Head of Platform

Head of Platform

This role is part of our Central Platform Team at saas.group.

What is saas.group?

Think of us as the driving catalyst behind your favorite software success stories. saas.group, established in 2017, is on a mission to turbocharge promising B2B SaaS ventures, unlocking their full potential. As a Software-as-a-Service portfolio powerhouse, we specialize in acquiring small software treasures and polishing them into industry stars. With a dynamic, fully remote team of nearly 350+ colleagues spanning 44 countries we are truly global and we are rewriting the playbook on SaaS innovation and collaboration. We grow 21 exciting brands under our umbrella. Feel free to explore our Candidate's Hub to get an insider's view, dive into our culture, gain valuable insights into our teams and how we work.

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Profile Overview

We are looking for a high-impact, commercially minded technical leader to head our Platform Team. This is not just a technical role; it is a business-critical position focused on removing friction, improving developer experience, and enabling engineering teams to move faster and smarter.

The role requires a: a strong technical foundation, an analytical mind, and the ability to align and work with stakeholders at all levels - from engineering teams to CEOs.

Your immediate impact in the first 3-6 months will be:

• Launch a Scorecard System – Create a data-driven framework to measure activities, developer experience, AI adoption, and infrastructure efficiency across brands.
• Accelerate Engineering Velocity – Identify bottlenecks and roll out high-impact improvements across CI/CD, cloud cost optimization, and AI-driven automation.
• Drive AI and Automation – Help brands to measure & drive automation and AI adoption in engineering to enhance developer efficiency, optimize workflows, and reduce manual work.
• Become the Go-To Strategic Partner for cloud Infrastructure– Establish trust with your teams, brand CTOs, and leadership by solving real problems rather than enforcing rigid policies.

Your responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the Platform team, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation while strategically deploying resources to support acquired and portfolio companies.
• Develop and execute a yearly roadmap for your team that connects strategic goals to day-to-day operations, while managing and optimizing the platform budget, balancing infrastructure costs and tool investments.
• Champion zero-trust security principles across the platform, ensuring robust identity verification and least-privilege access, leveraging Google Workspace as an IdP.
• Oversee the integration and optimization of key tools, including AWS, GitHub Enterprise, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring solutions to maximize efficiency and reliability.
• Partner with acquired brands to address infrastructure challenges, deliver custom automation tools, and advocate best practices while respecting individual company needs.
• Define and track platform performance through KPIs, dashboards, and data-driven automation, ensuring scalability and operational efficiency.
• Drive the adoption of open-source solutions to enhance scalability, cost-efficiency, and platform innovation.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, product, finance, and leadership, to align platform initiatives with broader business objectives.

What You bring to the table

• You have 2-4 years of work experience in a demanding environment (corporate, top-tier consulting, or similar).
• Top University Degree – A STEM or business degree from a leading university (Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or equivalent). We want 
• At heart, you are an entrepreneur with a strong customer-first mindset and an excellent sense for building and managing client relationships.
• Outstanding Stakeholder Management – The ability to communicate complex topics clearly and align technical and non-technical teams. You’ll work with all acquired companies. Help them to understand their unique needs while maintaining a minimum stack of centralized infrastructure.
• Proven experience leading platform or infrastructure teams, with a strong ability to mentor, deploy resources strategically, and drive technical excellence.
• Commercial and Strategic Mindset – An understanding of how platform engineering drives business growth, not just technical efficiency.
• A track record of managing roadmaps and budgets, balancing cost efficiency, and aligning infrastructure spending with business goals.
• Deep expertise in platform security, particularly zero-trust implementations, access control, and vulnerability management.
• Strong technical proficiency in automation,  and monitoring tools.
• A data-driven mindset with experience defining KPIs, creating dashboards, and using metrics to improve platform scalability and efficiency.
• Bias for Action – A proactive, ownership-driven approach to problem-solving and execution.
• Passion for open-source solutions and their role in driving innovation, cost reduction, and scalability.
• Excellent collaboration skills, able to work closely with leadership, finance, and engineering teams to ensure the platform’s success.

What’s in it for You

• Ultimate flexibility: We’re 100% remote. You can work from wherever you like, whenever you like.
• Freedom and autonomy: We’re a high-trust team, and you’ll be given lots of flexibility to solve problems in your own way — with plenty of help from the team when you need it.
• Minimum bureaucracy: We don’t like to get bogged down with meetings and red tape. We like to be efficient and keep momentum steady & sustainable.
• Small & friendly team: We help each other out, have fun, and joke around.
• Our network: We are a community of entrepreneurial SaaS professionals that regularly exchange ideas, knowledge, learning  and expertise with each other internally. 
• Flexible time off: We want you to recharge your batteries when needed.

We don’t just simply offer you to “take a job with us” but rather to “join us on this journey” to build the world's largest platform of independent SaaS companies. 

Sounds like something you’re up for? Feel free to apply even if you don’t check all these boxes. We believe in the power of diversity and fresh perspectives to spice up our team. Your application might just be the missing ingredient!