Altana

Role Description As the Senior Director of Platform Engineering, you will own the foundation that the entire Altana engineering organization builds on: the cloud infrastructure that runs our products and the developer experience that determines how fast and how safely we ship. You will lead a multidisciplinary organization spanning Cloud Engineering, Developer Experience, Site Reliability, and DevSecOps / Release Engineering — with end-to-end ownership of our build, test, and release pipelines. This is a moment of real transformation in how software is built. We are reorganizing our engineering practice around an AI-first, agent-first model, where AI coding harnesses and autonomous agents are first-class participants in the software development lifecycle. You will set the technical strategy, build and develop the team, and personally raise the bar on engineering excellence. You will be measured by: - The reliability and cost-efficiency of our platforms - The velocity and happiness of every engineer who depends on them - How effectively Altana adopts AI across the development lifecycle Key areas under your stewardship - Cloud Engineering: Design, manage, and secure the multi-cloud infrastructure that powers our products. - Developer Experience: Own the infrastructure and tooling the engineering organization relies on every day. - Site Reliability: Ensure our systems are reliable, available, performant, and efficient. - DevOps / Release Engineering: Bridge development and operations, automating and optimizing the software delivery lifecycle. Qualifications - Experience building, leading, and scaling best-in-class platform and/or developer experience organizations. - 10+ years of real-world experience developing or managing complex engineering systems. - A proven track record of driving developer experience and developer productivity. - Direct, hands-on experience with AI-assisted and agentic development. - Deep expertise with CI/CD systems. - Strong software engineering fundamentals. - Production experience with cloud platforms. - A track record tackling large-scale infrastructure in support of fast-paced ML/AI-enabled products. - Strong sense of shared ownership and excellent communication skills. Requirements - Define and own a clear, multi-year technical strategy for Platform Engineering. - Set the reference architecture and standards for cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and developer tooling. - Lead build-vs-buy and platform investment decisions. - Own the Developer Acceleration program. - Drive an AI-first, agent-first transformation of the software development lifecycle. - Establish how AI-assisted and agent-generated code is reviewed, tested, secured, and governed. - Gather requirements from application teams and translate them into well-scoped platform work. - Establish and continuously improve best practices for monitoring and incident response. - Drive a culture of ownership, resilience, and accountability. - Partner across product, engineering, security, data science, and commercial teams. - Lead, coach, and inspire a multidisciplinary organization of engineers and managers. Benefits - Flexible Time Off: Agency over your own time off for work-life balance. - Parental Leave: 14 weeks for non-birthing parents and up to 26 weeks for birthing parents, all paid at 100% of base salary. - Health Benefits: Full suite of medical, vision, and dental benefits with generous employer contributions. - Supplemental Benefits: Life, short- and long-term disability, and AD&D insurance coverage at no cost. - 401(k) Savings: Guideline 401(k) retirement savings program. - Commuter Benefits: Pre-tax funds for public transit or parking. - Wellness: Free premium subscription to Calm for mental and emotional health. - Pet Insurance: Coverage for pets with Wishbone insurance and/or Total Pet vet service. - Employee Assistance Program: Free access to confidential personal support. - Dependent Care FSA: Access to a Dependent Care FSA for childcare expenses.

Role Description Altana's mission is to fix globalization. At the heart of that mission is a problem most enterprises know intimately but haven't been able to solve: the systems that define, source, build, and ship products don't talk to each other — and the cracks between them are where compliance breaks down, duties are miscalculated, and supply chain risk hides in plain sight. As Product Expert for PLM and ERP , you will be the domain authority who helps Altana build this future. You've lived inside these systems — implementing PLM platforms, configuring ERP workflows, tracing the broken handoffs between product engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and trade compliance. You know exactly where the seams fail. Now you're ready to stop patching them and build the solution. You will work at the intersection of deep enterprise systems expertise, product strategy, and modern AI tooling — translating what you know about how PLM, ERP, and trade systems actually interact into product experiences that make the complexity invisible and the compliance automatic. What You'll Do - Reimagine the Product Data Lifecycle - Own the product vision for how Altana's Product Passports serve as the connective tissue between PLM, ERP, and trade compliance systems. - Define how the as-designed, as-sourced, and as-built views of a bill of materials are reconciled and maintained over time. - Design workflows that allow enterprises to propagate product changes continuously across their commercial documents, classifications, and regulatory filings. - Close the Gap Between Product and Trade - Own the product vision for how structured product data flows from a SKU definition through a commercial invoice, advance ship notice, and customs entry. - Identify where manual, error-prone processes can be automated, validated, or eliminated entirely through a well-modeled product identity. - Build the case for prioritizing the integrations and automations that unlock the most compliance value. - Turn Systems Expertise into Product Requirements - Translate your firsthand experience with PLM implementations, ERP configurations, and the broken handoffs into concrete product features. - Define how Altana captures the product model in a way that supports trade compliance and reflects real-world manufacturing variance. - Serve as the internal authority on how enterprise product data is created, versioned, and consumed across the supply chain lifecycle. - Build Collaboratively with AI - Use AI tools to prototype workflows, generate explanations, and rapidly test ideas with customers and engineers. - Think creatively about where AI can eliminate friction at the PLM-ERP-trade interface. - Champion a culture of "show, don't tell" — use demos, mockups, and AI-assisted visualizations to align stakeholders. - Partner Across the Ecosystem - Engage directly with enterprise product engineers, trade compliance teams, procurement leaders, and ERP/PLM administrators. - Work with government-facing product teams to ensure the enterprise product data model complements CBP's enforcement tools. - Collaborate with engineering on API design and data schemas that connect PLM platforms, ERP systems, and logistics networks. Qualifications - 5+ years working with PLM and ERP systems in an enterprise manufacturing, sourcing, or trade compliance context. - Understanding of the full product-to-shipment data chain. - Systems thinker with knowledge of configurations and architecture. - Tech-enabled and AI-curious. - Strong communication skills. - Builder mentality, ready to own solutions. Preferred Qualifications - 5+ years of hands-on experience with PLM and/or ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Teamcenter, Windchill, Arena, or equivalent). - Deep familiarity with bill of materials structures. - Working knowledge of how product data flows into commercial documents. - Experience with the PLM-ERP integration layer. - Familiarity with trade compliance data requirements. - Experience with data modeling, integration architecture, or enterprise system implementation is a strong plus. - Prior product management, business analysis, or enterprise technology strategy experience is a strong plus. Benefits - Flexible Time Off policy for work-life balance. - Industry-leading Paid Parental Leave. - Full suite of medical, vision, and dental benefits with generous employer contributions. - Life, short- and long-term disability, and AD&D insurance coverage at no cost. - 401(k) retirement savings program. - Commuter Benefits for public transit or parking. - Access to a free premium subscription to Calm for mental health support. - Pet Insurance options available. - Employee Assistance Program for confidential personal support. - Dependent Care FSA for childcare expenses.