Why This Role is ExcitingThis 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 we build the next-generation
AI-native platform for connected risk and GRC.
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.
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.
Key Responsibilities- Architecture transformation across application, service and data layers, modernizing core architecture in a way that materially improves engineering velocity
- Platform product and engineering for shared capabilities used across all business domains, including platform design system strategy, driving consistency across product surfaces that improves user adoption and reduces churn
- 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
- Partner with product and engineering to establish shared UX standards across audit, risk, compliance, and future domains
Attributes for a Successful CandidateWe're looking for a rare combination of
deep technical judgment, systems thinking, product mindset, and transformational leadership.
- Have led major platform modernization or re-architecture efforts in a scaling enterprise SaaS company into modular architectures
- Know how to balance long-term architectural quality with near-term business needs
- Can lead platform product strategy, platform engineering execution, anddesign system adoption across multiple product teams through influence and evangelism,
- 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
- 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
- Experience in B2B SaaS, enterprise platforms, or workflow software
- Experience leading architecture modernization in a live, scaled product environment
- Track record of building high-performing teams and transforming legacy technical environments
- Experience building and scaling design and design system teams in enterprise B2B SaaS environments
- Experience driving cross-product UX consistency in both mature markets where churn is a risk and emerging markets where adoption is the challenge
Perks (United States)- Launch a career at one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in North America and EMEA!
- Live your best life (LYBL)! $200/mo for anything that enhances your life
- Comprehensive employee health coverage
- 401(k) with company match
- Competitive compensation & bonus program
- Flexible vacation (exempt) / Accrued vacation (non-exempt)
- Time off for your birthday & volunteering
- Employee resource groups
- Opportunities for team and company-wide get-togethers!
- Parental Leave
*perks may vary based on eligibility/location
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