Director of IT (AI)

Location: Hybrid, specifically based in the San Francisco Bay Area; occasional in-person attendance is required. Primary residence must be in or near an approved city in the United States, Canada, or Mexico.

Salary: $220,000–$290,000 total annual cash compensation (base salary plus target bonus), with equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global operates digital reading, learning, presentation-sharing, and community products including hirify.global, SlideShare, Everand, and Fable.

What you will do

• Define the IT roadmap and operating model with executive leadership, aligning technology priorities with business needs.
• Lead a small Tier 1–3 IT support team and improve service delivery, self-service, documentation, and employee communications.
• Own identity, access, onboarding, role changes, offboarding, core enterprise applications, and least-privilege controls.
• Manage the macOS device lifecycle through procurement, provisioning, Kandji administration, compliance, repairs, refreshes, and secure disposal.
• Build and roll out AI-enabled tools, internal automations, and lightweight or full-stack solutions where vendor products do not meet requirements.
• Oversee IT security readiness, incident response support, audits, vendors, procurement, budgeting, and operational resilience.

Requirements

• 8–10+ years in Corporate IT or Digital Workplace roles, including experience leading IT teams.
• Experience leading IT support and service delivery with measurable outcomes and service metrics.
• Hands-on experience with Okta or similar identity and access management tools, Google Workspace, and employee lifecycle access controls.
• Experience managing macOS devices with Kandji or a similar MDM platform, plus collaboration tools and SaaS ecosystems.
• Experience partnering with Security on endpoint protection, audits, compliance readiness, and incident response.
• Experience managing vendors, renewals, budgets, and senior-leader communication; a player-coach mindset is expected.

Nice to have

• Light cloud exposure with AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Networking fundamentals for WiFi, office networking, and conferencing/AV.
• Scripting or automation with Bash, PowerShell, or Python, plus API experience.
• Experience building internal tools, automations, or AI-powered employee-facing products.
• Experience establishing IT analytics or application portfolio management practices.

Culture & Benefits

• hirify.global Flex provides a flexible work model balanced with intentional in-person collaboration.
• Health, dental, vision, mental health, disability, and family support benefits.
• Paid vacation, sick time, holidays, winter break, volunteer time, and sabbaticals.
• Paid parental leave, retirement matching, employee equity, and learning and development programs.
• Wellness and home office stipends, complimentary product access, and enterprise access to AI tools.

Hiring process

• The interview process is designed to be accessible, with reasonable adjustments available upon request.