Director of IT & Security — Growth-Driven Global Tech

Motion Recruitment; Lake Forest (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) plan

Generous paid time off

11 paid holidays

Job summary

Motion Recruitment represents a client seeking a Director of IT & Security to lead corporate IT, infrastructure, cloud governance, and information security in a fast-moving, PE-backed environment.

The role reports to the CTO and focuses on building an IT foundation for operational excellence, security resilience, and growth readiness, including strategy, governance, and team development across time zones.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT experience with at least 3 years in a senior leadership role.
• Direct ownership of endpoint security, cloud security, vulnerability management, and incident response.
• Strong hands-on Microsoft 365 and Azure experience including Entra ID, Intune, Exchange, Teams, SharePoint, and cloud governance.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot, configure, and operate systems while setting technical direction.

Responsibilities

• IT Operations & Employee Support: own onboarding/offboarding, device mgmt, remote access, service standards; manage Microsoft 365 stack.
• Security & Compliance: own endpoint, network, cloud security, vulnerability mgmt, incident response; lead SOC 2 readiness and audits.
• Cloud Infrastructure & Engineering Support: govern Azure and GCP environments, CI/CD reliability, and infrastructure standards.
• IT Strategy & Vendor Management: develop IT roadmap and budget; manage vendors, MSPs, SLAs, licenses; ensure business continuity.
• AI & Data Governance: establish enterprise AI standards, manage data inventories, SaaS governance, and licensing.

Skills

IT leadership

Cloud governance

Security strategy

Vendor management

Distributed team leadership

SOC 2 / ISO 27001

Tools

Microsoft 365

Azure

Entra ID

Intune

Exchange

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

Motion Recruitment represents a client seeking a Director of IT & Security to lead corporate IT, infrastructure, cloud governance, and information security in a fast-moving, PE-backed environment.

The role reports to the CTO and focuses on building an IT foundation for operational excellence, security resilience, and growth readiness, including strategy, governance, and team development across time zones.