Head of IT

Launch Potato; Delray Beach (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Launch Potato, a growth-focused digital media company with a Delray Beach HQ, seeks a hands-on IT leader to own the internal IT function end-to-end. You will manage Google Workspace, identity, and access, plus HRIS and core SaaS, coordinating with founders and senior leaders to drive automation and security improvements.

You will build scalable processes, governance, and documentation, enabling SOC 2 Type II and SOX readiness while optimizing spend and vendor relationships.

Qualifications

• Hands-on ownership of Google Workspace, identity and access management, and admin controls across the org.
• Experience leading corporate IT in startups or fast-moving companies with strong documentation.
• Ownership of onboarding/offboarding across HRIS, identity platforms, and core SaaS.
• Experience building scalable processes, SOC 2 Type II and SOX readiness support.
• Vendor management, contracts, renewals, budgeting, and forecasting responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Build and own Launch Potato's internal IT function end-to-end, setting scalable operating models.
• Automate onboarding/offboarding, tighten access governance, and strengthen controls.
• Collaborate with HR, Accounting, Security, Engineering, and leadership to drive execution.
• Identify risks, make practical recommendations, and drive implementation personally.
• Develop an IT roadmap covering systems, vendors, and staffing.

Skills

Google Workspace

IAM

HRIS

Vendor Mgmt

SOC2/SOX

Budgeting

Endpoint Mgmt

Security Controls

Tools

BambooHR

Kandji

Intune

Okta

Google Vault

Job description

WHO ARE WE? Launch Potato is a profitable digital media company that reaches over 30M+ monthly visitors through brands such as FinanceBuzz , All About Cookies , and OnlyInYourState . As The Discovery and Conversion Company, our mission is to connect consumers with the world’s leading brands through data-driven content and technology. Headquartered in South Florida with a remote-first team spanning over 15 countries, we’ve built a high-growth, high-performance culture where speed, ownership, and measurable impact drive success.

WHY JOIN US?

At Launch Potato, you’ll accelerate your career by owning outcomes, moving fast, and driving impact with a global team of high-performers.

About Launch Potato

Launch Potato is the discovery and conversion company. We reach tens of millions of people monthly at the moment of discovery, guide them through intent, and convert it into real outcomes across category-leading consumer brands in finance, travel, entertainment, and rewards. At our core we are a technology and data company. We are profitable, bootstrapped, and growing, with a global remote-first team across 18 countries and a Delray Beach, Florida HQ.

The opportunity, and the honest trade: This is a greenfield build. You will stand up, centralize, and own Launch Potato's internal IT function, and you will decide the operating model the company scales around. The upside is rare: full ownership, direct line to senior leadership, and the chance to design the systems a 200-person global company. Here is the trade, stated plainly. We are lean and we move fast. You will not inherit mature processes or a large team to delegate to. You will assess an ambiguous environment, set priorities yourself, and personally drive implementation, not just define strategy. The people who do well here turn that ambiguity into leverage.

Why this seat

Real ownership. You own the function end to end: Google Workspace, identity and access, employee lifecycle, SaaS, assets, vendors, procurement, budgeting, and compliance support. Not a slice of it.

Executive visibility. You partner directly with the founders and senior leaders and take administrative IT load off their plate. Your recommendations get heard and acted on.

Build, do not maintain. You define the standards, controls, and documentation from the ground up and set the roadmap for systems, vendors, and future staffing.

Compliance that matters. You help advance our SOC 2 Type II work and build the foundation for future SOX-readiness, shaping how the company governs risk as it grows.

What you'll bring

• Hands-on, company-wide ownership of Google Workspace as an organizational platform: user lifecycle, org structure, admin roles, security controls, audit logs, application access, and third-party integrations. Not end-user support alone.
• Experience building or leading Corporate IT, Business Technology, Workplace Technology, or IT Operations inside a startup, scale-up, or similarly fast-moving company where systems and documentation were still being built.
• End-to-end ownership of onboarding, role changes, and offboarding across the HRIS, Google Workspace, identity platforms, endpoint tools, and core SaaS.
• Strong identity and access management: SSO, SAML, SCIM, MFA, role-based access, least privilege, and privileged-access governance.
• Experience creating scalable processes, controls, policies, and documentation that support SOC 2 Type II, SOX-readiness, or comparable audit requirements.
• Ownership of vendors, contracts, renewals, licensing, utilization, hardware and software procurement, departmental budgeting, and forecasting.
• Full-lifecycle device and asset management: procurement, provisioning, inventory, assignment, recovery, replacement, and retirement.
• The judgment to evaluate integration and automation opportunities across HRIS, identity, Google Workspace, and SaaS.
• Strong executive communication, project management, prioritization, and the ability to build trust across teams.
• The ability to operate independently, create structure in ambiguity, and stay close to execution without a large internal team.
• Background in AdTech, digital media, SaaS, digital publishing, e-commerce, fintech, healthtech, or a broader technology company.

Nice to have

• BambooHR or comparable HRIS administration and integration.
• Kandji, Intune, or comparable endpoint management.
• Okta or another identity provider.
• Google Vault, retention, eDiscovery, DLP, or advanced Workspace security.
• Direct SOC 2 Type II readiness, remediation, evidence collection, and recurring control operation.
• SOX, ITGC, pre-IPO, or public-company controls experience.
• SaaS-management, identity-governance, vendor-management, or license-optimization platforms.
• Governing company AI tools: access, security, privacy, licensing, utilization, and cost.
• ITIL certification or practical IT service-management experience.
• Supporting a distributed workforce across Apple, Windows, and mobile.
• Interest in eventually hiring and developing an internal IT team while staying close to execution.

What you'll own

You will build, centralize, and own Launch Potato's internal IT function. You will assess the current environment and establish a scalable operating model across Google Workspace, identity and access, employee lifecycle, SaaS, assets, vendors, procurement, licensing, budgeting, forecasting, and compliance support. You will work shoulder to shoulder with HR, Accounting, Security, Engineering, and senior leadership to automate onboarding and offboarding, tighten access governance, strengthen controls, cut unnecessary spend, and create clear accountability across the company's technology environment. You will identify risks, make practical recommendations, and drive the implementation yourself.

What great looks like

• A scalable internal IT operating model with documented ownership, policies, workflows, service expectations, and escalation paths.
• Google Workspace running as a well-governed company platform: appropriate admin roles, security controls, audit visibility, and access standards.
• Standardized, automated onboarding, internal changes, and offboarding across HRIS, Google Workspace, identity, endpoint management, and core SaaS.
• Role-based access, least-privilege standards, privileged-access controls, approval workflows, and recurring access reviews in place.
• A complete, accurate inventory of applications, users, admins, devices, assets, licenses, vendors, contracts, and system owners.
• Consistent processes for hardware and software procurement, provisioning, assignment, recovery, replacement, renewal, and retirement.
• Vendor relationships, renewals, purchasing, licensing, utilization, budgeting, and forecasting under clear ownership.
• Better visibility into technology spend, with fewer unused licenses, redundant apps, and avoidable vendor costs.
• The controls, audit trails, and evidence processes that support SOC 2 Type II and future SOX-readiness.
• Meaningfully less administrative IT load on founders and senior leaders.
• A faster, more consistent employee experience across access, onboarding, support, and offboarding.
• A longer-term IT roadmap covering systems, vendors, controls, staffing, and investment.

This isn't the right seat if you

• Want a large team to delegate to on day one.
• Prefer to set strategy and hand off the build.
• Need mature systems, runbooks, and clear precedent already in place.
• Are looking for a pure people-management or help-desk leadership role.

Location

This is a hybrid-eligible role based out of our Delray Beach, Florida office. Candidates must live within reasonable commuting distance and work onsite as required.

Total compensation

We set base salary to market rates for the nearest major metro, calibrated to Launch Potato's Levels Framework. Your package includes base salary, a profit-sharing bonus, and competitive benefits. We are performance-driven, so future increases follow company and personal performance rather than annual cost-of-living adjustments.

Equal Employment Opportunity and diversity statements

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity company.

We value diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Since day one, we've been committed to having a diverse, inclusive team and culture.