Workplace Engineering Manager, End User Compute
Versant Media · New York, NY · 2 mo ago
HybridInformation TechnologyFull-time
About the role
The Workplace Engineering Manager, End User Compute is responsible for architecting, securing, and scaling VERSANT’s end user compute platforms. This role is critical in shaping the future of workplace technology, ensuring seamless integration across a diverse set of devices and services.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of secure, scalable, and efficient end user compute solutions
- Define and enforce platform standards and governance practices
- Collaborate with Cyber Security to embed security by design across endpoint platforms and services
- Align platform architecture with strategic business requirements and user experience expectations
- Manage and govern enterprise storage, collaboration, and endpoint management platforms
- Support and harmonize services across multiple operating systems (Windows, macOS, Linux)
- Ensure compliance and operational visibility through the use of observability and compliance tools
- Oversee mobile device management and physical security engineering functions
- Engage with Workplace Product & Operations to ensure architectural alignment and service quality
Requirements
- Extensive experience leading large end user compute or workplace engineering functions
- Deep technical understanding of Microsoft end user ecosystem and associated services
- Experience with VDI and virtual workspace solutions, including VMware Horizon, AWS Workspaces, and localized virtualization
- Proven track record with endpoint management and governance platforms
- Familiarity with enterprise observability and compliance tooling
- Experience managing mobile device management environments
- Strong cross-functional collaboration experience with Cyber Security and Workplace Product & Operations
Qualifications
- Extensive experience leading large end user compute or workplace engineering functions
- Deep technical understanding of the Microsoft end user ecosystem (Microsoft 365, Office 365, Windows 365) and associated services
- Experience with VDI and virtual workspace solutions, including: Image and configuration architecture, Platforms such as VMware Horizon, AWS Workspaces, and localized virtualization solutions (e.g., Parallels)
- Proven track record with endpoint management and governance platforms, such as: Microsoft Intune, JAMF, NEXTHINK, and TeamViewer DEX
- Expertise supporting and harmonizing services across Windows, macOS, and Linux endpoint environments
- Familiarity with enterprise observability and compliance tooling to support architecture and operational visibility, including: Microsoft Purview, Datadog, Splunk, Grafana, Dynatrace, or comparable platforms
- Experience managing mobile device management environments (standardized on iOS/iPadOS)
- Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams (14+ engineers) spanning onshore and offshore execution
- Strong cross-functional collaboration experience with Cyber Security and Workplace Product & Operations
- Proven ability to define architectural guardrails that balance security, performance, and operational cost
- Strong communicator capable of engaging technical and business stakeholders and influencing decisions without direct authority
- Demonstrated commitment to driving consistency, automation, observability, and operational excellence across workplace platforms
Desired Characteristics
- Experience guiding large workplace engineering organizations through platform evolution and tool rationalization
- Proven ability to define architectural guardrails that balance security, performance, and operational cost
- Strong communicator capable of engaging technical and business stakeholders and influencing decisions without direct authority
- Demonstrated commitment to driving consistency, automation, observability, and operational excellence across workplace platforms
Pay
Commensurate with experience
Schedule
N/A