22h ago

Director of IT

Austin, Texas

โœจ $215k-$285k / yearest.

full-timelead

๐Ÿ›  Tech Stack

๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll own the global Enterprise Technology function at Placer.ai, leading a lean team across the US and Israel. Your core impact is delivering a secure, scalable employee tech experience while driving AI-first IT transformation. You'll build governance frameworks for AI adoption and balance hands-on execution with strategic planning in a fast-scaling company.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Own global IT strategy, roadmap, budget, and team across all regions.
  • Lead a distributed IT team and drive consistency in identity, endpoints, SaaS.
  • Champion automation to reduce ticket volume and cost-per-employee.
  • Partner on AI governance and roll out AI-powered IT tooling.

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in corporate IT, with at least 5 in leadership.
  • Deep hands-on expertise with Okta, Google Workspace, and endpoint management.
  • Experience leading IT in a global, high-growth tech company (250+ employees).
  • Proven track record of automation and process improvement in IT operations.

โœจ Nice to Have

  • Experience with AI tools and governance in an enterprise setting.
  • Familiarity with ISO 27001 or SOC 2 compliance programs.
  • Background in SaaS governance and shadow IT reduction.

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐Ÿ–๏ธ Unlimited PTO
  • ๐Ÿฅ Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Equity grants in a unicorn startup
  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ 401(k) matching
  • ๐Ÿข Hybrid work model with Austin office

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter Screenยท 30 min
  2. 2Hiring Manager Interviewยท 45 min
  3. 3Panel Interview (cross-functional)ยท 60 min
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