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About Your Role:

We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Senior Vice President, Platform Engineering with a broad expertise in internet and web technologies. This executive role will be responsible for overseeing the Platform Engineering department. The ideal candidate will bring a deep understanding of modern web service and web application architecture, internet security, cloud hosting, and networking. You will guide our technology teams (including those outside of your department) towards building scalable, resilient, and well architected technology solutions that meet our business goals and exceed our customers' expectations.

About Your Contributions:

• Lead the architectural design and strategic direction for developing scalable, secure, and robust platforms.

• Oversee the development of best practices and standards in software development, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency.

• Collaborate with cross-functional groups (Engineering, Ops, Security, Product, QA, as well as business stakeholders) to align technology solutions with business objectives.

• Spearhead the research and adoption of cutting-edge technologies and methodologies to stay ahead in the industry (e.g. Vector DB, Gen AI, GraphQL).

• Mentor and develop technical leadership within the team, fostering an environment of continuous learning and innovation.

• Ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations regarding data security and privacy.

• Drive the evaluation and selection of technology stacks and third-party services to enhance our technology offerings.

• Help drive the companies exploration of AI technologies and adoption into platform capabilities

About You:

• Minimum of 15 years of experience in technology leadership roles, with a significant focus on internet and web technologies.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred

• Proven track record of designing and deploying scalable, high-availability applications.

• Expertise in cloud hosting ecosystems (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and managing large-scale distributed systems.

• In-depth knowledge of multiple software languages, web technologies, internet standards and cybersecurity best practices.

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor, inspire, and lead teams towards achieving technological excellence.

• Able to address stakeholder business needs with technical pragmatism

• Strategic thinker with intrapreneurial skills helping business achieve top line goals.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a knack for bridging technical and business perspectives.

It is the policy of Dotdash Meredith to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.Accommodation requests can be made by emailing .

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Pay Range

The pay range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position and may change in the future. Actual pay may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Dotdash Meredith's total compensation package for employees. Other compensation may include annual bonuses, and short- and long-term incentives.In addition,Dotdash Meredith provides to employees (and their eligible family members) a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, unlimited paid time off (PTO), adoption or surrogate assistance, donation matching, tuition reimbursement, basic life insurance, basic accidental death & dismemberment, supplemental life insurance, supplemental accident insurance, commuter benefits, short term and long term disability, health savings and flexible spending accounts, family care benefits, a generous 401K savings plan with a company match program, 10-12 paid holidays annually, and generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents), all of which may vary depending on the specific nature of your employment with Dotdash Meredith and your work location. We also offer voluntary benefits such as pet insurance, accident, critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance.