Director of IT & Automation (Fully Remote)

Appen Limited; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Appen is seeking a Director of IT & Automation to lead our IT function and shape how a modern, AI-native company operates. You will work closely with the CPTO and senior leaders to align technology, risk, service, and investment priorities, and drive AI-enabled IT transformation across the enterprise.

Set the IT roadmap across enterprise tech, security, and automation; own health and integration of core platforms like Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Workday, and AWS; enable AI-powered IT improvements

Qualifications

• 8+ years in IT with significant leadership experience in a fast-paced tech environment.
• Hands-on knowledge of Microsoft 365 and enterprise IT administration.
• Proven ability to turn AI and automation into practical IT solutions.

Responsibilities

• Set the IT roadmap across enterprise technology, support, security, and automation.
• Own the health, configuration, and integration of core enterprise technology, including Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Workday, and AWS.
• Make AI and automation core tools for improving IT operations and employee experience.

Skills

IT leadership

AI/Automation

Enterprise IT administration

Tools

Salesforce

Workday

AWS

Microsoft 365

Job description

• Appen is looking for a Director of IT & Automation to lead our IT function and shape how a modern, AI-native company operates.
• You will work closely with the CPTO and senior leaders to align technology, risk, service, and investment priorities.

What You'll Own:

• Set the IT roadmap across enterprise technology, support, security, and automation.
• Own the health, configuration, and integration of core enterprise technology, including Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Workday, and AWS.
• Make AI and automation core tools for improving IT operations and employee experience.

What We're Looking For:

• 8+ years in IT, including significant leadership experience in a fast-paced technology environment.
• Hands-on knowledge of Microsoft 365 and enterprise IT administration.
• A track record of turning AI and automation into working solutions for real IT problems.

Appen

Appen is a leader in AI training data, specializing in human-generated data to train, fine-tune, and evaluate AI models across generative AI, large language models, computer vision, and speech recognition. The company, with a global crowd of over 1 million contributors in more than 200 countries, has been powering AI for over 30 years.