Hybrid Director of Global Technical Operations

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About the role

  • 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.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Flexible working hours
  • Professional development budget
  • Home office setup allowance
  • Global team events

Job title

Director of Global Technical Operations

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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