Digital Platform Leader

Job Summary

The Digital Platform Leader is responsible for owning scaling and evolving the enterprise digital platform ecosystem that enables business transformation automation and AI-driven capabilities across the company. This role has end-to-end accountability for core digital platforms including (but not limited to) low-code integration API and developer platforms that accelerate process reimagination speed of delivery and innovation at scale.

The Digital Platform Leader partners closely with business leaders transformation teams data & AI teams architecture and engineering to ensure platforms are secure scalable reusable and aligned with enterprise strategy.

This position will report directly to the Chief Digital Officer (CDO) and will play a critical role in shaping the companys digital data and AI foundation.

This position will be based onsite at Vertivs Westerville OH - HQ location.

Responsibilities:

• Strategy & Transformation Leadership
  • Define and execute the enterprise digital platforms strategy aligned with business and transformation priorities.
  • Own the roadmap standards and lifecycle management for core digital platforms including (but not limited to):
    • Integration & Automation platforms (e.g. Workato)
    • Low-code / no-code platforms (e.g. Mendix)
    • Developer & AI-assisted engineering platforms (e.g. Cursor)
    • Modern API and integration platforms (API management event-driven architectures microservices)
    • Partner with business and transformation leaders to translate strategic objectives into reusable platform capabilities and services.
• Platform and Architecture Enablement
  • Lead the design and evolution of scalable resilient and secure digital platforms across application integration and API layers.
  • Establish platform architecture principles guardrails and patterns to ensure consistency reusability and speed.
  • Ensure platforms are aligned with enterprise architecture security and compliance standards while enabling flexibility and rapid innovation.
• Execution Governance & Value Realization
  • Lead cross-functional platform delivery and engineering teams with disciplined execution and accountability.
  • Establish governance models for platform investment prioritization citizen development and reuse.
  • Define and track KPIs related to platform adoption velocity reliability cost efficiency and business value realization.

Requirements:

• 12 plus years of experience in digital platforms enterprise systems integration or digital transformation roles.
• Hands-on experience with integration platforms (e.g. Workato) low-code platforms (e.g. Mendix) and modern API architectures.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native API-first and event-driven architectures.
• Proven experience leading large-scale cross-functional platform initiatives.
• Strong program leadership stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Preferred:
  • Experience in manufacturing industrial and high growth environment.
  • Exposure to AI-enabled development tools developer productivity platforms and agentic architectures.
  • Experience operating platforms in global multi-site multi-region organizations.

The successful candidate will embrace Vertivs Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Diversity & Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

Customer Focus

Operational Excellence

High-Performance Culture

Innovation

Financial Strength

OUR BEHAVIORS

Own It

Act With Urgency

Foster a Customer-First Mindset

Think Big and Execute

Lead by Example

Drive Continuous Improvement

Learn and Seek Out Development

About Vertiv

Vertiv is a $8.0billion global critical infrastructure and data center technology company. We ensure customers vital applications run continuously by bringing together hardware software analytics and ongoing services. Our portfolio includes power cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Columbus Ohio USA Vertiv employs around 20000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit to learn more.

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