PAIGESr. Director, Engineering
<div class="content-intro"><p>Keystone is a premier economics, technology, and strategy consulting firm built to help companies lead through transformation. As breakthrough innovations reshape industries, redefine competition and change our society, complex and highly competitive ecosystems emerge. Keystone advises technology leaders, Fortune 100 companies, their legal counsel, and governments on business, economic, litigation, and regulatory strategy in relation to these innovations and competitive eco-systems. We operate globally from offices in Boston, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington, D.C., London, Dubai, and Bengaluru.</p></div><p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 1">About the Role</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:200}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">We are seeking a Senior Director of Engineering to lead the architecture, software and application management, integrations, and reliability of the platforms that power how Keystone operates. As the firm expands its business lines and geographic reach — and grows the organization to meet our clients’ needs — the ability to scale the systems that support client delivery, operations, and corporate workflows is central to Keystone's ability to grow.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:140,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">This role sits at the intersection of IT, Product, and Engineering, focused on evolving Keystone's technology stack into a coherent, resilient operating environment. Two priorities shape the near-term charter. First, investing thoughtfully in architecture for scale and resilience — hardening the integrations, data flows, and platform foundations the firm depends on, so the environment’s design incorporates growth as a leading tenet. Second, investing deliberately in AI as a source of leverage for consultants and operators — automating manual effort, accelerating workflows, and scaling the firm's collective capability.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:140,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The technology environment supports a customer relationship management platform, a cloud financials and ERP platform, multiple frontier generative AI providers, hyperscaler cloud infrastructure, a cloud data warehouse, an enterprise productivity and collaboration suite, an enterprise content management platform, and a broader portfolio of third-party SaaS applications supporting client delivery, resource planning, knowledge management, HR, Finance and other corporate workflows.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:140,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">This role partners with the VP for Technology &amp; Product to set the technical roadmap, drive DevOps and reliability practices, and ensure engineering delivers measurable business outcomes. This role works closely with Product Management, Security, Cloud and AI leaders, and the business function leaders whose workflows depend on these systems every day.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:140,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">You will take well-defined and ambiguous technical problems, shape them into architectural direction, engineering execution, and operational discipline that hold up at scale, and drive outcomes through a mix of leadership, hands-on judgment, vendor management, and stakeholder partnership.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:140,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">This is a hybrid role with a minimum in office requirement of 3 days per week.</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><br></span></strong><span data-contrast="none">We are not able to provide relocation support for this position. We value talent from all backgrounds; however, for this position, we are unable to sponsor employment visas. We welcome applications from individuals who are already authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 1">What You'll Do</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:200}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Engineering Ownership &amp; Execution</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:220,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Own the engineering charter for Keystone's platform portfolio end-to-end, from architectural direction through delivery, DevOps, and iteration.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Translate IT/Product and business priorities into clear technical roadmaps, system designs, and prioritized engineering backlogs.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Set the standards for how systems are designed, deployed, secured, and operated across the estate, so quality does not depend on which team happens to be building.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Contribute directly to critical decisions and hands-on judgment on prototypes, technical spikes, and complex integration work when it accelerates outcomes.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Lead a development team on execution of product and platform development efforts, establish dev ops practices and telemetry to monitor performance and identify issues proactively.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Architecture, Scale &amp; Resilience</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:220,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Own the multi-year technical architecture for Keystone's platform portfolio — the SaaS ecosystem, cloud infrastructure, data platform, integration fabric, and internally-built products — and evolve it as the firm scales into new geographies, practices, and consultant volumes.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Establish service level targets — availability, latency, recovery, data integrity — that reflect the criticality of each system to consultant delivery, client engagement, and corporate operations.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Drive a durable investment program in resilience: redundancy, failover, backup and recovery, disaster-recovery drills, capacity planning, and the retirement of brittle or single-threaded components before they fail under load.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Partner with Security and Compliance on architecture decisions that touch client data, cross-border data flows, identity, and access — making the secure path the default path.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">AI Strategy &amp; Enablement</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:220,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Invest thoughtfully — favouring durable capability, measurable leverage, and responsible use over adoption for its own sake. Frame AI investment in terms of specific outcomes: hours returned to consultants, quality lifted, time-to-answer reduced, manual tasks eliminated.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="11" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Build and operate the internal platform that makes AI secure, cost-aware, and accessible — model access, prompt and context management, evaluation harnesses, guardrails, observability, and the connective tissue between AI and the firm's systems of record.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Establish patterns for embedding AI into consultant-facing and operational workflows so that adoption is fast, quality is measurable, and human review sits where it belongs.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="13" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Participate as a member of the AI Governance Committee for direction, policy and execution of the governance model for AI use — data handling, model choice, client-work considerations, and the internal policies that guide when and how AI is applied.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Integrations &amp; DevOps</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:220,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="14" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Own the integration fabric that connects Keystone's SaaS platforms, internally-built products, data warehouse, and AI capabilities into a coherent operating environment — so that a change of a client, project, or employee flows once and is reflected everywhere it needs to be.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="15" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Establish integration patterns and standards (event-driven, API-first, idempotent, observable) that reduce point-to-point coupling and make new integrations cheaper and safer to build over time.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="16" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Own the end-to-end DevOps lifecycle across engineering teams — source control, CI/CD, environment management, infrastructure-as-code, release management, and post-deployment monitoring — with the aim that changes ship frequently, safely, and with fast rollback when needed.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="17" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Set uptime targets and integration reliability SLOs; instrument systems to make performance measurable and issues detectable early.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="18" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Curate the middleware, iPaaS, ETL/ELT, and event-streaming tooling used across the firm; make deliberate build-vs-buy decisions and retire redundant tools.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Issue Management &amp; Support</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:220,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="19" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Own the issue management and resolution pipeline end-to-end — from intake, through triage, engineering resolution, and communication back to affected users — with clear ownership, SLAs, and reporting to firm leadership on health and trends.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="20" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Build a mature incident management practice: on-call rotations, severity definitions, response protocols, communication standards, postmortems, and a feedback loop that reduces repeat incidents over time.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="21" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Partner with the leader of the IT Admin organization on the design and operation of the technical support model that consultants and operators experience day-to-day — tiered support, escalation paths, self-service where appropriate, and the tight coupling between support signal and engineering roadmap.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="22" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Establish and report on operational metrics — availability, mean-time-to-detect, mean-time-to-resolve, deployment frequency, change failure rate, integration SLOs, backlog age — that make the health of the estate visible and drive continuous improvement.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Stakeholder &amp; Business Partnership</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:220,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="23" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Partner with Product Management to translate product strategy into technical roadmap, and hold a joint view of priorities, tradeoffs, and delivery risk.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="24" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Partner with consulting practice leaders, finance, HR, and operations leaders — so engineering decisions reflect how the business actually runs, and so business leaders understand the technical constraints and choices ahead of them.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="25" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Represent engineering outcomes to firm leadership: system health, integration risk, AI leverage delivered, incident trends, and the return on architecture investment.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="26" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Own vendor relationships for the platforms and infrastructure the team operates — driving accountability on roadmap commitments, uptime, integration quality, and cost.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Team Leadership &amp; Development</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:220,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="27" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Build, lead, and develop the engineering organization — hiring, leveling, coaching, performance, and succession — across platform engineering, integrations, DevOps/SRE, and support functions.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="28" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Shape the operating model that lets a growing engineering team stay coherent as it scales: team topology, on-call practice, engineering rituals, technical decision-making, and the balance between central platform teams and product-aligned squads.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="29" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Set the bar for engineering craft, code quality, code review, testing discipline, and technical documentation, and hold the team to it.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="30" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Manage the mix of full-time engineers, contract engineers, offshore partners, and vendor implementation teams to deliver against the roadmap.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="31" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Own the engineering budget and forecast — cloud spend, SaaS spend, model spend, tooling, and people — and defend it credibly to firm leadership.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Systems Thinking &amp; Continuous Improvement</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:220,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="32" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Design solutions that work across systems and reduce fragmentation between consultant delivery, client engagement, and back-office data.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="33" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Identify opportunities to introduce automation and AI to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort across the estate.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="34" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Improve systems based on usage patterns, incident trends, feedback, and evolving needs — including new geographic, regulatory, and practice-specific requirements as the firm expands.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 1">What You'll Bring</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:200}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="35" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">10+ years of engineering experience, including 6+ years leading engineering organizations in environments with a broad SaaS estate, meaningful cloud footprint, and mission-critical integrations.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="36" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Track record of investing in architecture for scale and resilience — measurable improvements in availability, recovery, incident volume, or the ability to absorb growth without proportional operational cost.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="37" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Deep experience with integration architecture and the operational discipline required to run integrations well at scale — event-driven patterns, API design, data contracts, error handling, and observability.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="38" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Strong grounding in modern DevOps practice — CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, observability, incident response, SRE principles — and demonstrated ability to raise the bar on these practices in a real organization.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="39" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Practical, current experience applying generative AI to real workflows, and a considered point of view on where AI creates durable leverage versus where it does not.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="40" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Hands-on comfort with hyperscaler cloud infrastructure and modern data platforms; ability to make credible architecture judgments without needing to be the deepest expert in any single system.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="41" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Track record building and running high-performing engineering support and issue-management functions that users trust.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="42" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Partnership-oriented leadership style — comfort operating alongside Product, Security, Data, and business leaders as peers, and credibility to represent engineering to firm leadership.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="43" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Strong written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain technical tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholders and to write clearly for decision-makers.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 1">Nice to Have</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:200}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="44" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience in consulting, professional services, or another people-intensive services business where consultant leverage and utilization matter.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="45" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience operating engineering teams across multiple geographies and time zones, including EU data-residency considerations.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="46" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience building internal AI platforms — model access layers, evaluation frameworks, prompt and context management, cost controls — and running agentic AI systems in production.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="47" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience leading through an ERP, CRM, or PSA replacement, or comparable large-platform migration, without disrupting operations.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="48" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience owning a cloud FinOps discipline — visibility, budgets, unit economics, and cost accountability for cloud, SaaS, and model spend.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:260,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="49" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience partnering with Security and Compliance to achieve or maintain SOC 2, ISO 27001, or comparable certifications.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:290}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p><span class="cf0">The salary range below represents total annual compensation across all U.S. locations. Actual compensation will depend upon the level the individual is hired into based on their experience, knowledge, skills and qualifications. In addition to annual salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, 401k contribution, and a culture grounded in integrity, curiosity, and teamwork.&nbsp;</span></p></div><div class="title">Annual Salary Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$200,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$250,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em>At Keystone, we value the varied backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives our colleagues bring to our firm. We are committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone feels respected, has a sense of belonging, and has opportunities to grow.</em></p> <p><em>This commitment extends to how we hire. Keystone is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair and inclusive hiring practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.</em></p></div>