Sr. Director, Platform & AI Infrastructure

The Sr. Director, Platform & AI Infrastructure leads the platforms that power Gordian's products and our AI transformation: cloud infrastructure, data platforms, ML/AI infrastructure, incident response, and observability.

This is a builder role. You'll stand up the AI platform that our product and engineering teams build on, modernize how we run production, and establish the incident response and observability programs that scale with us.

Key responsibilities

• AI platform and production ML. Own the AI/ML platform: GPU capacity strategy, model serving and inference latency, training and fine-tuning infrastructure, MLOps and evaluation pipelines, vector and feature stores, and the RAG and agentic patterns our product teams build on. Partner with product engineering and architecture on build-vs-buy decisions across foundation model providers and open-source.
• Incident and observability management. Build out the incident response program: on-call structure, severity definitions, incident command, communication standards, postmortems, and follow-through on systemic fixes. Develop the observability stack across metrics, logs, traces, and synthetics. Set SLOs and report against them.
• Cloud infrastructure. Operate the Azure and OCI footprint. Infrastructure-as-code, capacity planning, and reliability across CPU and GPU workloads.
• Data platforms. Operations, performance, HA/DR, and roadmap for Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, and similar.
• Communication. Brief executives on reliability and risk. Lead internal communication during incidents. Speak to customers when major incidents affect them.
• People. Lead a globally distributed team of managers and senior ICs. Maintain a strong culture and leadership bench.

Required

• 10+ years in platform engineering, SRE, infrastructure, or AI/ML infrastructure, with 5+ leading teams.
• Production experience running ML/AI workloads at scale, including GPU infrastructure, model serving, MLOps, or LLM/inference platforms.
• Familiarity with the modern AI stack: vector databases, RAG, agent frameworks, evaluation, and the build-vs-buy tradeoffs across foundation model providers and open-source.
• Built or rebuilt an incident response or observability program at scale.
• Measurable reliability improvements (MTTR, availability, change failure rate) in a cloud environment.
• Effective communicator with executives, the Board, customers, and the company during incidents.
• Zero-trust and modern identity platforms.

Fortive Corporation Overview

Fortive's essential technology makes the world safer and more productive. We accelerate transformation in high-impact fields like workplace safety, build environments, and healthcare.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in healthcare sterilization, industrial safety, predictive maintenance, and other mission-critical solutions. We're a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to advanced technologies that help providers focus on exceptional patient care.

We are a diverse team 10,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.

At Fortive, we believe in growth. We're honest about what's working and what isn't, and we never stop improving and innovating.

Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.

About Gordian

Gordian is the world’s leading provider of facility and construction cost data, software and services for all phases of the building lifecycle. A pioneer of Job Order Contracting (JOC), Gordian’s offerings also include our proprietary RSMeans data and Sightlines Facility Intelligence solutions. From planning to design, procurement, construction and operations, Gordian’s solutions help clients maximize efficiency, optimize cost savings and increase building quality. Gordian is a part of the international business group Fortive, with 26,000 people employed worldwide.We offer an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life and LTD insurance, HSA, and a 401(k) retirement plan. EOE/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at [email protected].

Bonus or Equity

This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.

Pay Range

The salary range for this position (in local currency) is 133,600.00 - 248,500.00