Senior Director of Product Management, Platform and Infrastructure Services
Job Description
At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities.
Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers’ expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose.
When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That’s why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers.
At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities.Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers’ expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose.
When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That’s why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers.
The Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) is a private American auto insurance company with headquarters in Chevy Chase, Maryland. GEICO is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway and is the third largest auto insurer in the United States. In 2024, GEICO earned premiums worth over $43 billion U.S. dollars.
At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers’ expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose.
When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That’s why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers.
GEICO is in the midst of an exciting transformation as a product and tech powered company. We are seeking a Senior Director of Product Management, Platform and Infrastructure Services.
This role will define and drive theenterprise product strategy for Platform & Infrastructure Servicesacross GEICO, spanningIaaS, hybrid cloud, data center engineering, and networkplatforms.The leader will be responsible for translating enterprise priorities aroundplatform adoption, reliability, cost efficiency, and developer productivityinto a cohesive product strategy across a broad portfolio of foundational services. These include compute, databases, messaging, storage, document platforms, hybrid cloud, identity and access, networking, and developer platforms.In this role, you willbridge product, platform engineering, SRE, and business teams, driving a unified roadmap across PaaS and Infra while ensuring:
Platforms arehighly available, secure, and compliant
Infrastructure iscost-efficient and optimized via FinOps levers
Developers increasinglyself-serve via platform capabilities and paved roads
Adoption of platform services scales through aforward-deployed engineering model.
Location: Seattle (preferred location) and Palo Alto.
Key Responsibilities
1. Platform & Infrastructure Product Strategy & Vision
Define and execute amulti-year product visionacross Platformand Infrastructure domains, including:
Platformservices: compute, databases, messaging, storage, API management, and document platforms
Infrastructure services: hybrid cloud, private cloud, network, identity, and data center engineering
Drive a“platform-first” strategy focused on adoption and reuse, ensuring GEICO workloads run onstandardized, enterprise-grade platforms rather than bespoke infrastructure.
Align strategy to enterprise priorities:
Cost-to-serve reduction viacloud optimization, repatriation, and FinOps
Platform reliability and operational excellence (availability,MTTx, incident reduction)
Developer productivity throughself-service platforms and paved roads
2. Portfolio Ownership & Product Roadmap Leadership
Own and drive across-platform product roadmapspanning:
Unified Control Plane for consistent provisioning and operations across services
Core services (databases, messaging, caching, storage, API management, workflows)
Document, workflowplatforms
AI-native developer experiences (e.g., AI-blueprints, AI-assisted migrations, MCP integration)
Hybrid cloud platforms and private cloud capacity expansion
Inframodernization
Identity, certificate, and security infrastructure
Data center lifecycle
Ensure roadmap prioritization is:
Adoption-driven(platform usage, onboarding metrics, customer growth)
Cost-informed(FinOps savings,utilization, cost attribution gaps)
Reliability-aware(incident trends, platform health, SLA adherence)
3. Platform Adoption & Developer Experience
Drive adoption of platform services through:
Forward-deployed engineering modelto onboard critical workloads
Standardized “paved road” experiences (blueprints, Terraform,GitOpspatterns, AI-assisted workflows)to fast track adoption
Unified developer experience via asingle control plane interface for all services
4. Cost Optimization & FinOps Leadership
Leadplatform-level FinOps strategyacross PaaS and Infrastructure:
Drive cost andutilizationoptimization initiativesvia targeted improvements,rightsizing compute/storage/networkresources, SKUoptimizationsand platform consolidation
Partner with FinOps& engineeringto build cost insights and attribution models
Ensure cost efficiency scales alongside platform adoption
5. Reliability, Availability & Operational Excellence
Ensure platforms meet enterprise standards for:
Availability and resilience SLOs
Operational excellence(incident reduction, MTTx improvements)
Security, compliance, and vulnerability management(e.g., large-scale remediation efforts, PCI/NYDFS alignment)
Drive production readiness acrosshybrid cloud platforms
6. Stakeholder Alignment & Execution Governance
Act as thecentral product leader across Platform & Infra portfolios, driving alignment across:
Platform engineering and infrastructure teams
Cybersecurity, SRE, and developer experience teams
Finance (FinOps, procurement, cost governance)
Business and application teams onboarding to platforms
Ensure:
Clear prioritization of platform investments
Alignment on cost, reliability, and adoption goals
Visibility into roadmap status, risks, and dependencies
Required Qualifications
12+ years of experience inproduct management leadership for platforms, infrastructure, or cloud services
Experience owninglarge-scale platform portfolios (PaaS, IaaS, or hybrid cloud)
Proven success in drivingplatform adoption and developer experience at scale
Strong understanding of:
Cloud platforms (Azure, hybrid cloud environments)
Platform engineering (paved roads, self-service platforms, control planes)
Distributed systems (databases, messaging, storage, APIs)
Experience drivingcost optimization / FinOps initiativesat scale
Demonstrated ability to influence incomplex, matrixed organizations
Preferred Qualifications
Experience buildinginternal developer platforms (IDP)or unified control planes
Familiarity withAI-enabled developer workflows and platform automation
Background ininfrastructure modernization (hybrid cloud, private cloud, DC transformation)
Experience scalingenterprise SaaS-like platforms internally
What Success Looks Like
Platform services achievebroad adoption across GEICO engineering teams, reducing bespoke infrastructure
Infrastructure and PaaS platforms deliverhigh availability and reliability at scale
Measurablereduction in cost-to-serve through FinOps and optimization levers
Developers increasinglyself-serve via unified platform experiences and paved roads
Clear, data-driven visibility intoplatform health, adoption, and business value
Platform & Infrastructure Services become acore enabler of velocity, resilience, and efficiency across GEICO
What We Offer:
Competitive salary and benefits package
Opportunity to work with a talented team of engineers, data scientists, and product managers
Collaborative and dynamic work environment
Professional development opportunities and training
Flexible work arrangements and remote work options
The GEICO Pledge:
Great Company: At GEICO, we help our customers through life’s twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we’re constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs.
We’re an iconic brand that thrives on innovation, exceeding our customers’ expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one, you’ll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on people’s lives.
Great Careers: We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through personalized development programs, created with your career – and your potential – in mind. You’ll have access to industry leading training, certification, career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.
Great Culture: We foster an inclusive culture of shared success, rooted in integrity, a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values, we have an established culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging, that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic, multi-faceted teams led by supportive leaders, driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose.
As part of our culture, we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on the lives of our customers.
Great Rewards: We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being, mental and emotional health and financial future.
Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
Financial benefits including market competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
In office and remote opportunities, as well as our signature GEICO Flex program, offering the ability to work remotely for up to four weeks per year.
The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.
GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.
Annual Salary
$195,000.00 - $315,000.00The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.
The GEICO Pledge:
Great Company:At GEICO, we help our customers through life’s twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we’re constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs.
We’re an iconic brand that thrives on innovation, exceeding our customers’ expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one, you’ll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on people’s lives.
Great Careers:We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through personalized development programs, created with your career – and your potential – in mind. You’ll have access to industry leading training, certification assistance, career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.
Great Culture:We foster an inclusive culture of shared success, rooted in integrity, a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values, we have an an established culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging, that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic, multi-faceted teams led by supportive leaders, driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose.
As part of our culture, we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on the lives of our customers.
Great Rewards:We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being, mental and emotional health and financial future.
- Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
- Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
- Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
- Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.
The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.
GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.
Annual Salary
$195,000.00 - $315,000.00The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.
The GEICO Pledge:
Great Company:At GEICO, we help our customers through life’s twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we’re constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs.
We’re an iconic brand that thrives on innovation, exceeding our customers’ expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one, you’ll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on people’s lives.
Great Careers:We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through personalized development programs, created with your career – and your potential – in mind. You’ll have access to industry leading training, certification assistance, career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.
Great Culture:We foster an inclusive culture of shared success, rooted in integrity, a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values, we have an an established culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging, that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic, multi-faceted teams led by supportive leaders, driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose.
As part of our culture, we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on the lives of our customers.
Great Rewards:We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being, mental and emotional health and financial future.
- Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
- Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
- Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
- Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.
The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.
GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.
