VP of Engineering, Platform & Architecture (Remote)

Optro

3d•Remote

About The Position

Optro is building the next-generation AI-native platform for connected risk and GRC. We help enterprises manage audit, compliance, risk, cyber, and AI governance in a world where complexity is growing faster than teams can keep up. We are at a pivotal moment in our journey. What began as a category-defining platform for audit has evolved into a broader connected risk platform serving multiple business domains. Now, as AI reshapes enterprise software, we are accelerating our transformation to build the first GRC platform designed for agentic autonomy from the data model up. To help lead that transformation, we are looking for a bold, deeply technical, and highly pragmatic leader to own our Platform & Architecture organization. This is not a traditional platform role. We are looking for a leader who can help re-platform and re-architect Optro for the AI era — faster, pragmatically, and with clear business impact. This leader will own the strategy and execution across platform product, platform engineering, and architecture, turning foundational work into faster delivery, better customer outcomes, and long-term competitive advantage. This role requires someone who can think beyond textbook answers and legacy patterns. We need a leader who can solve hard, complex technical problems with creativity and judgment — not someone who simply applies the same playbook from the past. This is a high-impact transformation role for a leader who wants to shape the future of a category. You will lead Optro’s Platform & Architecture organization, including strategy, roadmap, and execution across our foundational platform capabilities.

Requirements

Have led major platform modernization or re-architecture efforts in a scaling enterprise SaaS company
Have successfully evolved legacy or monolithic systems into scalable, modular architectures
Know how to balance long-term architectural quality with near-term business needs
Can lead both platform product strategy and platform engineering execution
Have experience owning shared services in an enterprise B2B SaaS environment including access/permissions, APIs/integrations, data platforms
Understand how foundational architecture decisions impact engineering velocity, reliability, AI readiness, and customer experience
Are highly pragmatic and outcome-oriented
Think creatively about solving hard technical problems rather than relying on rigid or purely textbook approaches
Can build credibility with senior product, engineering, AI, GTM/customer, and executive leaders
Know how to bring teams along through transformation, not just define the future-state architecture
15+ years in software engineering / platform / architecture leadership
Experience in B2B SaaS, enterprise platforms, or workflow software
Experience leading architecture modernization in a live, scaled product environment
Strong background in distributed systems, APIs, data platforms, and access management
Experience partnering with AI/ML organizations to build AI-ready platform foundations
Track record of building high-performing teams and transforming legacy technical environments

Responsibilities

Architecture transformation across application, service, and data layers
Platform product and engineering for shared capabilities used across all business domains
Permissions / Access platform modernization, including accelerating delivery of Permission 2.0
Identity, authentication, authorization, and entitlement architecture
API and integration strategy, including improving speed, extensibility, and partner/customer value
Core data services and shared data model, enabling roll-up reporting, shared inventory, AI insights, and connected risk workflows
Cross-product platform services that unlock faster delivery across Audit, Risk, Compliance, and future domains
Architecture team leadership, ensuring architecture drives delivery and business value rather than becoming an ivory tower function