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The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) · 3 months ago

Director, Developer Enablement

Chicago - 125 S Franklin

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$154K/yr - $224K/yr

15+ years exp

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, dedicated to promoting stability and market integrity. As the Director of Developer Enablement, you will lead the strategy and execution of platform products to enhance developer productivity and enable self-service capabilities across the organization.

FinanceFinancial ServicesProperty Management

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Define product vision and maintain 12-18 month roadmap for Developer Enablement aligned with organizational objectives and industry best practices

Own and prioritize backlog for Developer Experience, Delivery Platform, and IaC Enablement

Write user stories, facilitate sprint planning, and drive elimination of manual release bottlenecks through automated, self-service capabilities

Consolidate fragmented CI/CD tooling and champion "golden path" principles

Serve as the voice of internal developers and DevOps practitioners

Conduct user research to understand pain points; build relationships across engineering, security, and business units

Present roadmaps and business cases to executive leadership; make data-driven trade-off decisions

Track and improve product health metrics including adoption, user satisfaction, and DORA metrics (deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, MTTR)

Partner with Infrastructure, Security, and Engineering teams to ensure seamless integration and technical alignment

Drive platform adoption through documentation, training, workshops, and developer communities

Reduce developer time-to-productivity and increase deployment frequency • Meet platform SLO targets and achieve satisfaction goals • Optimize costs, minimize security vulnerabilities, and support compliance • Enable organizational transformation to "You Build It, You Run It" model

Supervises a team of 5 – 10 Platform Engineers

Qualification

Stakeholder managementData-driven decision makingKubernetes experienceCI/CD tools familiarityInfrastructure as codeDeveloper workflows understandingProduct management experienceCustomer-centric mindsetAnalytical thinkingEmpathy for user needsCommunication skillsCollaborative leadership

Required

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Data-driven decision making and analytical thinking

Ability to translate technical concepts for executive audiences

Strong prioritization and trade-off decision making

Collaborative leadership style with ability to influence without authority

Customer-centric mindset with empathy for user needs

Strong experience in Modern Kubernetes environments and of the K8 ecosystem (Cloud Native Foundation projects like ArogCD, Flux, GitOps, etc)

Delivery experience in Developer Experience IDP platforms (Backstage, service Catalogs) as well as other enabling solutions like custom CLIs

Strong understanding of developer workflows, tooling, and pain points

Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions, etc.) including automation of these platforms for self-service

Knowledge of infrastructure as code (Terraform, AWS operators, etc.)

Understanding of containerization and Kubernetes fundamentals

Experience with metrics, monitoring, and observability tools

15+ years of product management experience, preferably in platform engineering, DevOps, or developer tools

5+ years in people leadership or management

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Proven track record of delivering complex technical products in enterprise environments

Experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and cloud platforms

Understanding of software development lifecycle and modern engineering practices

Preferred

Experience working in regulated industries or with compliance requirements

Product management certifications (e.g., Pragmatic Institute, SAFe)

Benefits

A hybrid work environment, up to 2 days per week of remote work

Tuition Reimbursement to support your continued education

Student Loan Repayment Assistance

Technology Stipend allowing you to use the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely

Generous PTO and Parental leave

401k Employer Match

Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and vision

Company

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)

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The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization.

Founded in 1973

Chicago, Illinois, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.theocc.com/

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