Director of IT

nex; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

nex is seeking a senior IT leader to drive strategy, delivery, and governance of corporate IT and business systems for a growing consumer technology business. The role spans enterprise applications, systems integration, security, and vendor management, with close collaboration with executives and business owners.

You will set the roadmap, oversee vendors, lead integrations, and manage access governance while building a high-performance IT team and guiding investment decisions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive IT, business systems, or technical program experience.
• 3+ years in senior IT leadership or equivalent.
• Proven ownership of enterprise technology strategy and delivery at scale.
• Experience building teams and managing external technology vendors.
• Strong executive communication skills and governance of IT operations.
• Deep understanding of security, device management, and access governance.

Responsibilities

• Set roadmap for corporate IT and business systems and ensure reliability and scalability.
• Manage IT vendors, including procurement, contracts, performance, and cost control.
• Lead implementations and integrations across functions (payments, tax, order management, global commerce).
• Own user access, onboarding/offboarding, RBAC, access reviews, and device lifecycle."
• Oversee collaboration platforms, endpoint management, security, and protection of corporate systems.
• Build and lead IT team; advise executives on investments and build-vs-buy decisions.

Skills

IT strategy leadership

Vendor management

Enterprise security

Team leadership

Executive communication

Job description

Role overview

Lead the strategy, delivery, and governance of corporate IT and business systems for a growing, globally oriented consumer technology business. This senior role covers enterprise applications, systems integration, vendors, employee technology, security, and team leadership, with close partnership with executives and business system owners.

Responsibilities

• Set the roadmap for corporate IT and business systems, and oversee the reliability, maintenance, integration, and scalability of the technology stack.
• Manage IT and business systems vendors, including procurement, contract negotiations, performance, and cost discipline.
• Lead implementations and integrations across business functions, including workflows for payments, tax, order management, and global commerce.
• Own user access and identity processes, onboarding and offboarding, role-based controls, access reviews, and the employee device lifecycle.
• Oversee collaboration and productivity platforms, endpoint management, device security, and corporate systems protection.
• Build and lead an IT team; advise executives on technology investment, build-versus-buy choices, and organizational capabilities.
• Set policy for non-coding AI use and access, and support audit readiness, compliance initiatives, and employee security education.

Requirements

• At least ten years of progressive IT, business systems, or technical program experience, including three or more years in senior IT leadership.
• Demonstrated ownership of enterprise technology strategy and delivery in a scaling organization.
• Experience building teams and managing external technology vendors.
• Strong executive communication and experience leading corporate IT operations, access management, and endpoint or asset lifecycle programs.
• Deep understanding of enterprise security, device management, access governance, and compliance.
• Experience administering and securing productivity and collaboration tools.

Nice to have

• Experience with commerce platforms, business resource planning systems, online marketplaces, and reporting tools.
• Background in e-commerce, direct-to-consumer, consumer technology, or hardware-enabled businesses.
• Experience with global systems and distributed teams.

Benefits and work setup

• Full-time, U.S.-based role. The listing describes flexible hours and vacation policy.