Sr Director of Engineering Excellence & Reliability

About Us :

CDK Global is a leading provider of cloud-based software to dealerships and Original Equipment Manufacturers ("OEMs") across automotive and related industries. The Company's cloud-based, software as a service ("SaaS") platform enables dealerships to manage their end-to-end business operations including the acquisition, sale, financing, insuring, repair, and maintenance of vehicles. By automating and streamlining critical workflows, the integrated platform of modern solutions enables dealers to sell and service more vehicles by creating simple and convenient experiences for customers and improves their financial and operational performance. Visit www.cdkglobal.com

At CDK Global, we are focused on connections that allow us to deliver world-class software, support, and data insights. Our values define who we are and how we show up for each other, our customers, and our communities. Our values : Stay Curious, Own It, Be Open, Create Possibilities .

The Role :

We are seeking a transformational Sr Director of Engineering Excellence & Reliability to establish and scale our Product SRE capabilities while driving organizational engineering maturity. Walking in the door, this leader will focus on building world-class Product SRE practices from the ground up-we have a significant opportunity to implement product-focused Site Reliability Engineering that will strengthen our system reliability and reduce production incidents.

This role is mission-critical in driving measurable engineering productivity gains, system reliability, and strategic tooling governance - including AI capabilities. This individual ideally brings proven experience as a high-impact execution leader, ability to drive organizational change, increase engineering maturity, and deliver technical programs at scale. Ideal technical background includes prior hands-on development, with specific product-side reliability engineering experience.

You'll have the opportunity to architect reliability principles directly into our product development lifecycle and make a significant organizational impact! In addition to pioneering our Product SRE function, you'll mature our Centers of Excellence across Systems Engineering, DevSecOps, Release Engineering, and Engineering Metrics. You'll drive measurable engineering productivity improvements, establish strategic tooling governance (including emerging AI capabilities), and cultivate a culture of engineering excellence. We're seeking an execution-focused leader who has successfully scaled Product SRE practices in complex, multi-product environments and is excited to build something transformational.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities :

Engineering Productivity & Maturity

• Lead initiatives to improve developer productivity across the organization-simplifying workflows, reducing cognitive load, and improving tool and platform efficiency.
• Develop and execute engineering maturity models that benchmark teams and guide them through improvements in automation, observability, incident response, test strategy, and deployment readiness.
• Identify systemic bottlenecks and lead cross-functional efforts to remove them, driving measurable gains in engineering velocity and quality.
• Collaborate with engineering leadership to embed productivity metrics and maturity targets into quarterly planning cycles.

Product SRE & Systems Engineering

Leadership & Strategic Execution

Engineering Metrics & KPI Reporting

DevSecOps & Release Engineering

AI Tools Governance

Required Qualifications and Attributes :

Preferred Qualifications & Attributes :

Salary Range : $230,000 - $300,000

CDK Global is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Compensation packages are based on several factors, including but not limited to skills, experience, certifications, and work location. The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, benefits and / or other applicable incentive compensation plans.We offer Medical, dental, and vision benefits in addition to :

At CDK, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential in inspiring meaningful connections to our people, customers and communities. We are open, curious and encourage different views, so that everyone can be their best selves and make an impact.

CDK is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an inclusive workforce where everyone is valued. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, creed or religion, age, disability (including pregnancy), results of genetic testing, service in the military, veteran status or any other category protected by law.

Applicants for employment in the US must be authorized to work in the US. CDK may offer employer visa sponsorship to applicants.

C DK Global is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Compensation packages are based on several factors, including but not limited to skills, experience, certifications, and work location. The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, benefits and / or other applicable incentive compensation plans. We offer Medical, dental, and vision benefits in addition to :

At CDK, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential in inspiring meaningful connections to our people, customers and communities. We are open, curious and encourage different views, so that everyone can be their best selves and make an impact.

CDK is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an inclusive workforce where everyone is valued. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, creed or religion, age, disability (including pregnancy), results of genetic testing, service in the military, veteran status or any other category protected by law.

Applicants for employment in the US must be authorized to work in the US. CDK may offer employer visa sponsorship to applicants.