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DigitalOcean is the Inference Cloud built for production AI.
The Role
Leads DigitalOcean’s security and core platform services portfolio, including security products, security engineering, identity, billing, secrets management, and observability. Owns strategy, roadmap, business outcomes, operational excellence, compliance, and executive reporting. Builds and scales product and engineering organizations, manages investment trade-offs, defines performance metrics, supports incident escalation, and partners cross-functionally to deliver secure, reliable, customer-focused cloud capabilities.
Summary Generated by Built In
Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you’ll find your place here. We value winning together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world.
We are seeking a VP, Security and Platform Services to run one of DigitalOcean's most strategically important businesses within the company: the products and services that keep our customers secure and that power the platform capabilities every DigitalOcean product depends on. This is a general-manager-style role. You will own the combined Security Product Management and Security Engineering organizations, and extend that ownership across Customer Identity, Billing, Secrets Management, Security Observability, and other Core Platform Account Services. You will set the vision, own the roadmap, and run the P&L-style business outcomes for this portfolio, while building and leading the product and engineering leaders and teams who deliver it.
This role sits at the intersection of security, platform infrastructure, and core business systems. You will be accountable for the full lifecycle of these domains, from strategy and investment decisions through execution and operational excellence, and you will represent this business to the executive team and board as a trusted, cross-functional leader. You should be equally comfortable setting multi-year strategy, negotiating trade-offs with peer executives, and going deep with engineering and product leaders on execution.
If you're a self-starter with an analytical mindset, excellent executive communication skills, and a track record of building and scaling high-performing product and engineering organizations, we'd love to hear from you. Join us in shaping the future of cloud computing, cybersecurity, and platform services at DigitalOcean.
This role sits at the intersection of security, platform infrastructure, and core business systems. You will be accountable for the full lifecycle of these domains, from strategy and investment decisions through execution and operational excellence, and you will represent this business to the executive team and board as a trusted, cross-functional leader. You should be equally comfortable setting multi-year strategy, negotiating trade-offs with peer executives, and going deep with engineering and product leaders on execution.
If you're a self-starter with an analytical mindset, excellent executive communication skills, and a track record of building and scaling high-performing product and engineering organizations, we'd love to hear from you. Join us in shaping the future of cloud computing, cybersecurity, and platform services at DigitalOcean.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Own the vision, strategy, and business outcomes for Security Products, Security Engineering, Customer Identity, Billing, Secrets Management, Security Observability, and other Core Platform Account Services, acting as the general manager of this combined portfolio.
- Build, lead, and grow a multi-disciplinary organization of product management and engineering directors, managers, and individual contributors; mentor leaders in growing their teams, their scope, and their careers.
- Set and drive the build, buy, or partner strategy for security and platform capabilities, and own the end-to-end product lifecycle for each domain, from strategy and roadmap through execution, launch, and ongoing operation.
- Translate company-level strategy into a coherent, prioritized roadmap across security and platform services, making explicit trade-offs between competing investments and communicating those trade-offs clearly to executive stakeholders.
- Partner closely with peer leaders across Engineering, Product, Design, Sales, Finance, Legal, and Support to align investment, resourcing, and go-to-market plans, and to ensure security and platform capabilities are embedded natively into DigitalOcean's infrastructure and applications.
- Define and own the KPIs and business metrics that matter for this portfolio (security product, platform reliability, billing accuracy and revenue integrity, identity and access assurance, customer trust), and drive continuous improvement against them.
- Establish engineering and product excellence practices across the org: meaningful success metrics, proactive technical debt management, high-quality operational readiness, and a culture of continuous improvement, automation, and knowledge sharing.
- Ensure every product and service in scope meets the highest standards for security, privacy, compliance, and regulatory requirements, given the sensitivity of identity, billing, and secrets data.
- Act as the senior escalation point and executive sponsor for security incidents, billing integrity issues, and platform reliability events that affect customers or the business.
- Represent this business unit to the executive team, board, and key customers and partners; communicate strategy, progress, and risk in a way that builds confidence and drives alignment.
- Coordinate with support, training, sales, and marketing teams to ensure customers and internal stakeholders have the materials, documentation, and enablement they need.
- Proven experience as a general manager or senior business leader owning both product management and engineering functions for a significant product area, platform, or business unit.
- A track record of building, scaling, and leading multi-team, multi-discipline organizations through directors and managers, in a fast-paced, high-growth technology environment.
- Deep experience setting product and technical strategy, and translating that strategy into roadmaps that balance security, platform reliability, customer needs, and business outcomes.
- Strong executive presence and the ability to influence peers and senior leadership, negotiate priorities across competing stakeholders, and communicate complex technical and business trade-offs clearly.
- Experience owning P&L-style outcomes or equivalent business metrics for a product or platform area, including cost, revenue impact, and operational risk.
- A strong point of view on cloud security, identity and access management, billing/monetization systems, or core platform services, along with the judgment to know when to build, buy, or partner.
- Experience developing cross-disciplinary collaboration between engineering, product, operations, support, sales, and legal/compliance teams.
- A demonstrated ability to make effective trade-offs across engineering and product requirements, balancing short-term delivery with long-term platform health.
- Experience with end-to-end quality, security, and compliance best practices and their implementation at scale.
- A strong bench-building mindset: experience staffing, interviewing, developing, and retaining high-performing product and engineering leaders and teams.
- Excellent skills in conveying complex ideas in written, verbal, and presentational formats to audiences ranging from engineers to the board.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; advanced degree (including MBA) preferred.
- 15+ years of experience in product management, engineering, or other technical leadership roles, with significant time spent in senior/executive leadership positions owning both product and engineering functions.
- Direct experience in security, identity, billing/monetization, or core platform services, ideally spanning more than one of these domains.
- Deep understanding of cloud-based systems, cybersecurity principles, and the regulatory and compliance landscape relevant to identity, billing, and security data.
- Experience operating in public-company or high-governance environments, including board-level and executive reporting.
- Familiarity with cloud hosting and virtualization technologies.
- Past success shaping highly scalable, secure products and platforms with an eye toward ease of use and customer trust.
- $279,200.00 - $349,000.00
*This is a hybrid role
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Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean
- We innovate with purpose. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions.
- We prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
- We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
- We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
- DigitalOcean is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
Application Limit: You may apply to a maximum of 3 positions within any 180-day period. This policy promotes better role-candidate matching and encourages thoughtful applications where your qualifications align most strongly.
Skills Required
- Proven experience as a general manager or senior business leader owning both product management and engineering functions for a significant product area, platform, or business unit
- Experience building, scaling, and leading multi-team, multi-discipline organizations through directors and managers in a fast-paced, high-growth technology environment
- Deep experience setting product and technical strategy and translating it into roadmaps balancing security, platform reliability, customer needs, and business outcomes
- Strong executive presence and ability to influence senior leadership, negotiate priorities, and communicate complex technical and business trade-offs
- Experience owning P&L-style outcomes or equivalent business metrics, including cost, revenue impact, and operational risk
- Strong knowledge of cloud security, identity and access management, billing or monetization systems, or core platform services
- Experience developing collaboration across engineering, product, operations, support, sales, and legal or compliance teams
- Ability to make effective trade-offs across engineering and product requirements while balancing short-term delivery with long-term platform health
- Experience implementing end-to-end quality, security, and compliance best practices at scale
- Experience staffing, interviewing, developing, and retaining high-performing product and engineering leaders and teams
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills for audiences ranging from engineers to the board
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
- Advanced degree, including an MBA
- 15+ years of experience in product management, engineering, or technical leadership, including significant senior or executive leadership experience owning product and engineering functions
- Direct experience in security, identity, billing or monetization, or core platform services, ideally spanning multiple domains
- Deep understanding of cloud-based systems, cybersecurity principles, and regulatory and compliance requirements for identity, billing, and security data
- Experience operating in public-company or high-governance environments, including board-level and executive reporting
- Familiarity with cloud hosting and virtualization technologies
- Experience shaping highly scalable, secure products and platforms with emphasis on usability and customer trust
DigitalOcean Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as market‑leading across medical, dental, vision, and mental health, with above‑average employer contributions and 100% employer‑paid life, AD&D, and disability insurance. Some materials note fully paid health benefits for employees in certain locations, though details vary by region.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Employees are offered company equity alongside an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) that enables discounted share purchases, with references to performance equity grants as part of total rewards. This ownership component complements competitive cash pay and bonuses highlighted in company materials.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental benefits are positioned as above‑average, with references to fully paid parental leave (e.g., 10 weeks in newer listings) and a part‑time transition‑back program. Fertility and parenthood support such as Carrot is also called out.
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The Company
What We Do
DigitalOcean is the Inference Cloud — a full-stack, production-ready cloud platform built to run AI applications with predictable performance, sustainable economics, and radically simpler operations at scale. We are built for teams turning AI into real products — not just training models. Our advantage is not fewer features, but fewer failure modes when operating AI at scale — combining minimal operational overhead, predictable cost efficiency, and a full-stack cloud that works as a system. Hyperscalers are broad by design. Neoclouds are infrastructure-first. DigitalOcean is inference-first — with a real cloud underneath. It combines inference-optimized compute, managed inference software, and integrated cloud capabilities that reduce operational burden for teams running real workloads. Inference is the foundation—not the boundary. Everything else builds on top of it.
Why Work With Us
At DO, we do career-defining work. We innovate with AI and build cutting-edge tech. Our rewards to match that intensity - to motivate you, recognize your impact, and give you what you need to thrive. If you have a growth mindset, like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment, you'll find your place here.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
We commit to both remote work and in-person collaboration. These ways of working are dependent on specific roles and are mutually agreed upon by employees. In the US, we are mainly remote. In our APAC locations, we have a hybrid in-office approach.
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