Managing Director, Value Creation, Platform Technology Engineering

Managing Director, Value Creation, Platform Technology Engineering The Opportunity This is an exciting opportunity to help build and scale the Technology & Data Centre of Excellence that drives measurable value creation across a diverse global portfolio. As Managing Director, Value Creation, Platform Technology Engineering, you will set clear direction on how portfolio companies design, modernize, and operate their technology platforms. You will advise on large‑scale platform and cloud transformations across leading ecosystems such as Microsoft, AWS, Google, and comparable enterprise platforms, ensuring technology investment aligns to value creation plans, risk reduction, and exit readiness.

Who You’ll Work With You will report to the Head of Technology & Data CoE within the broader Portfolio Solutions team and work in close partnership with deal teams, and value creation partners across asset classes. You’ll engage directly with portfolio company boards, CEOs, and technology leaders (CTOs, CIOs, CPOs) to influence critical platform and architecture decisions. You’ll also collaborate with other Centres of Excellence and external advisors, acting as a trusted, hands‑on partner.

What You’ll Do

Advise portfolio companies on platform and cloud strategy across major ecosystems (e.g., Microsoft, AWS, Google, IBM, Salesforce), helping leaders make pragmatic, value‑driven decisions

Assess technology and engineering execution during diligence, including platform maturity, cloud architecture, security posture, and delivery risk

Influence stakeholders on technology trade‑offs, risks, and investment decisions

Translate value creation priorities into clear technology roadmaps, sequencing investments to focus on what materially moves performance within the investment horizon

Define architecture standards ensuring systems are scalable, secure, and operationally sound

Support large‑scale platform modernization initiatives, including cloud adoption, DevOps / DevSecOps practices, and engineering productivity improvements

Help portfolio companies simplify complex technology landscapes by rationalizing applications, vendors, and platforms

Guide leadership teams on practical AI, automation, and data use cases aligned to business outcomes

What You’ll Need

15+ years of experience in senior technology, platform engineering, or product leadership roles, ideally in consulting, large‑scale transformation, or complex operating environments

Deep experience advising or leading transformations across hyper‑sizer and enterprise platforms such as Microsoft, AWS, Google, or comparable ecosystems (e.g., IBM, Salesforce)

Strong background in platform engineering, cloud architecture, and modern delivery models, including DevOps and DevSecOps

Proven ability to assess technology health and execution risk and translate findings into practical, business‑oriented recommendations

Experience influencing C‑suite executives and boards on platform, cloud, and architecture decisions in high‑stakes environments

Comfort operating across industries and asset types, with the judgment to adapt patterns rather than apply “one size fits all solutions”

Demonstrated pragmatism—balancing innovation with value, speed, and risk management

Intellectual curiosity and fluency in emerging areas such as AI and automation, with a focus on application rather than theory

What we’re offering

Numerous opportunities for professional growth and development

Comprehensive employer‑paid benefits coverage

Retirement income through a defined benefit pension plan

The opportunity to invest back into the fund through our Deferred Incentive Program

A flexible work environment combining in‑office collaboration and remote working

Competitive time off

Our Flexible Travel Program gives you the option to work abroad in another region/country for up to a month each year

Employee discount programs including Edvantage and Perkopolis

At Ontario Teachers’, diversity is one of our core strengths. We take pride in ensuring that the people we hire and the culture we create, reflect and embrace diversity of thought, background and experience. Through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), we celebrate diversity and foster inclusion through events for colleagues to connect for professional development, networking & mentoring. We are building an inclusive and equitable workplace where our talent is respected, accepted and empowered to be themselves. To learn more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, check out Life at Teachers’.

How to apply Are you ready to pursue new challenges and take your career to the next level? Apply today! You may be invited to complete a pre‑recorded digital interview as part of your application.

Accommodations are available upon request (peopleandculture@otpp.com) for candidates with a disability taking part in the recruitment process and once hired.

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Functional Areas: Investments

Vacancy: Current

Requisition ID: 6897#LI-LE1

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