Director of Information Technology

Redesign Group; United States; Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401(k) retirement plan with company  %

Flexible time off

15 paid holidays

Sick leave

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

The Redesign Group seeks a Director of Information Technology to own the internal tech estate end to end in a remote-first, distributed organization. You will set the IT strategy, build the team, and govern identity, endpoints, collaboration, AI tooling, and security programs to support the business.

Reporting to the CIO, you will drive service management, vendor and budget governance, and compliance initiatives including SOC 2, with a focus on secure, scalable technology that underpins client

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT experience with leadership roles.
• Experience building internal IT in distributed/remote-first companies.
• Ability to present strategy, investment rationale and metrics to executives.
• Deep hands-on with Microsoft 365, Entra ID, endpoint mgmt at scale.
• Proven ownership of AI adoption and governance.
• Strong security fluency and risk translation for leadership.
• Experience in MSP/consulting environments preferred.
• Experience supporting SOC 2 or other audits/compliance.
• Vendor, MSP, and contract negotiation with budget ownership.
• Clear written and verbal communication of trade-offs to technical and executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Build and run a multi-year internal technology roadmap with governance.
• Tie IT investments to business outcomes with defined success metrics.
• Define internal IT function, hire, and develop the team.
• Determine internal vs partner delivery and set SLAs.
• Own IT budget, forecast, SaaS renewals, and vendor terms.
• Stand up and mature IT service management across intake, incident, change.
• Create service catalog with on-call, ownership, and escalation models.
• Publish metrics and reduce employee friction each quarter.
• Own onboarding/offboarding tech experience with HR.
• Own enterprise identity, endpoint mgmt, and collaboration governance.
• Manage internal network, remote access, and disaster recovery plans.
• Oversee internal cloud, backup, and business continuity objectives.
• Lead internal AI use-case development and adoption measurement.
• Partner with AI practice and ensure governance of internal AI tools.
• Support SOC 2 readiness and evidence collection.
• Own vulnerability management and device posture enforcement.

Skills

IT leadership

Strategic planning

Security fluency

Executive communication

Microsoft 365 / Entra ID

Intune / endpoint mgmt

SaaS administration

Audits & compliance

Vendor/contract negotiation

AI governance

Tools

Microsoft 365

Entra ID

Intune

SaaS tooling

SOC 2 tooling

Job description

The Redesign Group is a global technology and cybersecurity Solution Provider leveraging design thinking, interdependent subject matter expertise, and emerging technology solutions to help organizations achieve meaningful transformation. Our globally diverse team members, partnerships with strategic technology manufacturers, and cybersecurity services position us to be a business partner that’s ready for what’s next.

We live by our core values of operating in the service of others, being problem solvers, and focusing on long term partnerships. You’ll excel at Redesign if you thrive in a rewarding environment that moves quickly, challenges you to grow and fosters collaboration. We seek candidates with a hands-on customer-first approach, robust interpersonal and communication skills, strong work ethic and excellent time management. While teamwork is expected, the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment is crucial.

Job Description

The Redesign Group is seeking a Director of Information Technology to own our internal technology estate end to end and lead the team that runs it. This role reports directly to the Chief Information Officer and covers identity, endpoints, networking, collaboration, service management, and our internal AI platform across a remote-first organization.

Our clients hold us to a high standard for the infrastructure we design and secure on their behalf. This role exists to hold our own environment to that same standard. You will set the internal technology strategy, build and develop the team that executes it, and own the internal adoption and governance of AI so that our own practice sharpens what our AI and security teams deliver to clients.

Technical Responsibilities

• Build and run a multi-year internal technology roadmap, with IT governance, standards, and architecture review behind it
• Tie every investment to a business outcome, with defined success measures rather than product categories
• Design the internal IT function, build the business case for headcount, hire against it, and develop the team
• Define what is run internally versus delivered through partners and managed service providers, and hold those partners to defined service levels
• Own the internal IT budget, forecast, and software license position, rationalizing the SaaS estate and managing renewals, negotiations, and contract terms

Service Management & Employee Experience

• Stand up and mature IT service management across intake, incident, problem, request, and change
• Build the internal service catalog and the service levels behind it, with clear ownership, on-call, and escalation models
• Publish operational metrics and remove the largest sources of employee friction each quarter
• Own the onboarding and offboarding technology experience in partnership with HR

Infrastructure, Identity & Workplace Technology

• Own enterprise identity, including Microsoft 365 and Entra ID, single sign-on, conditional access, and periodic access reviews
• Own endpoint management, configuration baselines, patching, and device lifecycle (Intune or equivalent)
• Manage the Microsoft 365 collaboration estate, including Teams, SharePoint, and Exchange governance
• Own internal network architecture, remote access, and secure connectivity for a distributed workforce
• Manage the internal cloud and hosting footprint, and own backup, recovery, and business continuity with tested recovery objectives

Internal AI Enablement & Economics

• Own internal AI tool use case development, rollout, training, and adoption measurement
• Partner with the Redesign AI practice so internal use informs client-facing delivery
• Apply financial engineering to the internal AI estate: build the unit-cost model, forecast consumption, negotiate commitments and reserved capacity, and hold AI spend accountable to measured productivity gains
• Partner with security leadership and own the IT execution half of the security program
• Support SOC 2 and ISO audit readiness, including evidence collection and control operation
• Own vulnerability management and remediation for internal systems and endpoints
• Define and enforce device posture and access requirements across the estate

Required Experience

• 10+ years of information technology experience, including years leading teams or owning a technology function
• Proven experience building and scaling internal IT in a distributed or remote-first company through a period of fast growth
• Experience presenting technology strategy, investment recommendations, risks, and operating metrics to executive leadership
• Deep hands-on experience with Microsoft 365 and Entra ID, endpoint management (Intune or equivalent), and SaaS administration at scale
• Demonstrated ownership of internal AI adoption and governance, including policy, data handling, and change management
• Strong security fluency - able to partner credibly with a CISO and translate risk into business terms for executive stakeholders
• Experience operating in a solutions provider, MSP, or consulting environment strongly preferred
• Experience supporting audit, SOC 2, or other regulated compliance requirements
• Vendor, MSP, and contract negotiation experience with budget ownership
• Ability to communicate technical trade-offs clearly to both technical and executive audiences, in writing and in person
• Relevant industry certifications such as ITIL, Microsoft, CISSP/CISM, PMP, or equivalent are valued but not required

We offer a comprehensive benefits package which may include:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match (annual dollar cap applied)
• Flexible time off plan
• 15 paid holidays
• Sick leave (amount varies by state requirements and is at least the minimum required by any state)
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Life insurance

  Additional Compensation:

  This position is eligible for discretionary incentive compensation and/or bonus opportunities based on individual and company performance.

  We’re an Equal Opportunity and affirmative Action Employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We consider qualified candidates without regard to any legally protected status. This role is subject to applicable employment laws based on work location. In compliance with pay transparency laws, the compensation range for this role is included, with final pay based on experience, skills, and location. We participate in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility and are happy to provide reasonable accommodations throughout the hiring process-just let us know how we can help.

  The pay range for this role is:

  160,000 - 200,000 USD per year (Remote (United States))