Director of IT

Clera; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Job summary

Clera is seeking its first Director of IT to build and lead IT operations across a holding company and its portfolio. You will collaborate with a fractional senior IT and security advisor and a managed service provider to create shared processes while accommodating each portfolio company's needs.

You will lead acquisition IT work from due diligence through post-close integration, own the identity platform, and manage a cross-portfolio data platform with security and scalability in mind.

Qualifications

• Six to ten years of hands-on experience in IT operations, systems administration, or consulting delivery with at least three years in IT leadership.
• Experience supporting multiple companies or clients and owning acquisition IT work from due diligence through post-close integration.
• Strong identity and access management skills with platforms such as Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, or JumpCloud.
• Experience with vendor and license management, contract negotiation, and service-level oversight.
• Able to map undocumented environments, develop playbooks, and work with stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience in portfolio or holding company operations and Google Workspace / Microsoft 365 administration.

Responsibilities

• Lead the IT workstream for acquisitions, including inventory, access mapping, and system integration.
• Build and run a Day 1 to 100 acquisition integration playbook across an active portfolio.
• Design joiner, mover, and leaver workflows, including complete employee offboarding.
• Own the identity platform after its selection and rollout, including SSO, provisioning, and lifecycle workflows.
• Maintain inventory of tools, accounts, credentials, licenses, and renewal dates to support decisions.
• Manage MSP performance, SLAs, vendor contracts, renewals, and license consolidation.
• Build backend connections that support a cross-portfolio data platform.

Skills

IT leadership

Acquisition IT

IAM platforms

Okta

Entra ID

JumpCloud

Vendor management

Contract negotiation

Playbooks

Tools

Google Workspace

Microsoft 365

Job description

About the Role

A multi-company investment and operations firm is hiring its first dedicated Director of IT to build and lead IT operations across a holding company and its portfolio. You will work with a fractional senior IT and security advisor and a managed service provider, creating shared processes while accounting for each portfolio company's needs.

What You'll Do

• Lead the IT workstream for acquisitions, including technology inventory, access mapping, account and device setup, and systems integration.

• Build and run a Day 1 to 100 acquisition integration playbook across an active portfolio.

• Design and operate joiner, mover, and leaver workflows, including complete employee offboarding.

• Own the identity platform after its selection and rollout, including single sign-on, provisioning, and lifecycle workflows.

• Maintain an inventory of tools, accounts, credentials, licenses, and renewal dates to support consolidation and security decisions.

• Manage managed service provider performance, service-level agreements, vendor contracts, renewals, and license consolidation.

• Build backend connections that support a cross-portfolio data platform.

What We're Looking For

• Six to ten years of hands-on experience in IT operations, systems administration, or managed service provider or consulting delivery, including at least three years in IT leadership.

• Experience supporting multiple companies, business units, or clients, and owning acquisition IT work from due diligence through post-close integration.

• Strong identity and access management skills with platforms such as Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, or JumpCloud.

• Experience with vendor and license management, contract negotiation, and service-level oversight.

• Ability to map undocumented technology environments, develop playbooks, and work with stakeholders across organizational levels.

• Experience with portfolio or holding company operations is beneficial. Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 administration, or experience in regulated industries, is also beneficial.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary range: $140,000 to $175,000 annually, plus a performance-based bonus. Placement within the range depends on experience, skills, qualifications, and location.

Location

Remote within the United States.