Senior Director, Cloud Operations at Rippling Recruiting, Remote (United States)

Senior Director, Cloud Operations at Rippling Recruiting in Remote (United States). Est. up to $250k. Apply with swipeandhired.

What You’ll Do:

What You’ll Need:

What You’ll Bring to our Team Dynamics:
Strategic Thinking
You'll translate Foundant's North Star into a clear cloud operations strategy — allocating your team's time and attention across five products with different operating models, and making the call on where to invest for the most impact.
Performance Advancement
You'll set and hold a high bar for availability and performance across the portfolio, using data and monitoring to catch underperformance early and drive continuous improvement rather than waiting for the next incident to force the issue.
Decision-Making
You'll make timely, well-reasoned calls during live availability incidents, weighing evidence and impact under pressure, and you'll stand behind those decisions when explaining root cause to the broader company.
Collaboration and Learning
You'll build genuine working relationships with your peers in Development, Technical Security, and Support, because operational reliability only works when ownership across teams is clear and trusted.
Change Management
You'll communicate incident root causes and operational changes with clarity and candor, helping the rest of the company understand what happened, what's changing, and why — even when the news isn't easy.
Staff Development
You'll coach your system administrators and SREs with direct, honest feedback, growing their technical depth and giving them room to take ownership of the systems they run.
Why You’ll Love Working at Foundant:

Foundant is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a diverse workforce that represents the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified candidates, and will consider all applicants without regard to race, color, citizenship, religion, sex, marital/family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, Indigenous status, age, disability, or individuals who may require accommodation.

Foundant is also committed to providing accommodations throughout the interview and employment process. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates participating in all aspects of the selection process. If you have accessibility requirements during the recruitment process and require accommodation, please contact [email protected].

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About Foundant
At Foundant, we build mission-critical software for the social good ecosystem — helping foundations, grantmakers, nonprofits, and community organizations streamline their work, strengthen relationships, and maximize their impact. We serve the giving community worldwide with a comprehensive suite of solutions spanning grant management, community foundation software, and giving analytics.
We're a unified company shaped by strong roots across our product portfolio, and we operate with intention and purpose. Our team of ~350 people across six countries is connected by a shared North Star: to be the trusted partner and strategic advisor to the communities we serve.

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