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VP Platform 30-60-90 Day Plan

A strategic onboarding roadmap for the VP of Platform Engineering at ModernHRTech, focusing on understanding, strategy, and execution.

90
Days to Impact
8
Platform Teams
3
Key Phases
12
Deliverables

Strategic Themes

Platform Foundations

Establish core platform capabilities that accelerate product development across all HR domains.

Developer Velocity

Reduce friction and enable teams to ship faster with better tooling, templates, and self-service.

AI-Native HR

Build the foundation for intelligent HR experiences powered by agentic AI and automation.

90-Day Journey

30

Listen, Learn, Diagnose

Understand current state, build relationships, identify quick wins.

Meet all platform team leads
Audit existing architecture
Identify top 3 pain points
Shadow domain teams
Deliverables
Current State Assessment, Stakeholder Map, Quick Wins List
60

Define the Strategy

Create platform vision, define priorities, align stakeholders.

Draft platform strategy
Define platform product model
Establish team structure
Present to leadership
Deliverables
Platform Vision Doc, Roadmap v1, Org Proposal
90

Launch Transformation

Execute quick wins, establish operating rhythm, build momentum.

Launch first platform product
Establish platform metrics
Onboard first AI agent
90-day review with exec team
Deliverables
Platform v1 Live, Metrics Dashboard, 90-Day Report

Expected Outcomes at Day 90

100%
Stakeholder Alignment
1
Platform Product Live
3
Quick Wins Delivered
v1
Roadmap Approved

Success Criteria

People & Culture

  • Platform team engaged and aligned on vision
  • Strong relationships with domain engineering leads
  • Executive sponsorship secured

Delivery & Impact

  • First platform product adopted by 2+ domain teams
  • Platform metrics baseline established
  • AI agent POC demonstrating value