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Vice President, Cloud Operations

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Model N is seeking a Vice President, Cloud Operations to lead the operational delivery, reliability, and performance of our global SaaS platforms. Reporting to the Chief Technical Officer,

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Model N is seeking a Vice President, Cloud Operations to lead the operational delivery, reliability, and performance of our global SaaS platforms. Reporting to the Chief Technical Officer, this role is accountable for day-to-day SaaS operational excellence and for translating platform and product strategy into stable, scalable, and efficient production cloud operations.
This leader will manage a global Cloud Operations teams and work in close partnership with Product Engineering, Security, Customer Support, and Services to ensure consistent, high-quality service delivery in a highly regulated SaaS environment.

Key Responsibilities
SaaS Operations Execution & Accountability
Own operational outcomes for Model N’s production SaaS environments, including availability, performance, incident response, and service delivery.
Lead global Cloud Engineering, SaaS Operations, Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, NOC, and incident management teams, ensuring consistent execution across all regions.
Ensure effective 24/7 operational coverage, escalation paths, and on-call models.
Reliability, Availability & Service Performance
Deliver against defined SLAs; monitor trends and drive corrective actions where needed.
Lead major incident response, post-incident reviews, and root cause remediation.
Oversee cost effective deployment and management of cloud technology at Model N with a strategic focus on cost efficiency, availability, and stability 
Operational Maturity & Continuous Improvement
Implement and refine operational processes including change management, release readiness, capacity planning, and proactive monitoring.
Drive AI, automation and tooling improvements to reduce manual effort, operational risk, and time to resolution.
Establish and track operational KPIs to measure effectiveness, efficiency, and customer impact.
Cross-Functional Partnership
Serve as the primary Cloud Operations leader interfacing with Engineering, Product Management, Security, Customer Support, and Customer Success.
Participate in customer-facing engagements and executive escalations as needed, particularly for strategic accounts.
Communicate operational status, risks, and improvement plans to senior leadership with clarity and credibility.
Financial & Vendor Management
Manage SaaS Operations budgets, including cloud consumption, tooling, and managed service providers.
Partner with Finance and Procurement to forecast spend and identify cost optimization opportunities.
Support vendor evaluation and operational governance, aligned to broader cloud and technology strategies.
Compliance & Risk Enablement
Ensure SaaS operations consistently meet security, compliance, and audit requirements (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, etc.).
Partner with Security and Compliance teams to operationalize controls and maintain audit readiness.
Embed compliance requirements into operational processes and standard operating procedures.
  • 15+ years of experience in SaaS, cloud operations, or technology leadership roles with increasing scope.
  • 5+ years leading global operations, SRE, or production support teams in a SaaS environment.
  • Hands-on experience operating large-scale SaaS platforms in AWS; multi-cloud experience is a plus.
  • Strong understanding of modern SaaS operational practices including SRE, DevOps, ITIL/service management, incident management, and observability.
  • Demonstrated experience using generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, Gemini) to improve productivity, decision‑making, or problem solving in a professional or personal context.
  • Proven ability to execute in complex, high-availability, and high-compliance environments.
  • Experience managing operational budgets, cloud cost controls, and vendor relationships.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead globally distributed teams across multiple geographies.
  • Strong executive communication skills with the ability to translate technical detail into operational and business impact.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
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    Posted
    February 17, 2026
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    March 26, 2026
    Last seen
    April 21, 2026

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