Director of Information Technology | 9 day fortnight | Remote Washington, USA

Description

\* Hybrid

\* Open to applicants located in the Washington DC metro area

\* Full-time with benefits

What you will do

You’ll own and scale Information Technology at Clearspeed. You will build the systems, infrastructure, and processes that keep our company secure, productive, and ready to grow. You’ll set the strategy, but also roll up your sleeves to implement and improve everything from endpoint management to SaaS tooling, security and compliance, and internal support. You’ll partner across the company to make sure our teams can move fast.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the global IT function, including systems, support, and internal infrastructure.
• Own endpoint management, identity & access (Okta or similar), and device security.
• Manage and optimize our SaaS stack (Google Workspace, Slack, etc.)
• Lead IT security practices in partnership with security/engineering (access controls, audits, policies).
• Support compliance efforts (SOC 2, ISO, or similar frameworks).
• Design scalable onboarding/offboarding and employee lifecycle processes.
• Ensure reliable, secure support for a distributed/global workforce.
• Manage vendors, budgets, and IT tooling decisions.
• Drive automation and efficiency across IT operations.
• Act as a cross-functional partner to Engineering, Security, People, and Finance.
• Manage global IT support team members.
• Perform additional related duties as required.

Who you are

You’re an experienced IT leader with a builder’s mindset, equally comfortable setting strategy and rolling up your sleeves to execute. You thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments where structure needs to be created, not just maintained.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent years of professional experience required. Master’s degree or specialized credentials beneficial.
• 10+ years related IT experience. Must have experience leading or building IT functions.
• Deep experience with identity management, endpoint security, and SaaS ecosystems.
• Significant experience leading or supporting compliance efforts (SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc.).
• Care about security, but also about enabling teams to move fast.
• Strong communicator who can work across technical and non-technical teams.
• Take ownership and like solving messy, real-world problems.
• Experience with zero-trust architecture (ZTA) is preferred.
• Familiarity with MDM tools (Kandji, Jamf, Intune) is preferred.
• Experience in AI, SaaS, or high-growth tech companies is preferred.
• Exposure to global IT operations is highly preferred.

Who we are

At Clearspeed, we are driven by corporate DNA committed to the service of others and a passion for our AI-enabled technology that is redefining risk assessment. Our fast-growing team spans operations across the US, Canada, and EMEA. Together our team of brilliant minds, diverse in expertise and experience, collaborate and contribute to a shared vision of enabling trust, faster.

Our company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals. We value diversity and inclusion in our workplace, and we welcome and encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply and join us on our journey to build trust faster.

Why join us?

*Impactful work

*Collaborative environment

*Work-life balance

Our benefits (may vary based on geographical location)

*Competitive compensation: salary + performance-based bonuses

*Stock options

*Unlimited paid time off

*Health and wellness coverage

Join us at Clearspeed and be a part of our success story. Together, we can make a difference!

Salary

Salary range is based on national benchmark data of comparable roles, skills and experience level. Exact compensation will be based on individual skills and experience, and location which will be assessed during the interview process.

Salary Description

Salary range: \(144,000 - \)202,000 per year

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