Target Background: A proven track record at premier infrastructure organizations such as hyperscalers ( AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI ), alternative clouds ( DigitalOcean, Linode, Vultr, Equinix, Cloudflare ), or enterprise infrastructure software leaders ( VMware, Nutanix, Red Hat, OpenStack ). Technical Leadership: Exceptional communication and alignment skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence highly technical engineering teams and collaborate with executive leadership.