Director, Software Implementation Teams Lead – Corporate Platform Application-Mobility

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About the Role:
Grade Level (for internal use):
13

About Mobility Global
S&P Global has recently announced the intent to separate our Mobility Segment into a standalone public company.
Role Summary
The Director, Software Implementation Team will own and drive major corporate platform initiatives- modernizing and enhancing core enterprise systems ,

migrating platforms and workloads , and

consolidating tools/technology stacks

to improve reliability, security, scalability, and cost-efficiency. Working with the Heads of Corporate Platform teams and the functional business owners, you will lead technical delivery teams end-to-end: architecture, execution, quality, and operational readiness.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Delivery
Lead the technical strategy and execution for

platform enhancement, migration, and consolidation

programs (e.g., application rationalization, shared services adoption, legacy retirement).

Own end-to-end delivery:

requirements discovery, solution design, implementation, testing, cutover, and post-migration stabilization .

Set engineering direction through

reference architectures, patterns, standards, and guardrails

(performance, resiliency, observability, security).

Drive technical decision-making with a bias for

measurable outcomes

(availability, latency, cost, deployment frequency, incident reduction).

Architecture, Modernization, and Consolidation
Design solutions to

reduce duplication

across corporate systems, including consolidation of services, data stores, CI/CD pipelines, and operational tooling.

Guide modernization efforts such as

service decomposition , API standardization, event-driven patterns, and cloud/platform adoption where appropriate.

Lead integration strategies across identity, access, data, and enterprise applications.

Migration & Cutover Excellence
Define migration approaches (rehost, replatform, refactor) and execute with minimal downtime and risk.

Create and run

cutover plans , including rollback strategies, runbooks, verification checklists, and stakeholder communications.

Manage data migration planning: mapping, transformation, validation, reconciliation, and retention/compliance considerations.

Engineering Management (Technical Lead Scope)
Lead teams of Software engineers (directly or contracted): provide technical guidance, unblock delivery, and uphold high engineering standards.

Own code quality practices: design reviews, code reviews, test strategy, and technical documentation.

Mentor software engineers; build a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational ownership.

Reliability, Security, and Operations
Ensure production readiness,

Partner with security and compliance to implement

secure-by-design

practices (threat modeling, least privilege, auditability, secrets handling).

Drive post-launch improvements using operational insights: incident learnings, performance bottlenecks, and customer feedback.

Stakeholder & Program Collaboration
Partner with Corporate platform teams, product, enterprise architecture, infrastructure, IT, and business stakeholders to align roadmap, scope, and sequencing.

Translate business goals into technical plans; proactively manage risks, dependencies, and delivery tradeoffs.

Communicate progress through concise status updates, technical demos, and executive-ready summaries.

Required Skills
Core Engineering
Strong proficiency in one or more modern programming languages (e.g.,

Java, C#, Python, Go, TypeScript ).

Deep experience building

distributed systems : APIs, services, asynchronous processing, caching, and data persistence.

Experience configuring and customizing SAAS applications.

Strong SDLC discipline: version control, branching strategies, testing pyramids, and release management.

Platform, Migration, and Consolidation Expertise
Proven success leading

large-scale migrations

(apps and/or data), including phased rollouts and zero/low-downtime strategies.

Hands-on experience with

legacy modernization

and platform consolidation (decommissioning, dependency mapping, migration waves).

Leadership & Communication
Strong technical writing: architecture docs, runbooks, operational readiness checklists.

Ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across multiple teams.

Pragmatic decision-making under constraints (timeline, risk, cost, regulatory needs).