Company Description

CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.
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About the Role
The Principal, Operations & Release Architect serves as the portfolio authority responsible for the architecture, governance, and define the framework for Operations building capabilities, Release Management, and Service Transition across the Global Brands & Commercial Technology portfolio. The position is responsible for defining the target delivery operating model, establishing enterprise standards,



and driving adoption of scalable practices that improve release predictability, operational resilience, and production quality.

This role leads through expertise, influence, and architectural governance. The Principal partners with Product, Engineering, QA, Infrastructure, Security, vendors, business leaders and cross functional teams to align technology delivery with operational excellence and helps to ensure the teams are following the operating model.
Role Purpose
- Assess the current state and architect the measurable baselines for Operations and Release Management capability for Commercial Technology.
- Define future-state operating models, governance frameworks, and engineering practices.
- Provide strategic technical leadership without direct people management.
- Standardize release, deployment, and service transition practices across enterprise platforms.
- Drive continuous improvement through automation,

📌 Operations & Release Architect (Hyderabad)
🏢 Mattel
📍 Hyderabad